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The Falcon NW Talon on a table in an office.

Nvidia is giving away a $4,690 gaming PC for free

Nvidia is giving away a monster of a gaming PC, and you don't have to do much to win the $4,690 behemoth.
Computing News
The RTX 3060 installed in a computer.

Nvidia’s most popular graphics card just bit the dust

Nvidia's most popular graphics card, the RTX 3060, is reportedly being discontinued despite is prominence inside gaming PCs.
Computing News
Intel Arc A770 GPU installed in a test bench.

Intel Battlemage GPU: everything we know so far

We've known about Intel's Battlemage graphics cards for a few years, but in 2024, some more possible details might be emerging.
Computing Guides
RX 7900 XTX installed in a test bench.

AMD’s new feature doubled my frame rate with a single click

AMD has a new feature for its graphics cards called AFMF 2, and after taking it out for a spin, I'm shocked by the quality.
Computing Features

MSI Claw review (updated): faster but not better

The MSI Claw shows some promise with its quality build and speakers, but there are far too many problems for it to earn a recommendation.
Computing Reviews
An Intel Meteor Lake processor socketed in a motherboard.

Laptops are compromising for AI, and we have nothing to show for it

Dedicated AI processors are now a mainstay in laptops, despite the fact that there isn't much of a use for them right now.
Computing Features
Nvidia CEO Jensen in front of a background.

The U.S. government is investigating Nvidia over AI dominance

The U.S. Department of Justice is officially investigating Nvidia's dominance over the AI chip market.
Computing News
Intel Core i9-13900K held between fingertips.

Intel might get slapped with a class-action lawsuit

Intel's instability problem is only getting more pronounced, with a law firm now investigating a potential class-action lawsuit.
Computing News
The Steam Deck OLED sitting in a case.

Careful — the new Jackbox game is corrupting Steam Decks

A popular new game can corrupt your Steam Deck and render it unusable immediately after being installed.
Computing News
The Asus Adol Book 14 sitting among several accessories.

Asus built a perfume dispenser into a laptop, for some reason

Asus has a new laptop that somehow manages to cram a perfume dispenser into the lid, and it's one of the strangest designs we've ever seen.
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Why I finally gave up on gaming laptops

Gaming laptops serve a purpose, but I can't find room for one in my repertoire of devices any longer.
Computing Features
Nvidia and Meta CEOs talking at Siggraph 2024.

Mark Zuckerberg just described my AI nightmare, and I’m terrified

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision for the future of AI at Siggraph 2024, and I'm already terrified.
Computing News
A visualization of Nvidia's Omniverse platform.

Nvidia is taking generative AI into a whole new dimension

We've seen plenty of flat AI-generated images, but Nvidia and Shutterstock are pushing generative AI into the third dimension.
Computing News
Cyberpunk 2077 on the LG UltraGear Dual Mode OLED.

AMD ripped off my favorite app — and I love it

AMD revealed AFMF 2, which promises a lot of the key selling points that's made the Lossless Scaling app so popular.
Computing News
Pads on the bottom of the Ryzen 9 7950X.

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs were delayed for the most ridiculous reason

After a shocking delay last week, we finally have some insight into why Ryzen 9000 CPUs are arriving late.
Computing News
The Asus Zenbook S 16 sitting on a coffee table.

Asus Zenbook S 16 review: AMD AI 300 in action

AMD and Asus are finally showing that an x86 CPU has what it takes to compete with the Snapdragon X Elite.
Computing Reviews
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I grilled Intel about its massive stability problem — here’s what it told me

Intel needs to provide answers for the instability on 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs. I grilled the company, and here's what it told me.
Computing Features
A hand holds the Intel Core i9-12900KS.

Gamers are flocking to return Intel CPUs — and some are permanently damaged

A retailer has gone on the record about Intel's instability problems and claims high return rates for 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs.
Computing News

The best Wii U games of all time

The Wii U always struggled to find an audience, but despite that, it has an excellent lineup of games. Here are our picks for the best Wii U games of all time.
Gaming Guides
The AMD Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU stickers on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 2022 laptop.

AMD might miss the big upgrade for next-gen gaming laptops

A new detail about AMD's upcoming Fire Range CPUs should make upgrades easier, but it could create some issues in next-gen gaming laptops.
Computing News
Ghost of Tsushima running on the Asus ROG Ally X.

Asus ROG Ally X review: better in every way

The ROG Ally X is a massive improvement over the original, even if its price tag is a bit hard to swallow given the competition.
Computing Reviews
A hand holding AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X.

AMD is already recalling — and delaying — its Ryzen 9000 CPUs

Following a couple of weeks of silence, AMD has confirmed it's delaying its Ryzen 9000 CPUs and recalling the initial shipment.
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The ROG Ally X with the back shell removed.

How to replace the SSD in the ROG Ally X in a few minutes

You can replace the SSD inside the ROG Ally X in just a few minutes, and in this guide, we'll show you how we did it.
Computing Guides
Intel processors next to each other.

Intel ‘disgustingly’ rejected some faulty CPU returns, YouTuber says

Intel has addressed the instability issue on its 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs, but a YouTuber says the problem goes deeper.
Computing News
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review: the best way to waste $1,600

If you have $1,600 just lying around, the RTX 4090 is a game-changing GPU. Most people don't, which is where things get tricky for the RTX 4090.
Computing Reviews
Steam Deck held between two hands.

The best handheld gaming PCs you can buy

We've seen a surge in new handheld gaming PCs over the past year, but which should you buy? We've rounded up the best handheld gaming PCs.
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The Ryzen 7 7800X3D installed in a motherboard.

AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPU gets beaten by an unexpected rival

AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X has been tested, and a last-gen CPU puts it to shame when it comes to games.
Computing News
Promo art for Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The best Wii games of all time

Nintendo shook up the gaming world with the Wii and its unique control scheme. Here are our picks for the best Wii games.
Gaming Guides
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I put the new ROG Ally X up against the original ROG Ally

How does Asus' new ROG Ally X gaming handheld stack up against its predecessors? Find everything you need to know in our comparison guide.
Computing Guides
Intel's 14900K CPU socketed in a motherboard.

Intel breaks silence on disastrous instability problem

Intel has finally narrowed down the cause of instability on 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs, but we still don't have a fix.
Computing News
Asus ROG Ally and Steam Deck sitting next to each other.

Asus ROG Ally vs. Steam Deck: here’s how they compare

Both versions of Asus' ROG Ally are here now, so how do they compare to the Steam Deck? We put all three devices head-to-head.
Computing Best Ofs
The back of the Nvidia RTX 4080 Super graphics card.

We have bad news about the RTX 5090

A well-known hardware leaker suggests that Nvidia's RTX 5090 won't show up this year, countering several rumors.
Computing News
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How I fixed the most annoying part of PC gaming

You have to get through half a dozen launchers to access all of your games on PC, and it's the most annoying part of PC gaming. Here's how I fixed it.
Computing Features
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A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now

Southwest hasn't been impacted by the CrowdStrike outage, and that's reportedly because it's still running Windows 3.1.
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