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Tom's Guide
24-07-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Today's best computing deals — save $100 on new iPad M3, $400 off RTX 5080 gaming PC with free gaming monitor
Today's power picks are insane — I'm talking up to $110 off the M3 iPad Air, an M2 Max Mac Studio for cheaper than an M4 Pro Mac mini, $400 off a monster RTX 5080 gaming PC and more. Plus, on that latter gaming PC deal, Newegg's even chucking in a free 32-inch gaming monitor with every purchase for a limited time! Like I said up top, these savings are shockingly good. Oh, and did I mention the power picks from yesterday are still available? That means the M4 Mac mini is cheaper than ever with up to $153 off, and the latest and greatest Dell 14 Plus Laptop is $400 off. But for now, let's get into today's top deals. The 2025 iPad Air packs Apple's M3 processor, an 11-inch LED (2360 x 1640) display, a 12MP rear camera, and a 12MP front camera. The price I'm showing you above is for the base model at $60 off. To get more off, you need to upgrade. The $110 saving comes into effect when you bag a spacious 512GB of storage with cellular connectivity to boot! This is a monster gaming PC for $400 off! Combine the best gaming CPU (AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D) with an RTX 5080 GPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD, and this is a 4K beast. Plus, Newegg's lost its marbles and is offering you a free 32-inch gaming monitor with it, too! So, for $400 less than the M4 Pro Mac mini, you could get a rather bonkers premium renewed M2 Max Mac Studio. To note who should buy this, the CPU speeds on the M4 Pro are faster, but it won't hold a candle to the GPU and memory bandwidth capabilities of Mac Studio — so this is for the creative pros. And with it, you're getting lightning-fast 4K edits and RAW photo edits. This is a serious panel for PC gaming enthusiasts — packing a sharp QHD resolution and a buttery smooth 240Hz refresh rate. On top of that, you have AMD FreeSync support, all the I/O you'd want to fit this into your setup and HDR capabilities. Speaking of PC gaming enthusiasts, if you're keen to snag the best gaming desktop CPU in the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, you can get $47 off one right now. So long as you have an AM5 motherboard, this beast with 8 cores and 16 threads, along with a 5.2GHz speed is sure to keep your powerful GPU un-bottlenecked. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Tom's Guide
22-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Hurry! Save up to $1000 on a Corsair gaming PC
If you're serious about gaming, then you've got to have a gaming PC that can keep up. That means a powerful CPU, a high-performing GPU, and a cooling system to die for. Oh, and it has to be packed into a bold and eye-catching case as well. All of that hardware is no doubt going to cost some money, but thankfully you can now save up to $1000 on select gaming PCs at Corsair. Discounts are available across the Vengeance range, including the a8200 and the a5100, but you can check out all of our top picks down below. Get the latest gaming system with huge discounts on Corsair Vengeance PCs. There is no better time to go all in and get that gaming machine you've always dreamed of. Don't delay, as this deal ends July 27. Boasting a full range of award-winning CORSAIR components, this is the machine for maxing everything out. The spec includes an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, GeForce RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5, 6TB (2TB/4TB) M.2 SSD, and Win11 Pro Step up your game with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, GeForce RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 SSD, and Win11 Home. Also includes a 2500X Dual Chamber Case with a stunning wraparound glass aesthetic. An outstanding gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, GeForce RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5, 4TB (2TB/2TB) M.2 SSD, and Win11 Home. The wraparound glass mid-tower case also looks fantastic. An outstanding gaming PC with Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, GeForce RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 SSD, and Win11 Home. CPU performance is boosted by a liquid CPU cooler while AirGuide technology concentrates cooling. All of these deals and more end on July 27 so we suggest taking a look sooner rather than later. For more ways to save, check out our guide on the best Corsair promo codes.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
Watch out — there are fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs on Amazon
Buying one of the best processors from a retailer like Amazon seems like a safe bet, but that isn't always the case. A hardware reviewer just bought an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Amazon only to find out that it was fake. The box looked convincing enough, but the hardware found inside had nothing to do with the beastly CPU you'd expect to find. The worst part? I found fake listings on Amazon right now for that same CPU. Crmaris from HWBusters is the unlucky shopper. He needed an extra Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU for testing purposes, so he ordered one from Amazon Germany. The reviewer claims that the CPU was sold directly by Amazon and was brand new, which should imply that it'd arrive in good condition. Well, it may have been in good condition, but it certainly wasn't a 9800X3D. The difference was glaringly obvious just as soon as Crmaris opened the box, which looked legit. Inside, there was a CPU that had