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Intel Raptor Lake Non-K CPUs Show Up In New Benchmarks

By Mark Tyson published 24 September 22

The upcoming Core i3-13100, i5-13400, and i9-13900 have passed through this sysinfo tool. It collected some specs, but the only standard benchmark was the iGPU.

TeamGroup's Speedy DDR5-7200 C34 RAM Hits Retail For $350

By Zhiye Liu published 24 September 22

The TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB 32GB DDR5-7200 memory kit is available on Newegg for $349.99.

Ryzen 9 7950X Soars To 6.5 GHz, Shattering Two CPU Records

By Mark Tyson published 24 September 22

AMD’s Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ processors continue to show their prowess in pre-release benchmark feats This time they grab 15%+ better scores than their nearest rivals with LN2 cooling.

Intel Readies to Ship Arc A700 GPUs to Scavenger Hunt Winners

By Anton Shilov published 24 September 22

Intel’s Arc graphics cards are nearly here; wait just a little bit.

AMD X670/B650 Motherboard Overview: 20-Plus Motherboards for AM5

By Joe Shields published 24 September 22

X670 chipsets arrive sporting the new LGA-based AM5 socket, DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support and more.

How To Dual Boot Linux and Windows 11

By Les Pounder published 24 September 22

Windows and Linux co-existing on the same machine.

AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Specs, Release Date, Benchmarks, Price Listings

By Paul Alcorn published 24 September 22

Here's the Ryzen 7000 release date, benchmarks, specifications, pricing, and all we know about AMD's Zen 4 architecture.

GPU Prices Fall After Nvidia Announcement, Ethereum Merge

By Jarred Walton published 23 September 22

We look at graphics card price changes at retail and eBay over the past week, right after Ethereum's Merge and in the midst of the Nvidia RTX 40-series Ada Lovelace announcement.

Intel's Core i9-13900K Leads Single-Thread Performance Rankings

By Anton Shilov published 23 September 22

Raptor shows its teeth: Core i9-13900K tops PassMark's single-thread CPU performance rankings.

Nvidia Reveals Ada Lovelace GPU Secrets: Extreme Transistor Counts at High Clocks

By Anton Shilov published 23 September 22

Nvidia revealed the official transistor counts and die sizes of the new RTX 4090 and 4080 AD102, AD103, AD104 GPUs.

Windows 11 Users Complain of Nvidia GeForce Issues After 22H2 Feature Update

By Mark Tyson published 23 September 22

Nvidia is investigating the complaints of users across its forums, on Reddit, and on the Tom’s Hardware forums too. There are workaround but we hope a patch or hotfix is delivered ASAP.

What GPU to Buy if You Can't Afford Nvidia's Ada or Wait for AMD's RNDA3

By Jarred Walton published 23 September 22

The AMD RX 6600 and RTX 2060 remain the best deals in existing GPUs. But if you can wait until Black Friday, you may see the best graphics card deals in years.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition

GeForce RTX 4090 Leaves Plenty of Room for a Future RTX 4090 Ti Flagship

By Aaron Klotz published 23 September 22

AD102 has more cores, L2 cache, and ROPs to offer

Why Nvidia's RTX 4080, 4090 Cost so Damn Much

By Jarred Walton published 23 September 22

And how AMD's RDNA3 chiplets could seriously undercut Nvidia

Tiny Keyboard Transforms Smartwatch Into a Desktop PC

By Ian Evenden published 23 September 22

Chinese manufacturer Lilygo is selling a kit to turn its own-brand smartwatch into a tiny desktop computer.

More News

Video Allegedly Shows Crypto Miners Jet Washing Nvidia RTX GPUs ‘lightly used’ GPU bargains...

GPU Prices Fall After Nvidia Announcement, Ethereum Merge Prices of 3000-series Nvidia and 6000-series AMD cards are dropping.

What GPU to Buy if You Can't Afford Nvidia's Ada or Wait for AMD's RNDA3 If you can wait until Black Friday, you may see the best graphics card deals in years.

AMD X670/B650 Motherboard Overview: 20-Plus Motherboards for AM5 X670 chipsets arrive sporting the new LGA-based AM5 socket, DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support and more.

Reviews

IRISLabs Jris65 Review: An Affordable Endgame Keyboard?

