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The JSAUX FlipGo features dual 16-inch touch displays and a built-in hub.

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An internal driver and a shipping manifest reveal that Intel's desktop Raptor Lake Next parts may be on the way right now.

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A benchmark leak and a direct clock-matched comparison from an enthusiast seed the idea that Zen 6 may come with a decent IPC bump as well as increased clocks.

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AMD CEO Lisa Su proposed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, set plan in motion before DDR5 shortages

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AMD Director Travis Kirsch confirmed the rationale for relaunching the first X3D chip and explained why the company no longer offers many Ryzen 3 SKUs.

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Palit denies news that Galax is going out of production.

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Save $150 on this 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop External HDD when you make use of this Newegg deal.

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Deals Newegg have cut this Alienware Aurora gaming PC by over $1,000, netting yo ua 4K-ready machine with an RTX 5070 and 32GB of DDR5 RAM for $2,199.99.

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Deals You can save $450 on this 4K-capable gaming machine from Newegg's ABS brand, featuring the powerful RTX 5070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, and a 2TB SSD for $2,549.99.

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Deals You can save $1,250 on this Alienware Aurora gaming PC with an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, now priced at just $2,599.99.

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Deals This Newegg AM5 combo deal is $234 off. Priced at only $1,069, you get a Ryzen7 9800X3D, X870E Aorus Elite Wifi7 board, 32GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 RAM and a free MSI AIO cooler.

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