Friday, May 8, 2026

Amazing End of Week Deals on Gaming PCs, Component Bundles, and Peripherals

Editor's Letter | Walmart: Deals on CPUs from Intel and AMD | Amazon: Huge discounts on Wi-Fi routers for gaming
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Here at Tom's Hardware, we keep a close eye on the latest PC, peripheral, and component deals every day. You can always head to our site for more up-to-the-minute deals coverage, but the direct product links below are a quick cheat sheet of our favorite deals of the week that are still available.
 
 
 
 
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Walmart: Deals on CPUs from Intel and AMD
 
 
Amazon: Huge discounts on Wi-Fi routers for gaming
 
 
Newegg: Best deals on GPUs, laptops, and desktop gaming PCs
 
 
Amazon: Best desktop gaming PC deals
 
 
B&H Photo: The best prices on SSDs, HDDs, and other Storage
 
 
 
 
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RGB RAM, Asus Prime RTX 5070 GPU, Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wi-Fi 7 Motherboard: was $1,939.96 now $1,494.99 at Newegg
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RGB RAM, Asus Prime RTX 5070 GPU, Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wi-Fi 7 Motherboard: was $1,939.96 now $1,494.99 at Newegg
Get a great deal on this 4-item combo at Newegg. For under $1,500, you get the fastest gaming processor around in the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RGB RAM, a quality Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wi-Fi 7 motherboard, and an Asus Prime RTX 5070 graphics card. The $444 savings essentially make your RAM $44. Get it while it lasts!
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ABS Flux II Aqua Gaming PC: was $1,999.99 now $1,499.99 at Newegg
ABS Flux II Aqua Gaming PC: was $1,999.99 now $1,499.99 at Newegg
Inside the ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC is a 16GB Asus Dual OC RTX 5060 Ti GPU, 32GB of Kingston Fury DDR5-6400 RAM, a 1TB Kingston SNV3S PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 SSD, and an Intel Core i7-14700F processor. This is a speedy gaming PC that will excel at 1080p/1440p gameplay.
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Razer Basilisk V3 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse: was $99.99 now $84.99 at Woot!
Razer Basilisk V3 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse: was $99.99 now $84.99 at Woot!
Razer's popular Basilisk V3 Pro wireless mouse is reduced to clear at Woot, with a tidy 15% discount. This large yet ergonomic mouse sports a high 30K DPI sensor, Razer's Gen-3 optical switches with a 0.2ms actuation, and plenty of color, thanks to 13-zone Chroma lighting. Experience stunning battery life on wireless 1000Hz mode with up to 110 hours of constant use between charges.
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Intel ABS Stratos Aqua: was $3,299.99 now $2,2284.99 at Newegg
Intel ABS Stratos Aqua: was $3,299.99 now $2,2284.99 at Newegg
Save an incredible 34% on the ABS Stratos Aqua gaming PC. For $2,175.49 or over $1,100 off (after promo code ABS5MAY), you get a powerful prebuilt gaming PC with a capable i9-14900K processor, plenty of RAM, storage, and a fast mid-range GPU in the RTX 5070 Ti 16GB. These component choices make this a solid-performing machine across a wide variety of resolutions.
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Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, and Rosewill VMG 850W 80+ Gold PSU Bundle: was $1,234.97 now $940.99 at Newegg
Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, and Rosewill VMG 850W 80+ Gold PSU Bundle: was $1,234.97 now $940.99 at Newegg
A pairing of the current fastest CPU for gaming and a solid 12GB 1080p/1440p gaming graphics card, plus a fully modular 850W power supply from Rosewill. This Newegg bundle saves you hundreds of dollars off the price of buying them individually.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Google Chrome 'Silently' Downloads 4GB AI Model to Your Device Without Permission | PCIe 8.0 Spec Hits 1TB/s of Bandwidth and New Connector Technology

Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims | PCIe 8.0 spec hits 1TB/s of bandwidth and has new connector technology | Dell XPS 16 (2026) Review: A flagship return to form
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Score this 500Hz 27-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED gaming monitor at its lowest ever price, now just $649.99
Huge $349 saving nets you ultra-fast G60SF display with Nvidia G-Sync support
 
 
 
 
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