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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
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 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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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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
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.
Computing News
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'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
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
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