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Meta's multi-billion-dollar Graviton deal highlights intensifying CPU shortages in AI infrastructure

By Luke James published 29 April 26

Premium Meta signed a multibillion-dollar, multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services last week to deploy tens of millions of Graviton5 CPU cores across AWS data centers.

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OpenAI and Microsoft's alliance fractures as cloud exclusivity deal ends

By Jon Martindale published 28 April 26

Premium OpenAI and Microsoft outline terms.

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The GeForce RTX 30-series upgrade matrix — does your Ampere GPU need an upgrade in 2026?

By Jeffrey Kampman published 28 April 26

Premium We go over every GPU in the RTX 30-series lineup to determine whether or not it's the right time to leave the Ampere platform for newer Blackwell and RDNA4-based pastures.

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Inside Google's TPU V8 strategy, delivering two chips for two crucial tasks at incredible scale

By Luke James published 27 April 26

Premium Google announced its eighth-gen TPUs at Cloud Next, shipping two distinct chip designs for the first time in the TPU program's decade-long history.

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TSMC's details next-gen CoWoS roadmap: over 14-reticle packages and 48x leap in compute power expected by 2029

By Anton Shilov published 27 April 26

Premium TSMC claims that CoWoS innovations will enable 48x more compute and 34x more memory bandwidth for 2029 AI processors.

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How a cavalcade of blunders gave unauthorized users access to Claude Mythos

By Jon Martindale published 24 April 26

Premium It's hard for AI tools to prevent social engineering and third-party hacks.

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Reviews

iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 Motherboard Review: Colorful enters the high-end overclocking scene

By Joe Shields published 29 April 26

Colorful’s new board strikes a solid balance between an overclocking-focused motherboard and a ‘normal’ premium mid-range offering.

Motherboards

Astro A20 X review: For PC gamers with a console

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 28 April 26

With a very slim base station!

Gaming Headsets

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme X3D AI Top motherboard review: The latest and greatest Xtreme

By Joe Shields published 28 April 26

The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme you actually want to buy

Motherboards

Valve Steam Controller review: Every input to PC game from the sofa

By Andrew E. Freedman published 27 April 26

Valve's Steam Controller ($99) is vastly customizable, comfortable, and has a ton of input options. You probably don't strictly need it, but you can make it your own.

Controllers and Gamepads

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D review: An unbeatable value gaming CPU

By Jake Roach published 26 April 26

There isn’t another gaming CPU at this price that can match the Ryzen 5 7600X3D’s prowess.

CPUs

Best Picks

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Compact PC Builds

By Matt Safford, Joe Shields last updated 23 April 26

See the best Mini-ITX cases we've tested for compact, high-performance builds. From airflow and cooling to GPU and component fit, find the best small-form-factor case for your rig.

PC Cases

Best PC Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Your Next Build

By Joe Shields last updated 23 April 26

Find the best PC cases we’ve tested for airflow, performance, and standout design—from budget ATX gaming and airflow-focused builds to Mini-ITX and high-end XL/EATX workstations.

PC Cases

A collection of eight recent motherboards, in their boxes, on a desk, showcasing the types of boards that typically land on our lest of best motherboards we have benchmarked.

Best Motherboards 2026 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

By Joe Shields last updated 22 April 26

Here are the best motherboards we've tested for recent AMD and Intel platforms. Choose from our expert benchmarked picks of the best available motherboards based on our testing and reviews.

Motherboards

CPUs

More details emerge about how Intel now earns more revenue from each wafer by looking to the edges

By Anton Shilov published 29 April 26

According to analyst reports, Intel is reducing wafer yield variability to get more useful CPU dies from wafer edges amid AI-driven demand.

CPUs

AMD Ryzen 9950X3D tops Amazon best sellers as it falls to all-time low price of $573.99

By Bruno Ferreira published 27 April 26

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D has climbed to the top of Amazon's best sellers charts, likely due to a deep discount and the release of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2.

CPUs

Russian-Chinese Irtysh 32-core CPU runs The Witcher 3 at 30+ FPS

By Zhiye Liu published 27 April 26

Russian YouTube channel PRO Hi-Tech shows what the 32-core Irtysh C632 processor can achieve in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when paired with an AMD Radeon RX 9600 XT graphics card.

