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PC Hardware Review Blog — nxpc | Sunday, October 4, 2026
It's Sunday. Your rig's idle, the laundry can wait, and the week dumped a genuinely ridiculous pile of entertainment on us: JayzTwoCents caught a real-life heist story involving NVIDIA's own trailers, Linus spent ten hours upgrading controllers for reasons science cannot explain, Steve from Gamers Nexus made an entire video about hacking your own devices (in the wholesome way), and Hardware Unboxed benchmarked 44 GPUs in a single game — on the weekend before that game launches. If that's not a perfect storm for a couch-and-popcorn Sunday, I don't know what is. Grab a coffee — here's your watch list, your event calendar, and the week's community drama, all in one place.
**Linus Tech Tips —
"I Spent Over 10 Hours Upgrading my Controllers"** Ten. Hours. On controllers. This is peak LTT chaos energy — Linus tearing into first-party Xbox pads and whatever else wandered into frame, modding parts that most people don't even know are swappable. Watch it for the tiny joys of Hall-effect sticks and clicky face buttons, stay for the moment he realizes what he's signed up for. If you've ever opened a controller "just to see," this is your people. ▶**Gamers Nexus —
"It's Time to Hack Your Devices and Own Them"** Steve going full consumer-rights mode this week, teaming up with the FULU Foundation's Consumer Rights Wiki to make the case that when you buy hardware, it should actually be *yours*. Between smart TVs ripping out their own microphones and companies bricking features you paid for, the timing couldn't be better. This is the most "important fun" video of the week — informative, spicy, and very GN. ▶**JayzTwoCents —
"NVIDIA Got ROBBED! But this has a funny ending...."** Two whole trailers stolen from NVIDIA — and yes, the punchline is real. I won't spoil the ending, but let's just say the thieves made out with something that reads more like a Silicon Valley sitcom plot than a heist movie. Short, punchy, and the perfect palate cleanser between heavier tech videos. ▶**JayzTwoCents —
"I Decided to give Linux another try... Building a new Linux Machine!"** With Linux gaming more mainstream than ever (thanks, Proton), Jayz is building a dedicated Linux test bench — which means honest, no-agenda Linux-on-desktop content coming down the pipe. As someone who's burned many an evening on `nvidia-smi` at 2 AM, I'm watching this series with popcorn *and* sympathy. ▶**Hardware Unboxed —
"Gears of War: E-Day | 44 GPU Benchmark"** Forty-four GPUs. One Unreal Engine 5 showcase. Tim's verdict: it's visually impressive and — here's the good news — it "can run well on 8GB cards," so you don't need a 24GB monster to enjoy the shine. Even better: the game launches **October 6** with NVIDIA's new DLSS 4.5 supported day-one, per TechPowerUp's launch tracker. Watch the video now, preload the game Tuesday. ▶**Dave2D —
"2026 Mac Mini — CRAZY FAST! (M5 Pro / M5 Ultra)"** Dave's the most disciplined reviewer on YouTube — no filler, all signal — and his deep dive on the M5 Pro/M5 Ultra Mac Mini generation is exactly the kind of content that makes mini-PC lovers (and Monday's theme on this very channel) sweat. If you're team small-box-big-performance, this one's a must-watch. ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDVsNmiSzwQ**MKBHD —
"Xiaomi 18 Fold: How Does This Happen?"** Marques on Xiaomi's wild new foldable — a phone that makes Western flagships look conservative. Half engineering appreciation, half "how is this legal at this price," fully entertaining. Bonus: MKBHD also popped up on *Version History* this weekend reacting to his own first-ever Chromebook review from over a decade ago. Nostalgia hit: delivered. ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRUwVzRDZQLAN season is heating up, and there's real BYOC action on the calendar:
If you've never hauled your rig to a LAN in 2026, this is the month to fix that. Cable management skills: mandatory. Sleep: optional.
Gamers Nexus is far from alone in the "own your stuff" fight — meanwhile, the financial side of our hobby had a big week too: NVIDIA hit a new all-time high (its first in about five months) with chatter of an additional $150B in buybacks on top of a ~$235B total authorization (Schwab Network), Broadcom lined up a $60B AI chip financing deal, and Micron is up roughly 500% over the past 12 months. Also fun: Apple says it will start flagging AI-agent requests for Mac data after Meta's Muse shopping agent raised eyebrows (Reuters). The machines are shopping now, folks.
Two products starred in this week's videos — here's what they actually cost right now (live Amazon pricing, checked Sunday, Oct 4, 2026):
| Product | Amazon US (USD) | Amazon CA (CAD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech G Astro A50 X (Black, B0BRXJDQC1) | $369.89 (list $399.99) | $549.99 | 4.1★ (1,526 US ratings), 500+ bought past month, only 12 left in stock at time of writing |
| Astro A50 (non-X, Black, B0DB7ZW7J4) | $299.00 | $449.99 | 4.2★, 2K+ bought past month — the value pick |
| Montech TG3 Panoramic ATX (Black, B0H5F8GYQF) | $66.90 | n/a on Amazon.ca — closest sibling: Montech XR, $135.68 (min offer $81.75) | 4.7★, 300+ bought past month, 430mm GPU clearance, 4 ARGB fans, back-connect ready |
| Montech TG3 Curved Glass (Black) | $89.90 (White: $93.90) | — | The 15° curved-glass variant Jayz showed off |
The A50 X's PLAYSYNC video+audio switching (HDMI 2.1 4K 120Hz passthrough between console/PC) is why Jayz called it a must-own for multi-platform players — but at $369.89 USD / $549.99 CAD, the $299 A50 non-X is the smarter buy for PC-first folks. And the Montech TG3 at $66.90 USD? That's absurd value for a panoramic case with four ARGB fans — Canadian builders will want the XR at $135.68 CAD or watch for TG3 stock to cross the border.
October 2026 might be the most stacked month of the year for PC enthusiasts: a flagship launch Tuesday, a Microsoft AI-hardware event Wednesday, Malta's Counter-Stage the week after, and enough LAN parties to justify that 25-foot Cat8 cable you impulse-bought. Watch the videos, pick your event, and if you're shopping — the prices above are live as of today. See you at the next one. 🖤