some semi-dodgy lettering that claimed it was a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It also said it was diffused in the U.S. and in Taiwan, but made in China. The sketchy-looking front was just one of the problems; it also had a different heatspreader and entirely different pins. The text on the heatspreader turned out to be a sticker. When the sticker was peeled off, the CPU turned out to be an old AMD FX processor from 2011. Needless to say, it wouldn't fit into an AM5 socket motherboard, and it certainly wouldn't perform like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Seeing as this was sold directly by Amazon and wasn't a returned product (where the previous buyer could've replaced the CPU in the box), a deeper investigation needs to follow on Amazon's part. The reviewer asked for a refund and will need to wait up to three weeks for the money to be returned to his account. This story prompted me to check out Amazon U.S., and lo and behold, the first listing I found was suspiciously good. It's a sponsored listing, so it appears right at the top of the search. It's sold by a third-party company, not Amazon, and has no reviews. The most telling part is that it's sold for $429. Checking Newegg tells me that price isn't right — the CPU is listed for $589, which is much more in line with its current price. (Unfortunately, due to availability issues, the 9800X3D is pricey even months after launch). Long story short, it's important to be careful when buying components online, and if something doesn't feel right, go ahead and get a refund — people will sell fakes just about anywhere.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AMD's CEO Dr Lisa Su claims 'highest sell-out in many years' for desktop processors and the company is 'catching up with some demand' for gaming CPUs
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. While excitement (or derision) might currently be directed towards Nvidia's new graphics cards and AMD's upcoming ones, let's not forget that the past few months has seen the introduction of new CPU line-ups from both Intel and AMD. From Intel, we had the somewhat underwhelming Core Ultra 200S 'Arrow Lake' line-up, and from AMD, we had the first of its 9000-series 'Zen 5' processors. And on the latter front, AMD's now claiming pretty spectacular success. During AMD's recent Q4 2024 earnings call (transcript here), AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su explained that the company "saw our highest sell-out in many years, as we went through the holiday season, launching our new gaming CPUs." Given we've been unable to find reasonably priced AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs in stock since launch, this tracks. Stock sell-outs are, of course, not always due to over-demand but can also be due to under-supply. This is something we're well aware of in the wake of the Nvidia RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 launch, which some are calling a paper launch, ie, a launch in name only with little actual stock to back it. The 9000-series most certainly wasn't a paper launch, but stock has been hard to come by. Dr Su says: "We actually think that what we're seeing is very strong adoption of our new products [...] Frankly, [the gaming CPUs] have been constrained in the market, and we've continued shipping very strongly through the month of January as we are catching up with some demand there." This is good news amidst the mixed, however, as the earnings call also highlights that the gaming graphics division isn't doing too well—although some of that could be to do with the company nearing the end of a desktop GPU and console GPU generation. On this front, we'll have to see how well the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT do when they launch in a month or so. On the CPU front, we can't forget that the market has kind of been set in AMD's favour, too. Yes, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the best CPU for gaming on the market by quite a margin, but the competition hasn't exactly been compelling, either. Intel's latest Core Ultra 200S line-up hasn't pushed the boat out very far and many of its 13th and 14th Gen CPUs were plagued with instability issues. In other words—and not to deny the genuine prowess of AMD's latest desktop and mobile processors—given Intel's offerings, I'd be more surprised if AMD's client CPU division wasn't doing well. Of course, this is saying nothing of the mobile side. AMD's latest AI 300 'Strix Point' mobile processors have been adopted not only in laptops but also in the OneXPlayer OneXFly F1 Pro, with presumably more handhelds to come. Intel's not empty-handed on this front either, though, as a Core Ultra 200V 'Lunar Lake' mobile processor sits inside the MSI Claw 8 AI+. Lunar Lake processors are very efficient, but for gaming they seem to struggle to compete with the brute graphical horsepower of Strix Point chips. The two companies' offerings here are much closer than on the desktop side, though. That's probably why Dr Su says: "Going into the first quarter, we do expect seasonality in there. But the part of our business that is performing better than seasonality is the desktop portion of the business." Great stuff, Su, just get those shelves stacked with fresh Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips and let us satiate that demand. I've seen enough 'out of stock' signs already this year. Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and gaming motherboard: The right graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher SSD for gaming: Get into the game first. Sign in to access your portfolio
