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.

Sapphire rep predicts DRAM prices will begin to stabilize in the next 6-8 months, but warns 'it may not be the prices we want' — GPU vendor says memory crisis is simila…

Amidst the economic uncertainty ushered in by this AI boom, some folks still have conviction and are offering hope to the ...
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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 ...
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Samsung: Reports That We're Exiting Consumer SSD Market Are 'False'

The market has faced significant volatility as deep-pocketed AI giants snap up components for their massive data centers, ...

This is the best value gaming laptop I've tested in 2025, and it just got even cheaper

The Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 is the brand's cheapest gaming laptop under that 'Legion' moniker (if you're after something more ...

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 ...

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 ...

Want to run and train an LLM model locally? I found the Minisforum MS-S1 Max mini PC to be an affordable option in my tests

This is no normal mini PC, as the price highlights, but the power and expansion options offer serious potential ...

Build a Budget 1440p Gaming PC for under $350

Build a budget gaming PC under $350 using an HP TG01, Ryzen 7 5700G, and a $180 RX 7600 for smooth 1440p play, and enjoy 90 ...

ROG Strix G16 Laptop With RTX 5070, 1TB SSD and Ryzen 9 Hits New Low, Amazon Cuts All Profit Margin

The Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025 edition) targets this exact audience with bleeding-edge components that few laptops currently offer, including the brand-new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU powered by ...