Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast

The AI tokenmaxxing party is crashing over spiraling costs

By Jon Martindale published 25 June 26

Premium "Leadership [...] are still asking the question of whether they're getting value from what we're spending."

US Secures Netherlands for Pax Silica Alliance in key win for strategic chip alliance

By Jon Martindale published 24 June 26

Premium Inside the US Pax Silica Alliance with the Netherlands.

China tops the list of fastest supercomputers with a CPU-only behemoth, ending US champion El Capitan's reign

By Luke James published 24 June 26

Premium China's LineShine supercomputer has taken the top spot on the 67th TOP500 list, posting 2.198 exaflops on the High Performance Linpack benchmark.

Arm servers capture over 45% of data center market revenue

By Anton Shilov published 22 June 26

Premium Arm-based servers accounted for nearly half of server revenue in Q1 2026, challenging x86. But in the coming years, they might catch up unit wise as well.

Post-silicon era gets closer as industry giants crack the 2D transistor scaling bottleneck with breakthrough tech

By Luke James published 19 June 26

Imec, ASML, and TSMC have integrated both n-type and p-type transistors with atomically thin 2D channels on a single 300mm wafer.

Semiconductors

Quick Takes

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Reviews

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D re-review: Maxing out DDR4’s gaming potential

By Jake Roach published 25 June 26

AMD has re-released the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to provide some relief from high DDR5 prices, so we’re re-reviewing the CPU to see how it stacks up to current options around the same price.

HyperX Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless Headset Review: 80 hours and under $100

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 25 June 26

The HyperX Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless is an over-ear wireless gaming headset with 50mm dynamic drivers, a flip-to-mute boom mic, and up to 80 hours of battery life — all for under $100.

Gaming Headsets

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: Unmatched performance and a jaw-dropping price tag

By Brandon Hill published 23 June 26

It has the performance muscle that is unmatched in this class, but the Claw 8 EX AI+’s $1,799 price tag and lack of OLED leave us scratching our heads.

Handheld Gaming

Valve Steam Machine review: Couch gaming unboxed, but not always at 4K

By Andrew E. Freedman published 22 June 26

Valve's Steam Machine is nice box to play PC games on your TV, and is well-designed. But you're not getting the latest hardware, despite a starting price above $1,000.

Console Gaming

Anycubic Kobra 4 Combo 3D printer review: Evolution, not revolution

By Denise Bertacchi published 22 June 26

The Kobra 4 Combo is a nice evolution of the Kobra 3 without any revolutionary changes.

3D Printing

Best Picks

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2026

By Zhiye Liu last updated 26 June 26

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

DDR4

Best College Laptops: Tested Picks for Research, Writing, Gaming and More

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 26 June 26

College laptops fit for any student.

Laptops

Best Portable Monitors 2026: Gaming and Laptop Productivity

By Brandon Hill last updated 26 June 26

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

Portable Monitors

CPUs

Best Budget CPUs of 2026, Benchmarked and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn, Jake Roach last updated 25 June 26

You can get a surprisingly powerful processor on the cheap. We've tested several cheap budget CPUs to help you find the right one for your needs and budget.

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026

By Jake Roach last updated 25 June 26

Here is the best CPU for gaming.

Scalpers circle AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, asking for $600 or more

By Jake Roach published 25 June 26

Scalpers are trying to capitalize on the release of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, asking nearly double the CPU's suggested retail price.

Graphics Cards

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Eagle OC Ice SFF 16G

Want an RTX 5070 Ti? Here’s where to get one for $899 — don't pay retail and save $220 today

By Sponsored published 25 June 26

Deals Newegg has the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Eagle OC Ice SFF 16G graphics card up for sale for $899 after direct discounts.

GPU Benchmarks and Performance Hierarchy

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2026

By Jeffrey Kampman last updated 24 June 26

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

GPUs

Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2026

By Jeffrey Kampman last updated 24 June 26

We've benchmarked all the latest GPUs to find the best graphics cards for gaming. These graphics cards offer the best performance at their price and resolution, from 1080p to 4K.

GPUs

Meet The Team

Jake Roach

Senior Analyst, CPUs

Running on coffee filters and isopropyl alcohol

Jeffrey Kampman

Senior Analyst, Graphics

A machine that converts espresso into game benchmarks.

Anj Bryant

Assistant Managing Editor

3D printing aficionado, content juggler, all-around TH MVP.

Stephen Warwick

News Editor

Drink energy drink, find news, repeat.

Paul Alcorn

Editor-in-Chief

Has more chips than a bag of Doritos.

Matt Safford

Managing Editor

18 years covering CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, and storage. 14 trips to Scotland.

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Senior Editor: Peripherals

Needs bigger desk for all these monitors.

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?

Stewart Bendle

Deals Writer

Potion seller, Azeroth adventurer, sales soothsayer.

Sayem Ahmed

Subscription Editor

Commands throughput, conjures reports — THP's pact-bound silicon warlock.

Joe Shields

Staff Writer, Components

Mage of motherboards, keeper of copper paths, warden of wires

Ben Stockton

Deals Writer

Laptops

Framework's Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition now costs less than before, company lowers PCIe 5.0 SSD prices

By Hassam Nasir published 26 June 26

A small victory in the face of a gargantuan problem.

Laptops

Best College Laptops: Tested Picks for Research, Writing, Gaming and More

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 26 June 26

College laptops fit for any student.

Laptops

Features

Solidigm VP talks PCIe 6.0 SSDs, next-gen floating gate NAND, liquid cooled storage and more

By Anton Shilov published 26 June 26

Premium Floating gate NAND forever.

Ditching the cloud for local AI — how I use two mini PCs to process millions of tokens a day and save money on costly API fees

By Chris Stokel-Walker published 18 June 26

Premium As new data center buildouts hit planning walls and AI inference providers hike costs, is the future of AI to roll your own models?

Intel's fab roadmap examined — Arizona, Ohio, Ireland, and the two deadlines deciding 14A process node

By Luke James published 17 June 26

Premium This roadmap provides an in-depth analysis of Intel's current plans for its chip production capacity.

PC Components

Solidigm VP talks PCIe 6.0 SSDs, next-gen floating gate NAND, liquid cooled storage and more

By Anton Shilov published 26 June 26

Premium Floating gate NAND forever.

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2026

By Zhiye Liu last updated 26 June 26

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

DDR4

Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2025: 90 TIM Compounds Tested and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn last updated 26 June 26

We tested 37 different thermal compounds with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X and over 90 thermal compounds with Intel Core i9 CPUs to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.

Thermal Paste

Desktops and PC Building

Commodore announces Linux-based flip phone with ‘no social media, no browser’

By Mark Tyson published 16 June 26

After some teasing and a couple of red herrings Commodore today unveiled a retro-styled flip phone dubbed the Callback 8020.

Phones

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

Deals

The Logitech G29 racing wheel and pedal set is on a deep 40% discount for Prime Day

By Jake Roach published 26 June 26

Deals The Logitech G29 is on a deep discount of 40% for Prime Day, marking its lowest price in half a decade at the retailer.

Asus' Zephyrus G16 laptop with an RTX 5070 & 240Hz OLED display is on sale for just $1,575

By Hassam Nasir published 26 June 26

Deals A gaming laptop with basically no compromises.

The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is tough to find, but these Prime Day CPUs with DDR5 are cheaper

By Jake Roach published 26 June 26

Deals DDR5 prices sting, but these CPU deals help offset the cost.