Microsoft shares their hardware recommendations for gaming PCs at any budget

Microsoft recently published a blog post on optimizing gaming rigs for better performance. It outlines recommended hardware ...

I tested Samsung's fastest portable SSD for work and travel, and it's changed how I transfer data

Samsung's T9 SSD offers up to 4TB of storage and transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps - in an form factor that you just can't hate.
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The State of PC Gaming in 2025: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Why It Still Matters

A year-end reflection on the state of PC gaming in 2025, exploring its biggest wins, frustrations, and why the platform still ...

'Give us the chip. Give us the RAM. Let us have our fun. Let us go nuts': Sapphire's PC gaming evangelist wants AMD 'to get out of the way' when it comes to designing g…

'I personally wish they would let us be the companies we are in, instead of trying to create the mold.' ...

At this point, you’re almost buying the RAM and getting the rest of the gaming PC for free

With how pricey DDR5 has gotten, a prebuilt that includes 32GB of RAM out of the box already feels like a win. The fact that ...

Microsoft's new guide to PC gaming hardware is very slightly more useful than you might expect but oddly has never heard of upscaling

Microsoft goes on to explain that you should, "pair your GPU with your monitor’s refresh rate. If your monitor tops out at ...

The fastest portable SSD I've used is also the smallest (and it's not even close)

Samsung's T9 SSD offers up to 4TB of storage with transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps - in an ultraportable form factor.
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I Installed Bazzite To Get Rid of Windows, But I Came Crawling Back

I installed Bazzite for a console-like Steam Game Mode PC. It’s brilliant… until NVIDIA drivers, 4K glitches, and the Proton ...