It’s finally a good time to buy a Raptor Lake CPU during Prime Big Deals Day

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Tom’s Hardware • Jake Roach • October 5, 2026

Intel’s Raptor Lake Refresh (aka 14th Gen) CPUs have been tough to recommend over the past several months. Although you could find them readily available online, they almost never went on sale, often selling for above the prices we saw throughout the majority of last year. As Amazon’s Big Deal Days event kicks off, Raptor Lake Refresh chips are finally seeing better prices , some of them hitting all-time lows.

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Get into a 32GB DDR5 memory kit for less this Big Deals Day with these picks

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Tom’s Hardware • Jeffrey Kampman • October 5, 2026

Prime Big Deals Day offers discounts on three dual-channel 32GB DDR5 memory kits from Team Group and Corsair at Newegg. The article notes that while 64GB kits are popular for AI servers, their high prices make them less attractive than the more affordable 32GB options available now.

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Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs slashed up to 41% while supplies last — huge price cuts hit all capacities from 1TB to 8TB

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Tom’s Hardware • Zhiye Liu • October 6, 2026

Amazon is currently offering significant discounts on Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs, with prices slashed up to 41% while supplies last. These deals apply to capacities ranging from 1TB to 8TB and are part of Amazon Big Deals. The article notes that some of these Gen 5 drives are now priced similarly to or cheaper than the previous Samsung 990 Pro model.

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Get a rare deal on a shuckable 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop drive at $0.02 per GB

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Tom’s Hardware • Jake Roach • October 6, 2026

Newegg offers a rare deal on a 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop drive for $449.99, which represents a price of approximately $0.02 per GB. This discount involves removing $100 from the standard price. For comparison, Jake Roach, Senior CPU Analyst at Tom’s Hardware, notes that the cheapest new 16TB HDD currently available is the IronWolf Pro at $599, often on sale for 6% off. Historically, around this time last year, consumers could purchase about 28TB for $500, whereas most 16TB drives now cost near $700 and higher-end models exceed $800.

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Corsair’s tiny PC touchscreen discounted in all five colors, now $50 off

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Tom’s Hardware • Stephen Warwick • October 6, 2026

Corsair is offering its Xeneon Edge touchscreen display at a discounted price of $199 across all five available colors. This represents a $50 reduction from the standard retail price. The device was previously popular during Amazon Prime Day, but Corsair has recently added two new color options to its lineup.

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Doom and Super Mario Bros converted into a VHS tape FMV game

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Tom’s Hardware • Mark Tyson • October 6, 2026

TechTuber Throaty Mumbo expressed disappointment with the 1987 ActionMax VHS gaming system after struggling to set it up. He described its interactivity as limited, imprecise, and lacking novelty in 2026. Despite these frustrations, Mumbo used the experience to build a modern version of the system using a DE1-SoC FPGA board and a Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU.

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Elon Musk pledges SpaceXSI rebrand after Trump’s executive order to use ‘Super Intelligence’ moniker

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Tom’s Hardware • Etiido Uko • October 6, 2026

Elon Musk confirmed that SpaceXAI will officially change its name to SpaceXSI to align with President Trump’s new terminology. In a post on September 4, Musk stated, "Yes, we will make that change," responding to inquiries about the rebranding. This decision follows an earlier announcement where he declared, "No more AI. SI. It’s better," accompanied by an image of Nick Bostrom’s book, "Superintelligence." The shift reflects a presidential directive issued on September 29, 2026, during a White House technology summit called the "Super Intelligence Luncheon."

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Used PS5 Pros now cost $1,399 at GameStop, 50% more than new ones

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Tom’s Hardware • Jowi Morales • October 6, 2026

GameStop has raised the price of refurbished PS5 Pro consoles from $800 to $1,399.99. This increase means used units now cost 55% more than the list price for brand-new consoles and well over double the original manufacturer’s suggested retail price. A Redditor working at the retailer leaked a memo stating that selling used consoles at this premium is intentional. A moderator on the r/GameStop subreddit confirmed the leak was valid after vetting the original poster. These higher prices are now visible on the GameStop website.

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Madlad applies DLSS 5 to the original Duke Nukem and Pong

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Tom’s Hardware • Bruno Ferreira • October 6, 2026

Valery Kryzhanovsky is testing Nvidia’s DLSS 5 technology on classic DOS games like the original 1991 Duke Nukem and the 1972 game Pong. Although DLSS 5 was designed for modern titles, Kryzhanovsky has created a method to apply it to older software using DOSBox, ReShade, and RenoDX. He notes that while the technology adds depth through embossed visual elements, applying it too strongly can result in images resembling an acid trip.

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