Articles by Stewart Bendle

Do you already own a NAS drive or maybe looking to build one? If you’re looking to replace or boost your current storage drives, then this deal from Western Digital on the WD Red Pro 14TB Hard Disk Drive may be of interest to you.You can save $180 off the total price when you purchase two WD Red Pro 14TB HDDs – getting them for just $439. Without the deal, the price would be $619. To take advantage of this sale, select the drive size and make sure you add two of them before going to checkout and there you will see the new calculated price.The WD Red Pro 14TB HDD has a 512MB cache and is rated for 550TB/year workloads and up to 2.5M hours MTBF.WD Red Pro hard drives are built to be more reliable. These are not your average consumer drives as they’ve been designed and engineered to be more rigorous and cope with vibrations, small shocks, and continuous operation. Whether for consumer or small business use, NAS drives are often accessible 24/7 and need drives that are up to the task. One of the big selling points of the WD Red Pro NAS Drives is that they also come with a 5 year limited warranty from Western Digital. So if something goes wrong with one of your drives, there’s plenty of support from WD to get you back up and running. […]

The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super is one of the latest generation of GPUs and part of the most recent refresh of the Nvidia stack. Several Super variants were introduced at the beginning of the year, giving a small performance boost for some of Nvidia’s RTX cards. The RTX 4070 Ti saw a boost from 12GB of VRAM to 16GB of VRAM on the Super and a small performance uplift for the same MSRP as the original RTX 4070 Ti.Dell is offering a discounted price of $749 on the PNY Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super. The listed price for the card is $1,049, but they’ve been selling for $799 so it’s a more realistic $50 discount in reality which is still nothing to be sniffed at.The PNY Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super comes with 16GB of GDDR6X VRAM, combined with a 256-bit memory bus that outputs 21Gbps. Even with the increased VRAM upgrade, the standard RTX 4070 Ti is very similar to the PNY Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super. Take a look at our review of the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super for more detailed information and performance benchmark testing.Predictably, on our GPU hierarchy, the RTX 4070 Ti Super’s performance sits just below the RTX 4080 and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. […]

Today’s deal looks at the 2024 release of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop, with top-notch specifications such as a 16-inch OLED screen with a high 240 Hz refresh rate. Gameplay on this laptop should be incredibly smooth with the ability to have such a high frame rate in some games, backed up by a powerful  Nvidia RTX mobile GPU.Available at Best Buy, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is lowered to $1,749, marked down $250 from its previous $1,999 price tag. It’s not the cheapest laptop around, and you are paying not only for the high-end components but also for the gorgeous OLED screen. Inside the laptop is an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU with a base clock frequency of 2.3 GHz. It has 22 threads, 16 cores (6 Performance cores, eight Efficiency cores and two low-power Efficient cores) and a max turbo frequency of 5.1 GHz. It includes integrated Arc graphics, but on top of that you also have an Nvidia RTX 4070 laptop GPU stuffed inside the chassis to power your games and applications.Some other features of this impressive laptop are an RGB backlit keyboard with chiclet-style keys and a portfolio of ports that include a 3.5mm combo audio jack for a headset/mic, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, and a card reader – plenty of ports for all your extra peripherals and screens. […]

Here’s a brilliant deal directly from Dell. Combined with a 10% off coupon, you can get an Nvidia RTX 4090-powered Dell XPS desktop PC for only $2,294. Considering that the cheapest price (as of writing) for an RTX 4090 GPU alone is $1,749, you’re getting the rest of the PC for just $545. For a change, that makes buying a prebuilt PC cheaper than buying individual parts and building your own. This configuration of the Dell XPS desktop includes the aforementioned Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card, a 16-core Intel Core i7-13700 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for storage with an AIO liquid cooler — all of this is stuffed into a small unassuming chassis that looks like a workstation, without any gamerfied aesthetic and RBG. To receive this deal price, you need to use coupon code 10OFFCLEAR at checkout. Even if you’re not a fan of the plain XPS chassis look, you’re not going to worry about that when you’re powering through games and applications on the world’s most powerful consumer GPU. This is the best way to experience ray tracing in your games and the card of choice if you prefer to play in 4K. See our review of the RTX 4090 for more information, and visit our GPU hierarchy to see where the RTX 4090 sits in the GPU rankings.The usual pros and cons abound with buying a prebuilt PC, from proprietary parts and OEM bits and pieces to easier-to-navigate warranties. Dell is well known to use custom-fitting power supplies and motherboards, but the rest of the plugin components are fairly interchangeable as long as they’re supported in the BIOS. The only disappointment here is the included SSD (with just 512GB) which is just too small for modern uses. But with the money you save, you could easily upgrade your SSD capacity. […]

