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Reviews

Gamemax RGB PRO 750G power supply review: Efficient, but pricey for an average unit with pretty lights

By E. Fylladitakis Published 25 September 26

The Sohoo platform underneath measures well enough, but the fan, the capacitors, and the warranty all sit below what the price should buy.

Power Supplies

Sony INZONE M10S II 27-inch 540 Hz QHD OLED gaming monitor review: A major player in a crowded field

By Christian Eberle Published 23 September 26

Sony brings saturated color and speedy gameplay to the OLED genre

Gaming Monitors

Bambu Lab R1 CO2 Laser Engraver & Cutter

Bambu Lab R1 Review: This one stands alone

By Denise Bertacchi Published 22 September 26

Bambu Lab leverages its mastery of motion systems and UI to create a nearly perfect stand-alone laser.

Maker and STEM

Glorious GMMK Eternal Review: Fits anywhere, sounds great

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal Published 22 September 26

Glorious' new GMMK Eternal is a compact 96-percent wired keyboard with hot-swappable mechanical switches and three layers of sound-dampening in the case.

Gaming Keyboards

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra) review: Local model citizen outpaces DGX Spark and Threadripper

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 21 September 26

The Mac Studio with M5 Ultra delivers powerhouse productivity and AI performance in a small chassis.

Mini PCs

Best Picks

Best SSD and Hard Drive Enclosures

By Avram Piltch Last updated 24 September 26

You can take any M.2 or SATA storage drive, put it in an enclosure and connect to a computer via USB. We tested more than a dozen enclosures to help you find the best one.

Enclosures

Best Portable Monitors 2026: Gaming and Laptop Productivity

By Brandon Hill Last updated 21 September 26

These are the best portable monitors to ponder if you're looking to expand real estate for your laptop.

Portable Monitors

Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026

By Zhiye Liu Last updated 17 September 26

We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

microSD Cards

CPUs

Meta Muse runs agents on AMD EPYC Turin hosts with two cores and 8GB of memory

By Jake Roach Published 25 September 26

Meta's new Muse AI agent is powered by AMD EPYC Turin hosts, with each user getting a private sandbox with two vCPUs and 8GB of memory.

CPUs

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 show up at retail with pricing above MSRP

By Jake Roach Published 21 September 26

Nearly two weeks after they were announced, AMD's Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 (non-F) are available for sale, though prices are slightly above MSRP.

CPUs

MediaTek next-gen Dimensity CX C10 Max will power new Googlebook initiative

By Jake Roach Published 21 September 26

MediaTek's next-gen Dimensity CX C10 Max will arrive inside Googlebook devices, featuring similar specs as the Kompanio Ultra 910 currently available.

CPUs

Graphics Cards

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition

Nvidia DLSS 5 power draw hits 647W as power connector runs hotter than the GPU die, upscales frame rates and flame temps on 16-pin

By Zhiye Liu Published 25 September 26

QuasarZone tests show the 16-pin power connector on a GeForce RTX 5090 reaches temperatures above 90 degrees Celsius at peak power consumption near 650W.

GPUs

Jensen Huang holding an autographed 30th Anniversary Asus ROG Astra RTX 5090 White OC

Lucky 3D artist scores Jensen Huang-signed RTX 5090 from used marketplace that's worth up to $15,000

By Jowi Morales Published 24 September 26

A lucky surprise.

GPUs

New wireless Wi-Fi 7 external GPU box comes with a built-in 4TB SSD for local AI

By Bruno Ferreira Published 24 September 26

WiCi wireless external GPU with onboard storage puts AI workloads reach of local machines via WiFi 7.

GPUs

Meet The Team

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Matt Safford

Managing Editor

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Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

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Andrew E. Freedman

Senior Editor: Laptops and Desktops

Needs the right screwdriver bit for this upgrade.

Brandon Hill

Senior Editor - Monitors and Networking

Has anyone seen my patch cables or DisplayPort cord?

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Laptops

DDR5 laptop memory prices surge 6X in 12 months

By Jowi Morales Published 25 September 26

XMG expects DRAM and NAND supply to remain tight through next year and beyond.

Laptops

Save up to $600 on top-rated Dell Pro laptops — work faster for less with the best deals on the Pro 14 and Pro 16

By Sponsored Published 24 September 26

Features

NOR Flash and SLC NAND production are under threat as capacity gets routed to more profitable products — 'severe undersupply' threatens everyday electronics

By Chris Stokel-Walker Published 18 September 26

Premium NOR Flash and SLC NAND are the latest products to be impacted by the ongoing AI buildout, with capacities tightening and production being routed to more lucrative chips.

Premium

Valve Steam Frame interview — why it costs up to $1,300, Snapdragon power, and 10x foveated streaming

By Brandon Hill Published 14 September 26

Premium We chatted with Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Jeff Leinbaugh about launching the Steam Frame amid a global memory/storage supply crunch

Premium

At IFA 2026, computing chased the high and low ends — AI and budget-focused machines left little for the rest of us

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 11 September 26

Premium At IFA 2026, a bifurcated computing landscape widened as more companies chased Apple's MacBook Neo while also keeping one foot firmly planted in the AI space.

Premium

PC Components

Noctua explores 2,000W micro-channel air cooling

By Kunal Khullar Published 25 September 26

Noctua and Forced Physics are exploring whether densely packed micro-channels can provide extreme cooling performance without the noise associated with high-pressure airflow

Air Cooling

Gamemax RGB PRO 750G power supply review: Efficient, but pricey for an average unit with pretty lights

By E. Fylladitakis Published 25 September 26

The Sohoo platform underneath measures well enough, but the fan, the capacitors, and the warranty all sit below what the price should buy.

Power Supplies

Best SSD and Hard Drive Enclosures

By Avram Piltch Last updated 24 September 26

You can take any M.2 or SATA storage drive, put it in an enclosure and connect to a computer via USB. We tested more than a dozen enclosures to help you find the best one.

Enclosures

Desktops and PC Building

Grab this 4K-ready RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC from HP for under $1,900 right now

By Ben Stockton Published 25 September 26

Deals This epic HP Omen 45L gaming rig is one of the cheapest RTX 5070 Ti PC you can buy right now, fitted with a Intel Core i7-14700F, 32GB of DDR RAM, and a 1TB SSD for just $1,899.99.

Deals

Gaming PC with RTX 5060, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage gets $500 discount

By Joe Shields Published 22 September 26

Deals Newegg's ABS Cyclone Aqua prebuilt combines Intel's 20-core Core i7-14700F with Nvidia's RTX 5060 8GB, and 32GB of DDR4 memory for less than the cost of building a comparable system

Deals

Get the world’s fastest gaming CPU and a DLSS 5-capable GPU in a gaming PC for $2,299

By Zhiye Liu Published 21 September 26

Deals Walmart is selling a CyberPowerPC gaming PC with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition, 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory, and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for $2,299.

Deals

Save $250 on this award-winning Elegoo resin 3D printer with an integrated heater and 16K resolution

By Ben Stockton Published 25 September 26

Deals This Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra, one of the best resin 3D printers you can buy, is on sale for $359 right now, saving you 40% on its usual price.

Deals

Grab this 4K-ready RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC from HP for under $1,900 right now

By Ben Stockton Published 25 September 26

Deals This epic HP Omen 45L gaming rig is one of the cheapest RTX 5070 Ti PC you can buy right now, fitted with a Intel Core i7-14700F, 32GB of DDR RAM, and a 1TB SSD for just $1,899.99.

Deals

Save up to $600 on top-rated Dell Pro laptops — work faster for less with the best deals on the Pro 14 and Pro 16

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