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Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform in depth
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After six years of promises and no shipping silicon, Tachyum revises Prodigy processor specs with claims it is 20 times faster than Nvidia's Rubin NVL576 rack
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Premium Final specifications after six years of waiting may set the stage for another major delay

YMTC moves ahead with third chipmaking fab in Wuhan despite U.S. sanctions
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Premium Amid a global memory shortage, China's YMTC has set its sights on building a third semiconductor plant in Wuhan, with the facility expected to begin mass production of memory chips by 2027.
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Reviews

Alienware Area-51 review: Dell's massive gaming tower now supports Intel and AMD CPUs
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
Update The Alienware Area-51 is a massive tower that has finally returned to standardized parts, but performance increases aren't huge over the last generation of desktops.

LG Ultra Gear 45GX950A OLED gaming monitor review: Extreme curve with premium performance
By Christian Eberle published
Very curvy OLED gaming monitor with a 21:9 45-inch screen running at 5120x2160 pixels

Libernovo Omni Review: Too good to be true?
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This chair is amazing... so far.

xTool P3 review: Massive flagship laser engraver claims to offer '2x the workspace, speed, and efficiency' of its predecessor
By Mark Tyson published
The expanded work area, boosted power, and advanced features could make this a favorite among prosumers and small businesses.

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice Motherboard Review: Icy refresh designed for X3D chips
By Joe Shields published
The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice is a worthwhile update from the non-X3D Aorus Master with aesthetic and other hardware improvements, but X3D Turbo 2.0 didn’t show its worth in our testing.
Best Picks

Best Budget 3D Printers 2025: High-Quality Output on the Cheap
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CPUs

Pat Gelsinger explains how his initials ended up etched into every i386 processor ever made
By Mark Tyson published
Pat Gelsinger's initials remained on the Intel 386 silicon die, despite this being something that wasn't done at Intel, thanks to some quick thinking.
Graphics Cards

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2025
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We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy.
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Features

Valve brings back Steam Machine and Steam Controller — hands-on with Valve's new AMD-based living room gaming hardware
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Valve is promising 4K gaming at 60 FPS with FSR
PC Components

Best CPU Coolers 2025: AIO and Air Coolers
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These are the best air and liquid/AIO CPU coolers we've tested, for all consumer systems, from small form-factor builds to overclocked big rigs.
Desktops and PC Building

Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance
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A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit.
Deals

Alienware's 34-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor dips below $500 for Black Friday
By Brandon Hill published
Get 34 inches of QD-OLED gaming goodness now priced below $500
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