Samsung is currently having a “High-Resolution Week” sales event where large discounts can be had on a small range of its high-resolution monitors. The deals on offer mainly include the ViewFinity professional range of monitors, and these deals are available from a range of retailers at the same price. If you’re a professional photographer or videographer, today’s deal is worth your consideration.You can grab this discounted Samsung ViewFinity S9 monitor deal from Amazon for $899 (down from its regular price of $1,599). The same offer is also available directly from the Samsung store, as well as B&H Photoand Newegg while the event lasts.The Samsung ViewFinity S9 is a flat-screen 27-inch monitor with a high-resolution 5K display (5120 x 2880 pixels). It provides a high-density 218 PPI (pixels per inch) picture with a DCI-P3 99% color gamut and 600 nits of brightness to help the picture pop. The monitor also has a matte finish to reduce screen reflection. But that’s not all. Also included with the monitor is a slimline 4K webcam, speakers, and a remote control for use with the installed smart apps. One of this monitor’s standout features is its ability to calibrate your monitor with your smartphone. With the smart calibration app on your phone, you can choose between either the DCI-P3 or sRGB color space and set your preferences, color temperature, luminance, and gamma settings. The ViewFinity S9ere has many connectivity ports available: 1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x mini-DisplayPort, and 3x USB-C (3DN). The stand on the S9 lets you view the screen in either landscape or portrait and is height, tilt, and swivel adjustable. Of course, you could also mount it to a wall or monitor arm, as Vesa mounting is also an option. […]

Prebuilt gaming PCs sell well because of convenience, and not necessarily because they’re cheaper than buying the parts and assembling them yourself. Having a one-stop shop for warranties and RMA services should the worst happen is definitely a lot less hassle than diagnosing any faults, trying to find the faulty part, and then getting that individual component replaced. Some people aren’t that savvy when it comes to PCs, and others just want to pick something up off of the shelf that will play games and be useful for some productivity work — if any of these apply to your situation, then this is the deal for you.Today we’re highlighting this deal on the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 from Best Buy that’s on sale for $1,299 — reduced from $1,929, a saving of $630. I’ve seen this prebuilt gaming PC on sale for $1,399 before, but with an extra $100 knocked off that sale price it’s even more attractive. At its original $1,929 price, the price-to-parts ratio is terrible. If you built a PC yourself with similar parts, it would be a lot cheaper, but it defies the point of buying a prebuilt gaming PC.The components inside this SKU of the Lenovo Legion T5 consist of an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor, a 12GB RTX 4070 graphics card, 16GB of 5600MHz DDR5 RAM, a 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD, and 1TB HDD for storage. Although the 512GB SSD is very small, and you don’t want to run your games off of a slower HDD, there is room for some limited expansion with an extra M.2 slot for adding a larger SSD in the future.The Legion Tower 5 also comes with plenty of connectivity for all of your peripheral requirements with a total of 9 USB ports. Access 2 x USB 3 ports on the front panel of the case and 1 x USB-C, 2 x USB 3, and 4 x USB 2 on the rear of the PC. You’re also able to wirelessly connect to the internet with its WiFi 6 and connect a plethora of devices with the built-in Bluetooth 5.1. […]

One of the most powerful consumer CPUs available for the home desktop, the Intel Core i9-14900KF, is great for both productivity and gaming. It might not be the overall best CPU for gaming — thanks to the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D — but what it lacks against AMD’s gaming-focused processor it more than makes up for with its multi-threaded workflow potential. This is the lowest-ever price I’ve seen for this particular CPU.This offer is available at Newegg, where you can purchase the Intel Core i9-14900KF for $514 thanks to a $20 discount when you apply code ULDRA37 at the checkout. Similar to the 14900K variant, the 14900KF is unlocked for overclocking, but doesn’t include Intel’s integrated graphics, and will need a graphics card to run a screen and any graphics. If you’re not looking to build a brand new PC, you can still upgrade an existing Intel system, as you can still make use of 600/700-series compatible motherboards, and use either DDR4 or DDR5 memory. But if you’re spending big bucks to have the best, you shouldn’t scrimp on the other components.Intel’s Core i9-14900KF features a slight uplift over its previous generation namesake, the Core i9-13900K. The 14900KF  includes the same amount of cores, threads, and L3 cache, but with a slight boost in speed. The i9-14900KF contains 24 cores that are made up of 8x P-cores and 16x E-cores.  […]

