QD-OLED monitors offer excellent visuals with deep blacks and vibrant colors, making them one of the best display upgrades for your gaming setup. One such recommended monitor comes from MSI, specifically the MAG 271QPX QD-OLED E2 , which is currently available at a discounted price at Newegg.
The 27-inch gaming monitor, originally launched at $699, is currently available for $549 during Newegg’s ongoing Shell Shocker sale. For a
MSI’s 27-inch 240 Hz OLED QHD gaming monitor drops to its lowest price of $499

Asus TUF Gaming F16 review: Strong gaming performance offset by skimpy SSD, short battery life
Tom's Hardware Verdict
For $1,200, Asus gives you a great display and excellent gaming performance, but 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD would be nice.
Pros
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115-watt RTX 5050 can hang with the RTX 5060 competition
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Beautiful 16-inch, 1200p display
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Rockin’ speaker system
Cons
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512GB SSD is a bit confining when installing massive AAA games
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Slow storage performance
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Borderlands 4 props come to 3D printing fans — Ripper mask, replica weapons, and cosplay components come in a new collection from Prusa Research

On the day Borderlands 4 hit shelves, Prusa and developer Gearbox Software published a library of official models on Printables.com that has seen over 20,000 downloads in the first week. The collection includes the franchise’s iconic Psycho mask, a variety of replica weapons, and detailed cosplay components — all verified and test-printed on Prusa 3D printers.
It’s not unusual to find creators on YouTube showing off fan art and cosplay pieces inspired by video games
Ukraine reveals jammer-resistant Kamikaze strike drones — 31-mile range ordinance promises ’a new level of enemy destruction far behind the front lines’

Ukraine has finished testing a new kamikaze strike drone design, which it says can overcome the hurdles presented by Russian electronic warfare (EW). The new Brave1 drones offer extended range, beyond 50km (31 miles), according to the Ukrainian Defense Innovations organization. Moreover, the designers assert that the new drones will deliver "a new level of enemy destruction far behind the front lines."
Repairer brands customer’s gaming PC a ‘monstrosity’ — skin lacerating cable management technique provokes horror

A PC repair professional was sent in a system to fix that had some unusual, and possibly hazardous, modifications. Redditor and repair shop owner, elishalewisusaf, didn’t shy away from branding the stricken PC a “monstrosity.” Indeed, the PSU shroud looks like it was ripped open by a xenomorph, breaking through the perforated steel venting to protect its hive.
I own a tech repair business - and this monstrosity came in. I’m baffled from r/pcmasterrace
Microsoft hikes Xbox Series X price, again, to $649 — second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices

Microsoft has announced a new price increase for its Xbox Series X and S consoles coming on October 3, a scant five months after the previous hike in May . The already-pricey Xbox Series X now commands $649.99, the Series S goes for $399.99 (with 512 GB of storage), and the capacious Series X 2 TB Galaxy Black Special Edition has a price tag as long as its name
OpenAI is reportedly poaching Apple talent to build its first consumer hardware device — could potentially be a smart speaker

OpenAI has signed a manufacturing agreement with Luxshare to build its first consumer hardware product, according to a new report from The Information . The device — described by suppliers as something that resembles a screenless smart speaker (in other words, an Alexa-adjacent device) — is part of a broader push into hardware that also includes exploratory work on glasses, a wearable pin, and a digital voice recorder. Sources familiar with the roadmap say OpenAI is targeting a late 2026 or
How often should you expect to replace your headset, keyboard, or mouse — buying tips for picking longer-lasting gear

A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Matt Safford showed up to our morning meeting wearing half a headset. "Guess what," he announced. "My headset — the one that I only use for these meetings — just snapped in half. While I was wearing it."
I asked if he'd been putting it on, or fiddling with the adjustments, and he confirmed that he wasn't touching it — it was on his head and it suddenly
GPU sales skyrocketed 27% last quarter — tariff jitters sparked an odd gaming hardware spending surge in Q2 '25

The middle of the year is usually a sleepy season for PC hardware sales, and so summer quarter shipments tend to sag a bit as people hold off until holiday deals. Of course, 2025 has been anything but typical. Instead of the usual slowdown, the latest numbers from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) show a surprising surge in CPU and GPU shipments. The culprit? Fear of tariffs, according to the analyst.
With new U.S. import
Building in the Thermaltake Tower 250 made me furious about one design flaw that could be easily solved — cramped cable cut-outs and inaccessible I/O

As I am sure many readers can relate, I heard the hallowed, somewhat daunting words that friends and loved ones say to the resident PC geek or tech enthusiast in their lives — "Can you make me a PC?"
Of course, I've done it dozens of times, but this was the first time that my wife, who regularly plays (or attempts to run) AAA games on a basic RTX 3050 gaming laptop , wanted something higher