CPUs

Graphics Cards

Palit Group says Galax GPU brand will continue to operate following restructure

By Hassam Nasir published 29 April 26

"Business as usual," says Galax.

GPUs

Nvidia quietly launches 12GB RTX 5070 laptop GPU

By Aaron Klotz published 28 April 26

Despite ongoing memory shortages, Nvidia has launched a higher-capacity 12GB trim of its RTX 5070 laptop GPU. The new part has 50% more capacity compared to Nvidia's existing RTX 5070 8GB model.

GPUs

The GeForce RTX 30-series upgrade matrix — does your Ampere GPU need an upgrade in 2026?

By Jeffrey Kampman published 28 April 26

Premium We go over every GPU in the RTX 30-series lineup to determine whether or not it's the right time to leave the Ampere platform for newer Blackwell and RDNA4-based pastures.

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Laptops

Lenovo abandons separate magnesium frame for latest P16 Gen 3 laptop after 20 years

By Jowi Morales published 29 April 26

This will make the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 lighter and thinner. But at what cost?

Laptops

Incredible RTX 5070 OLED deal lands with almost $600 in savings

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Features

The GeForce RTX 30-series upgrade matrix — does your Ampere GPU need an upgrade in 2026?

By Jeffrey Kampman published 28 April 26

Premium We go over every GPU in the RTX 30-series lineup to determine whether or not it's the right time to leave the Ampere platform for newer Blackwell and RDNA4-based pastures.

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TSMC's details next-gen CoWoS roadmap: over 14-reticle packages and 48x leap in compute power expected by 2029

By Anton Shilov published 27 April 26

Premium TSMC claims that CoWoS innovations will enable 48x more compute and 34x more memory bandwidth for 2029 AI processors.

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Premium Build: Greyscale — building a custom-looped ITX PC that pushes the form factor to its limits

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 21 April 26

Premium Building an ITX PC can be challenging in and of itself, so naturally, we decided to amp up the difficulty factor and see if we could build something uncoolable.

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PC Components

iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 Motherboard Review: Colorful enters the high-end overclocking scene

By Joe Shields published 29 April 26

Colorful’s new board strikes a solid balance between an overclocking-focused motherboard and a ‘normal’ premium mid-range offering.

Motherboards

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme X3D AI Top motherboard review: The latest and greatest Xtreme

By Joe Shields published 28 April 26

The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme you actually want to buy

Motherboards

EXPO 1.2 will come to 600-series AM5 motherboards later, tech only enables partial CUDIMM support

By Hassam Nasir published 28 April 26

True CUDIMM support is planned for the next-gen Ryzen CPUs.

Motherboards

Desktops and PC Building

Thermal pads with in-built vapor-chambers claim 50 to 80 times better thermal conductivity than normal thermal pads

By Hassam Nasir published 24 March 26

A thermal pad with a vapor chamber on top might be the TIM your next phone's SoC will use. Xerendipity's new products are meant to keep your phone cooler without sacrificing thickness or cost.

Phones

How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software

By Les Pounder published 29 January 26

You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!

Android

The NexPhone connected to a monitor and peripherals running Windows 11

Windows Phone makes a spiritual comeback thanks to NexPhone, which can triple-boot Windows, Android, and Linux

By Kunal Khullar published 22 January 26

Designed as an all-in-one computing device, NexPhone lets users switch between Android, Linux, and Windows 11 depending on the task

Phones

Deals

Newegg combo deal with AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

Get 32GB of Corsair DDR5 RAM for just $56 in this Newegg 9950X3D2 combo deal

By Ben Stockton published 29 April 26

Deals This epic deal is a great option if you want AMD's first ever dual 3D V-cache processor

Deals

Dell's exceptional 34-inch Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitor returns to Black Friday pricing

By Stephen Warwick published 29 April 26

Deals Dell's 34-inch QD-OLED monitor has fallen back to its all-time-low Black Friday price of $649.

Deals

Save $400 on this 4K-ready MSI gaming PC with an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB DDR5

By Ben Stockton published 28 April 26

Deals A $400 saving means this MSI Aegis Z2 gaming PC, with an eight-core AMD Ryzen CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and 2TB SSD, could be yours for just $1,849.99.

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