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MSI's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Trio graphics card box.

The first RTX 4070 Ti preorders confirm our worst fears

We've just received our first reports of an Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti graphics card being found for sale. Unfortunately, it's not great news.
The Intel Core i9-13900K being overclocked to 9GHz.

Overclockers surpassed the elusive 9GHz clock speed. Here’s how they did it

The Intel Core i9-13900K processor just managed to reach a new world record by hitting a clock speed of over 9GHz.
Render of a rumored Nvidia Titan GPU.

Nvidia may be working on an enormous quad-slot GPU

The Nvidia RTX 4090 is a great GPU, but Nvidia may have something much more powerful in the works -- a new version of the Titan card.
Intel Alder Lake mobility chip.

Intel’s upcoming laptop CPU may destroy even the best desktop chips

The upcoming Intel Core i9-13900HX was spotted in leaked benchmarks. One thing is clear -- this CPU is going to be a real beast.
Three women in a Microsoft Teams meeting.

Microsoft Teams Premium uses AI to automatically recap your meetings

Microsoft has just made Teams Premium available for a short trial run, offering a range of new features.
RX 7900 XTX installed in a test bench.

Bad news: AMD may have launched RDNA 3 before it was quite ready

The new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT cards are already here, but it appears they may not be the final product.
RX 7900 XTX lying on a textured background.

AMD RX 7900 XTX vs. Nvidia RTX 4090: the ultimate flagship GPU battle

AMD and Nvidia are the two top players in the graphics card market. Let's compare their two flagships.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is shown along with a hand holding the power cable adapter.

Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti might repeat the same mistake as the RTX 4090

New leaks regarding the rumored RTX 4060 Ti show that Nvidia may have made a controversial decision.
Screenshot from Sony's Returnal, showing a woman wearing a spacesuit.

Returnal might be the first PC game to recommend this much RAM

Sony's Returnal is coming to the PC soon, and of all the system requirements, the amount of recommended RAM raises some questions.
RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT on a pink background.

Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs. RX 7900 XT: AMD’s monster GPUs, compared

The 7900 XT and the 7900 XTX are AMD's new flagships, the first of AMD's new RX 7000 series. Here's how these two GPUs differ.
Radeon logo on the RX 7900 XTX.

What power supply do you need for the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

If you want to grab the new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, you're going to need a good power supply. Check out our guide to pick the right one.
An AMD RX 6000 graphics card with the Radeon branding.

AMD Radeon RX 7000 series: Everything we know about the RDNA 3 GPU

AMD's next-generation Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards are expected to usher in a new 5nm-based RDNA 3 architecture to drive insane performance.
The RTX 4080 logo on a pink background.

How Nvidia tricked everyone into buying a $1,600 GPU

Nvidia's flagship RTX 4090 is by no means cheap, but the company seems to have found a good way to make people want to buy it.
An Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card seen from the side.

Upcoming RTX 4070 may not succeed unless Nvidia makes a key change

Leaked specifications of the upcoming RTX 4070 appeared, giving us the first glimpse at the Nvidia graphics card.
Google Chrome opened on a laptop.

Google is now supporting my awful browser habits, and I love it

Instead of encouraging me to stop, Google now supports my horrible browser tab habit. Thank you, Google.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 lays on a pink surface.

Nvidia may finally admit its major mistake with the RTX 4080

Nvidia's RTX 4080 has only just launched, but it seems that it's already about to get a price cut.
Nvidia's RTX 6000 graphics card.

Nvidia may be shooting itself in the foot with its new monster GPU

Nvidia's latest GPU release has us wondering what will happen to its next-gen cards when the time comes.
MacBook Butterfly Keyboard

Apple will pay $50M to settle the butterfly keyboard fiasco

Apple's butterfly keyboard spurred a class-action lawsuit in 2018. Several years later, Apple is ready to settle, and the sum is huge.
An Apple M2 chip on a stylized gradient background.

Apple’s M2 Max chip may bring next-level performance to the MacBook Pro

The upcoming Apple M2 Max chip was spotted in an early benchmark. The results bode well for the future MacBook Pro.
The RTX 4090 graphics card sitting on a table with a dark green background.

This trick improves the power efficiency of Nvidia’s RTX 4090

Nvidia's RTX 4090 has famously high power requirements, but you may be able to cut those down quite a lot.
Gigabyte's RTX 3090 Ti up close.

Gigabyte may have accidentally leaked Nvidia’s plans for the RTX 4080 12GB

Gigabyte has just inadvertently confirmed Nvidia's plans for its next GPU. It also has some AMD cards in the works.
msi announces qd oled 49 inch 240 hz monitor project

MSI’s massive curved monitor may be a gamer’s dream machine

MSI has just unveiled an impressive new monitor that combines some of the most in-demand features in one massive package.
Three RTX 4080 cards sitting on a pink background.

Good news: No one wants to buy the RTX 4080 from scalpers

Scalpers are likely having a hard time reselling the Nvidia RTX 4080, and there's more than one reason for that.
A graphene super capacitor.

Future chips may be 10 times faster, all thanks to graphene

Scientists continue looking for ways to make future chips more powerful and efficient than ever. The answer may lie in graphene.
TSMC's wafer.

TSMC is working on a huge price increase, and that’s bad news for gamers

TSMC is introducing a large price increase for its 3nm wafers, and this spells bad news for next-gen hardware.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X socketed into a motherboard.

AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 CPUs just got a huge discount

The newly released AMD Ryzen 7000 processors have already gotten discounted, making them a competitive choice against Intel.
An Apple MacBook Pro 14 sits open on a table.

In just three years, 30% of PCs may be built on ARM architecture

A new report suggests that ARM may appear in many more computers in the near future.
The RTX 4080 in a running test bench.

Want an RTX 4080? Nvidia may have a way to make it easier to get

Nvidia's Verified Priority Access program has just been expanded, and it might be good news if you want to score an RTX 4080.
An Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card seen from the side.

Forget the 4090, Nvidia’s RTX 4060 could be the GPU for the rest of us

If the prices of the RTX 4090 and the RTX 4080 are too steep, it seems that the RTX 4060 might turn out to be a good deal.
A melted RTX 4090 connector.

Not even Nvidia’s 4090 Founders Edition is safe from melting

It's official -- Nvidia's own Founders Edition graphics cards aren't safe from the RTX 4090 melting problem.
A man playing games on the computer, wearing a headset.

This new AMD feature can boost your games with one click

AMD's upcoming Hypr-RX seems like an easy solution foe optimized gaming on a Radeon graphics card.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 lays on a pink surface.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 vs. RTX 4080: Nvidia’s best GPUs, compared

How does Nvidia's RTX 4090 compare to the RTX 4080? We'll take a look at them both and help you pick.
The RX 7900 XTX.

The idea for AMD’s next-gen GPUs all started on a napkin

AMD experts talked about the creation of the upcoming Radeon RX 7900 XTX. The GPU lineup had very small beginnings.
RTX 4090.

We may know the cause of the RTX 4090’s melting connectors

The investigation into RTX 4090 melting issues continues, and we may finally have a clue about what's going on.