By Myles Goldman published 24 September 22

Editor's Choice

The IRISLabs JRIS65 is a fantastic barebones mechanical keyboard kit for the price of $165 and it’s a great option for any newcomer to the hobby.

Alienware Aurora R13 Review: Alder Lake Alien

By Matt Safford published 22 September 22

While new CPUs and GPUs are expected to arrive soon, if you're looking for a powerful, quiet and pretty gaming PC, Alienware's Aurora R13 is still tough to beat.

Acer Predator Triton 300 SE Review: Cinematic Quality Screen

By Charles Jefferies published 21 September 22

The 14-inch Acer Predator Triton 300 SE delivers stunning OLED gaming in an admirably portable design.

Cooler Master GD160 ARGB Gaming Desk Review: Perfect Ambiance

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 20 September 22

The GD160 ARGB is an electric height-adjustable desk with bright ARGB lighting that can sync to your PC. Don’t knock it till you try it.

Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 Flux Review: A Quiet Contender

By Albert Thomas published 19 September 22

The PL240 Flux is a quiet cooler featuring ARGB lighting. It pairs well with Alder Lake CPUs, provided there are some power limits in place.

Best Picks

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2022

By Zhiye Liu published 24 September 22

Here are the best RAM kits we’ve tested: computer memory ideal for gaming, video editing, and graphics-heavy applications.

Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2022: 90 Pastes Tested and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn published 24 September 22

We tested 90 different thermal pastes to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.

Best Gaming Monitors 2022: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle published 23 September 22

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2022, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

CPUs

Intel Raptor Lake Non-K CPUs Show Up In New Benchmarks

By Mark Tyson published 24 September 22

The upcoming Core i3-13100, i5-13400, and i9-13900 have passed through this sysinfo tool. It collected some specs, but the only standard benchmark was the iGPU.

Ryzen 9 7950X Soars To 6.5 GHz, Shattering Two CPU Records

By Mark Tyson published 24 September 22

AMD’s Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ processors continue to show their prowess in pre-release benchmark feats This time they grab 15%+ better scores than their nearest rivals with LN2 cooling.

Meet The Team

Graphics Cards

Intel Readies to Ship Arc A700 GPUs to Scavenger Hunt Winners

By Anton Shilov published 24 September 22

Intel’s Arc graphics cards are nearly here; wait just a little bit.

Nvidia Reveals Ada Lovelace GPU Secrets: Extreme Transistor Counts at High Clocks

By Anton Shilov published 23 September 22

Nvidia revealed the official transistor counts and die sizes of the new RTX 4090 and 4080 AD102, AD103, AD104 GPUs.

GeForce RTX 4090 Leaves Plenty of Room for a Future RTX 4090 Ti Flagship

By Aaron Klotz published 23 September 22

AD102 has more cores, L2 cache, and ROPs to offer

Laptops

Best Gaming Laptops Under $1,500

By Avram Piltch published 22 September 22

Today, you can find a powerful gaming laptop without breaking the bank. We’ve tested to help you find the best.

Acer Predator Triton 300 SE Review: Cinematic Quality Screen

By Charles Jefferies published 21 September 22

The 14-inch Acer Predator Triton 300 SE delivers stunning OLED gaming in an admirably portable design.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Pico Powers Hex Color Picker Input Board

By Ash Hill published 23 September 22

Guy Dupont has programmed a color picking LED board using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 and is selling prototype copies over at Etsy.

The Pi Cast Celebrates 100 Episodes with Rpilocator Creator

By Ash Hill published 20 September 22

The official Tom’s Hardware Raspberry Pi-themed show, the Pi Cast, is celebrating its 100th episode on Tuesday, September 20th.

Portable Raspberry Pi Tricorder Detects Starlink Satellites

By Ash Hill published 19 September 22

Saveitforparts has upgraded his Raspberry Pi-powered tricorder to detect Starlink satellites using an LNB from a satellite dish.

Deals

Grab a Powerful Asus Gaming Laptop for $1,249: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 20 September 22

Having a portable computer that's powerful enough to play games, and handle your workload is a bonus, and even better when you can get your hands on one for a reduced price.

Grab a Fantastic Budget SSD for Under $70: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 16 September 22

Bigger storage, smaller price!

Grab an HP Budget Desktop Gaming PC for Under $700: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 12 September 22

HP's Omen 30L slashes its price by almost 50%

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