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Reviews

iBuyPower Slate Gaming Desktop review: Strong gaming value and extras

By Charles Jefferies Published 30 September 26

Attractive styling, strong gaming performance, and quality peripherals make the Slate an appealing mid-range gaming desktop.

Gaming PCs

ASRock X870E Challenger Wifi Motherboard Review: A value X870E board packed with features

By Joe Shields Published 28 September 26

ASRock’s X870E Challenger Wifi packs a flagship audio codec, robust VRMs, USB4, 5 GbE, and Wi-Fi 7 into an affordable, all-white ATX board. It’s one of the best-equipped AMD options under $290.

Motherboards

Gigabyte 1000GM PG5 1000W power supply review: Impressive Platinum-level efficiency with T-Guard thermal protection

By E. Fylladitakis Published 27 September 26

Great value, good price

Power Supplies

Sandisk Optimus GX Pro 850P 2TB SSD review: A PS5 SSD you recognize at a price you don’t

By Shane Downing Published 26 September 26

The Sandisk Optimus GX Pro 850P is a WD Black SN850P by another name. It’s a great PS5 SSD with good performance in a mature package, but with a stiff premium.

SSDs

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 Picks

Best Portable Monitors 2026: Gaming and Laptop Productivity

By Brandon Hill Last updated 6 October 26

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

Portable Monitors

Best PC case fans tested 2026: Improve your airflow, silence your system, or add more RGB glow

By Niels Broekhuijsen, Joe Shields Last updated 6 October 26

We test several different fans to figure out which impellers are sellers and which spinners are sinners.

Case Fans

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

By Joe Shields Last updated 6 October 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

CPUs

Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever at $145

By Mark Tyson Published 6 October 26

Deals Intel's 18-core Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever on Amazon, selling for just $145 on sale.

Deals

Best Budget CPUs of 2026, Benchmarked and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn, Jake Roach Last updated 6 October 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.

CPUs

It's finally a good time to buy a Raptor Lake CPU during Prime Big Deals Day

By Jake Roach Published 5 October 26

Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs are finally getting some good discounts after a year of inconsistent pricing, and some of these chips are even dropping to all-time lows.

CPUs

Graphics Cards

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card crashes to $529, below original MSRP

By Stewart Bendle Published 6 October 26

Grab a new 12GB GPU for less than the MSRP launch price.

GPUs

Modder brings Nvidia Pascal GPU support to Windows XP 32-bit

By Bruno Ferreira Last updated 4 October 26

Retro techie retrofits Nvidia Windows XP 32-bit drivers with Pascal card support and improved DisplayPort and HDMI support for contemporary displays

GPU Drivers

Modder 'fixes' melting RTX 5090 power connectors with custom distributor

By Jhet Borja Published 4 October 26

Reddit user u/DallasGrave shared a fix for his RTX 5090, one of the best graphics cards, whose 12VHPWR connector was overheating, along with an image of a module screwed onto the back of his GPU.

GPUs

Meet The Team

Jake Roach

Senior Analyst, CPUs

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Jeffrey Kampman

Senior Analyst, Graphics

A machine that converts espresso into game benchmarks.

Anj Bryant

Managing Editor

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

Stephen Warwick

News Editor

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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

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Sayem Ahmed

Subscription Editor

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

Joe Shields

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Ben Stockton

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Laptops

Black Friday laptop deals: What should small and medium-sized businesses be looking for?

By Sponsored Published 6 October 26

Dell Pro 3, 5, and 7 laptops offer excellent options for small and medium-sized businesses this Black Friday. Here's how to find the best deal on the right laptop for your business.

Laptops

Best budget gaming laptops of 2026: The best cheap laptops we've tested and benchmarked

By Andrew E. Freedman Last updated 6 October 26

We benchmarked budget gaming laptops to help you get the most for your money.

Gaming Laptops

Features

Black Friday laptop deals: What should small and medium-sized businesses be looking for?

By Sponsored Published 6 October 26

Dell Pro 3, 5, and 7 laptops offer excellent options for small and medium-sized businesses this Black Friday. Here's how to find the best deal on the right laptop for your business.

Laptops

AI's chipmaking frontier may face patent infringement hurdles as autonomous tools take over

By Chris Stokel-Walker Published 1 October 26

Premium Can AI outsmart the ingenuity of human thinking and design? If so, what does that mean for proprietary IP? We explore the tools, and the potential pitfalls.

Premium

AI Chip Design Render showcasing workflows

The state of agentic AI in chip design tools in 2026

By Shane Downing Published 30 September 26

Premium Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens all offer agentic AI for chip design, largely built on Nvidia's stack, with varying claims of autonomy.

Premium

PC Components

Best PC case fans tested 2026: Improve your airflow, silence your system, or add more RGB glow

By Niels Broekhuijsen, Joe Shields Last updated 6 October 26

We test several different fans to figure out which impellers are sellers and which spinners are sinners.

Case Fans

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

By Joe Shields Last updated 6 October 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

Best CPU Coolers 2026: AIO and Air Coolers

By Joe Shields Last updated 6 October 26

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.

Cooling

Desktops and PC Building

HP takes $2200 off a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080 prebuilt at $2,799

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 6 October 26

HP is selling its Omen 35L with an Nvidia RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D for $2,799, or $2200 off. This system has 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD for strong supporting performance, too.

Gaming PCs

Nvidia RTX 5070 prebuilt with Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 32GB RAM drops to $1,799 — save $500 before the price bounces back

By Sponsored Published 6 October 26

Deals

Get a 1440p QD-OLED monitor for just $280 — entry-level AOC display comes with 144Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time

By Jake Roach Published 6 October 26

At $280, AOC's 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate is one of the cheapest OLED displays we've seen.

Gaming Monitors

Award-winning Anycubic 3D Printers on sale with up to 47% off

By Stewart Bendle Published 6 October 26

Anycubic's range of 3D printers sees large discounts in the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale

3D Printing

Save up to 43% on these handy Hoto tools for PC builders and hobbyists, starting from $14

By Ben Stockton Published 6 October 26

Deals Amazon's big discount event means that now is the perfect time to stock up on Hoto's tools for hobbyists and PC builders, with deals running until October 7.

Deals

Coupons

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Dell coupon codes in Oct 2026 |

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Herman Miller Promo Codes in October 2026 |

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SPONSORED Use these Herman Miller promo codes to save on ergonomic chairs and accessories for your home or office.

Autodesk Promo Codes in Oct 2026 |

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SPONSORED Use one of these Autodesk promo codes to save on CAD & 3D design software to help you create the ideal designs for less.

Corsair Discount Codes in Oct 2026 |

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SPONSORED Use one of our Corsair discount codes to save on cases, cooling, RAM, keyboards and more.

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