When we think of a PC, we often still picture a beige box or a giant gray tower. With its chic and unique exterior, GIGABYTE’s X870E Aero X3D Wood stands out from the crowd. Combining power and performance with an elegant design that prominently features natural textures, including wood and leather, this is more than a motherboard; it’s a statement piece. 

Specs include a top-of-the-line integrated graphics processor, GIGABYTE’s X3D Turbo Mode 2.0 and a comprehensive thermal design, not to mention all the ports that a DIYer could ask for. 

Zain-inspired elegant design

It only takes one look at the X870E AERO X3D Wood to know aesthetics were taken seriously. With natural textures like wood and leather, GIGABYTE leans into the Zain aesthetic of embracing imperfections as seen in the natural-looking grain of the wood details. This motherboard’s sleek looks also match its performance.

Graphics for gaming

GIGABYTE’s X870E AERO X3D Wood packs all the power of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 for ultra-fast gaming and eye-popping visuals. Whether you need all that juice to load enormous open world maps or rip through super-fast refresh rates for esports, RX 9070 on X870E AERO X3D Wood has you covered.

Keeping it cool

Of course, all that power requires an equally robust cooling system, and the X870E AERO X3D Wood is up to the task. The motherboard features a full-metal thermal design that enables next-level heat dissipation. Combine this with its vents, one-piece heatsink design and a quiet yet powerful Smart Fan 6 and your system will be running cool and efficiently for hours on end.

Opt for Turbo Mode

GIGABYTE’s X870E AERO X3D Wood features X3D Turbo Mode 2.0, delivering a brand-new performance experience for your gaming rig. Whether in Gaming Mode or Creator Mode (or switching easily between the two), you’ll get optimal performance enhanced by AI. The built-in model sets processor parameters in real time so you’ll always know you’re getting the most out of your system.

With its elegant design, incredible graphics capability, innovative cooling tech and AI-enhanced Turbo Mode 2.0, GIGABYTE’s X870E AERO X3D Wood is the essential motherboard for your next-generation gaming PC. Plus, with its all-around connectivity, you can be sure you’ll get unparalleled performance out of all of your peripherals today and into the future.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. If you want to solve it, it helps to know what «heteronym» means. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Think Gru and the Minions.

Green group hint: Dearly beloved.

Blue group hint: Vroom-vroom.

Purple group hint: You can say them several ways.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Despicable.

Green group: Features of a wedding.

Blue group: Kinds of trucks.

Purple group: Heteronyms.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is despicable. The four answers are base, low, mean and vile.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is features of a wedding. The four answers are cake, kiss, ring and vow.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is kinds of trucks. The four answers are dump, fire, food and tow.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is heteronyms. The four answers are bow, row, sow and wind. (Heteronyms are words that can be pronounced more than one way, with different meanings for each pronunciation.)

Toughest Connections puzzles

We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.

#5: Included «things you can set,» such as mood, record, table and volleyball.

#4: Included «one in a dozen,» such as egg, juror, month and rose.

#3: Included «streets on screen,» such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.

#2: Included «power ___» such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.

#1: Included «things that can run,» such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.

The Beats Studio Buds are down to just $59 at Woot right now — that’s $91 off the usual $150 retail price and the lowest we’ve seen this model go. They’re brand-new and backed by a one-year limited Apple warranty. For context, the best price we’d previously tracked was $69 on Amazon.

The sale is live for four more days on Woot or until stocks run out. All colors are available and with the Amazon Big Spring Sale starting tomorrow, this is kind of deal worth grabbing before it’s gone.

Sound-wise, the Studio Buds punch well above their price. You get active noise cancellation to block out the world when you need to focus, and a transparency mode for when you want to stay aware of your surroundings — two modes that cover most everyday listening situations pretty well.

The battery can last eight hours from the buds alone, and the charging case bumps that up to 24 hours total. The IPX4 water resistance means you don’t have to think twice about wearing them to the gym, and while Beats is an Apple-owned brand, it works with both Android and Apple devices.

For more spring sale savings, take a look at our guide for the best headphone deals. And if you want a phone to go with your shiny new purchase, scroll through the best phone deals.

Why this deal matters

At $59, it’s hard to find much to complain about. This is a great price on a solid pair of earbuds from a brand that knows audio — and with Spring Sale a few hours away, grabbing a deal this good before the main event is a nice bonus.