This is a glorious-looking PC case that’s more for the aesthetic than the practical, but if you want to make your PC really stand out or even wall mount it, then this PC case is a good fit for you. With an open design that actually frames your components behind a glass panel, the Thermaltake Core P3 turns your PC into a picturesque portrait whether wall-mounted or on your desk — this is not the PC case for stuffing under the desk.The price of this unique-looking case has been going up and down over the last year, with a peak price of $159 and an all-time low price of $99. Currently, the Thermaltake Core P3 is back down to that all-time low price of $99. There is a newer version, the Thermaltake Core P3 Pro, but that’s retailing for $139, with the differences being a change in front IO port options, an extra panel for fans, and a recessed area for radiator installation to leave more room for longer GPUs.  There are some negatives to having an open case, and those are, first and foremost, dust and noise. With no panels around the edge of the case, dust can easily be attracted to the parts inside, and when under load with all the fans spinning up, this could be a noisy case without a decent fan-curve setup — definitely things to consider if you’re thinking about purchasing a case like this. You might also want to stock up on some canned air for regular cleaning sessions.The case offers a reasonable amount of customization, with brackets for changing your GPU from horizontal to vertical, orientation of the PSU (dependent on mobo size), and radiator placement. The front panel IO located on the right-hand side of the case includes 2 x USB 3 ports and 2 x USB 2 ports, plus audio ports for headset and mic. […]

This is a deal for those who require a prebuilt gaming PC over building their own but want to include the latest generation of components and save as much money as possible by picking up a budget build. It’s not the best gaming PC on the market, but it is one of the best gaming PCs under $1,000 that I’ve seen recently. Available at Costco is this CyberPower Gaming Extreme PC (model GXi2000CSTV2) for $999. It includes a B760 motherboard and Intel Core i5-14400F processor as well as an Nvidia RTX 4060 8GB graphics card. Some of the more impressive specs, though, are the inclusion of 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD for storage. This is a more than capable prebuilt PC configuration that will play any game. Of course, you will have to tune the game settings to get the most out of this PC. But with 32GBs of RAM and a 2TB SSD, there’s plenty of room for storing your games library and enough RAM to run your games, OS, and have many browser tabs open. There’s plenty of connectivity with 3 x USB ports on the front panel of the case and a further 6 x USB ports on the rear IO (2 x USB 3, 4 x USB 4) so you’ve got plenty of ports for hooking up all you’re peripherals. Speaking of peripherals, this PC also comes with an included mouse and keyboard, so you only need the monitor to complete a full PC setup. […]

Taking a beautiful dip in price are two simple desktop speakers from Razer, perfect for a clean, minimalist gaming setup, or for those with limited desk space, or students in dorm rooms that don’t need a booming subwoofer generating complaints from your neighbors. We’ve reviewed the Razer Nommo V2 Pro, which is the top-tier version of the Nommo V2 lineup, and also have the Razer Nommo V2 on our list of the best PC speakers.You can find this deal on Amazon, where the Razer Nommo V2 X PC speakers are on sale for just $89— the lowest price they’ve been on Amazon and a huge discount from their $149 MSRP. You can upgrade and buy the Wireless Control Pod separately if you so desire and turn these speakers into a similar setup to the Pro version —minus the subwoofer — but it will cost you around $50 for the privilege.Connectivity-wise, you can connect the Razer Nommo V2 X speakers across a variety of platforms, including PC and PlayStation 4/5 via USB, or even use Bluetooth to pair the speakers to your mobile or Nintendo Switch. Yes, there is a reliance on the finicky Synapse software when you’re using these speakers on a PC, but for other systems, you can just plug and play.Since Razer acquired THX, there have been more and more Razer products with a THX certification, and they’ve made use of pairing the THX tech in their speakers with games to provide some preset THX profiles for the ultimate gaming experience. Not all games are supported, and again, you have to use the Synapse software to unlock the full THX spatial audio experience and be able to tweak your equalizers. […]