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The Tube T31 SSD on a pink background.

This flash drive became the Swiss army knife of my gaming setup

This external SSD looks like a flash drive, but performs like an SSD, and it's turned into a jack-of-all-trades for my gaming needs.
Computing Features
AMD CEO holding a Ryzen 7000 processor.

AMD has nothing to lose, and that’s the problem

AMD has been on a tear since the release of its original Ryzen CPUs, but its latest Ryzen 9000 chips are an odd bump in the road.
Computing Features
The Ryzen 9 9950X socketed in a motherboard.

I tested the Ryzen 9 9950X against the Core i9-14900K, and it isn’t pretty

AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X didn't provide the performance gains we expected, and Intel's Core i9-14900K is surprisingly competitive.
Computing Features
An Alienware monitor sitting on a desk.

I’ve never seen a gaming monitor like Alienware’s latest

Alienware has a new 4K gaming monitor, and it does something we've never seen before from a gaming display.
Computing News
The Ryzen 9 9900X sitting on its box.

No one is buying AMD’s new Zen 5 CPUs, and it’s painfully obvious why

Early sales numbers for AMD's Zen 5 CPUs show that the new generation of chips is off to a bumpy start.
Computing News
The Ryzen 9 9950X between someone's fingertips.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X review: not for gamers

AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X move performance forward, but not enough to justify buying them over cheaper last-gen options.
Computing Reviews
black myth wukong benchmark

This new game will make your gaming PC sweat

The upcoming Black Myth: Wukong now has an official benchmarking tool, and it will push your PC to its limits.
Computing News
Cyberpunk 2077 running on the LG UltraGear Dual Mode OLED.

My favorite Steam app can now quadruple your frame rate

Lossless Scaling is diving into insanity with a new update that can quadruple your frame rate. I tested it.
Computing Features
CPU pads on the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X.

Millions of AMD chips are being ignored in major security flaw fix

A major security flaw impacting hundreds of millions of AMD CPUs is making the rounds, but AMD won't be patching all of the affected processors.
Computing News
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Intel’s downfall hurts everyone

Intel is having a really rough time right now, but it's bad news for CPUs as a whole if the company fails.
Computing Features
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D held between fingertips.

AMD’s last-gen CPU is still the king of gaming

AMD's new Ryzen 7 9700X is impressive, but it can't dethrone the legendary Ryzen 7 7800X3D when it comes to gaming.
Computing Features
Two versions of the PS5 side by side.

How to use an external hard drive on PS5

Even with all the upgrades the PS5 has, it doesn't come with a larger hard drive. In this tutorial, we show you how to use an external hard drive on PS5.
Gaming Guides
PC power supply in a case.

Decades of PC building advice was just overturned

The 80 Plus certification has been the marker of a quality power supply for decades, but it's slowly biting the dust.
Computing News
The Ryzen 5 7600X sitting among thermal paste and RAM.

I tested the Ryzen 5 9600X against the best budget gaming CPU — here’s the winner

AMD's new Ryzen 5 9600X wants to be the next go-to budget gaming CPU, but it doesn't manage to beat the old guard.
Computing Features
The Arc A770 graphics card running in a PC.

Intel’s highly anticipated new graphics card is releasing before the end of the year

A conference held by Intel and Asus reportedly confirmed the release date of Battlemage graphics cards, and it's coming up quickly.
Computing News
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The best free PC games

Looking for a high-quality game that won't break the bank? Look no further than this list of the best free-to-play PC games that you can start playing today.
Computing Guides
The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X between two finger tips.

AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPUs are only cheaper in spirit

AMD technically lowered the price of its new Ryzen 9000 CPUs, but the price you'll pay is a much different story.
Computing News
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X installed in a motherboard.

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X review: an odd start to an exciting generation

AMD is finally introducing its Zen 5 architecture with the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X, and the improvements are huge.
Computing Reviews
Intel Core i5-13600K installed in a motherboard.

Intel is finally stepping up on its instability fiasco

Intel is finally providing details on its extended warranty for 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs. Here are all of the details.
Computing News
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
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.
Computing News
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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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