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AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supply, setting the stage for a pricing apocalypse that could last a decade

By Luke James published 3 October 25

Premium Once-cheap SSDs, DRAM, and HDD prices are climbing fast as AI demand and constrained supply converge to create the tightest market in years.

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Nvidia details efficiency of the NVFP4 format for LLM training

By Anton Shilov published 3 October 25

Premium NVFP4 on Blackwell offers gains in compute and memory efficiency over FP8 and BF16

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Qualcomm's big win over Arm could reverberate throughout the industry

By Anton Shilov published 3 October 25

Premium Qualcomm's win could set a new precedent for Arm licensees

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How Nvidia's deal with Intel has been decades in the making — years of rivalry culminated in an unexpected alliance

By Luke James published 3 October 25

Premium Years of rivalry, roadmap drift, and packaging breakthroughs set the stage for one of the most unexpected alliances in the industry

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AMD and Intel's unlikely chipmaking partnership isn't without its benefits — how AMD could divest reliance on TSMC

By Luke James published 2 October 25

Premium Intel and AMD have competed at opposite ends of the x86 spectrum for decades, but a potential deal could be mutually beneficial for both companies.

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OpenAI might be building its own chip, but it’ll still be dependent on Nvidia

By Luke James published 30 September 25

Premium OpenAI is widely understood to be developing a custom AI accelerator with Broadcom, part of a $10 billion partnership to design chips specifically for OpenAI’s internal workloads.

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Reviews

Lenovo Legion Go 2 review: AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme makes gains at 800p

By Andrew E. Freedman published 2 October 25

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is packed with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, an OLED display, and improved controls and ergonomics.

Handheld Gaming

Acer Predator XB273K V5 27-inch 4K gaming monitor review: Vivid color and dual refresh rate capable

By Christian Eberle published 28 September 25

Packed with performance and flexibility

Gaming Monitors

Acer FA200 4TB SSD Review: A Capacious Retread

By Shane Downing published 27 September 25

The Acer FA200 has nothing wrong with it, having relatively good all-around performance and solid power efficiency. It’s outdated and hard to find, though.

SSDs

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 review: a necessary update, not an exciting one

By Jeffrey Kampman published 26 September 25

The GeForce RTX 5050 brings a much-needed performance boost to the low end of the graphics card market, but it faces intense competition at its $249 MSRP.

GPUs

Raspberry Pi 500+ Review: RGB clicky keys and NVMe storage, but with a $200 price tag

By Les Pounder published 25 September 25

Raspberry Pi has released an updated version of the Raspberry Pi 500 and this time the omitted NVMe storage is present, as is an RGB mechanical keyboard.

Raspberry Pi

Best Picks

Best Gaming Monitors 2025: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 6 October 25

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2025, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

Gaming Monitors

Best WiFi Routers 2025: High-Speed, Low Cost Choices for WiFi 6E and 7

By Brandon Hill last updated 6 October 25

The right WiFi router can make a huge difference in your day-to-day productivity and gaming experience. We’ve tested a slew of models to help you find the best one.

Routers

Best Budget CPUs of 2025, Benchmarked and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn last updated 5 October 25

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

Swiss lab where researchers are working to create computers powered by mini human brains revealed in new report

By Mark Tyson published 6 October 25

A new report details a tour of a Swiss lab, where researchers are working to develop computers powered by mini human brains.

CPUs

Best Budget CPUs of 2025, Benchmarked and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn last updated 5 October 25

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

CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2025: CPU Rankings

By Paul Alcorn last updated 4 October 25

All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.

CPUs

Graphics Cards

OCuLink outpaces Thunderbolt 5 in Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti tests

By Anton Shilov published 4 October 25

OCuLink or Thunderbolt? That is the question!

GPUs

Nvidia's 16-pin time bomb could be defused by this $95 gadget

By Zhiye Liu published 2 October 25

Aqua Computer launches the Ampinel, an active power management module for graphics cards that utilize the 16-pin power connector.

GPUs

$568 million of GPUs allegedly misused for crypto mining caught in tax evasion and money laundering probe

By Anton Shilov published 2 October 25

Northern Data is under investigation for allegedly misusing AI tax breaks on 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, despite the hardware being ill-suited for crypto mining.

GPUs

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Laptops

Qualcomm’s 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme dominates in first benchmarks

By Matt Safford, Andrew E. Freedman published 29 September 25

Testing the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme made me wonder how Intel and AMD are going to respond. Qualcomm’s new flagship chip looks ready to dominate on all fronts.

Laptops

Asus addresses stuttering issues plaguing its gaming laptops

By Luke James published 27 September 25

Strix Scar 15 and Zephyrus M16 get first trial updates, with more to follow

Laptops

Features

How Nvidia's deal with Intel has been decades in the making — years of rivalry culminated in an unexpected alliance

By Luke James published 3 October 25

Premium Years of rivalry, roadmap drift, and packaging breakthroughs set the stage for one of the most unexpected alliances in the industry

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The state of Intel: What the company's $5 billion deal with Nvidia could mean for the floundering chipmaker

By Chris Stokel-Walker published 26 September 25

Premium An eye-watering and mind-boggling deal saw computer chips’ new king supplant what used to be the old name in town – but what does it all mean for Intel?

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Nvidia and Intel’s RTX SoCs could pose an existential threat to AMD’s APUs — if the two companies can actually pull it off

By Luke James published 24 September 25

Premium AMD’s APUs now rival entry GPUs, but Intel and NVIDIA aim higher: RTX chiplets, NVLink and Foveros promise scalable SoCs beyond what AMD can easily match.

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PC Components

The best SSD for the Steam Deck in 2025

By Shane Downing, Jarred Walton last updated 5 October 25

Our tests show the best SSDs for games on the Steam Deck.

SSDs

Best Hard Drives 2025: Our top HDD picks for desktop PCs, NAS, and more

By Paul Alcorn last updated 4 October 25

We recommend the best hard drives for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

HDDs

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro aRGB Prime Day cover

Hyper 212 Pro CPU air cooler drops to an all-time low of $18 just before Prime Day

By Aaron Klotz published 4 October 25

Deals Cooler Master's Hyper 212 Pro aRGB air cooler is on sale for half off, just before Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day, making it one of the most affordable tower-style CPU coolers available right now.

Deals

Desktops and PC Building

Passive-aggressive iPhone 17 pro Max cooling

Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance

By Mark Tyson published 2 October 25

A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit.

iPhone

Japanese city implements two-hour daily recreational smartphone usage limit

By Mark Tyson published 22 September 25

A draft ordinance, proposing a limit of two hours of recreational smartphone use, passed a vote in Toyoaki City, Japan.

Phones

Japanese city pushes two-hour daily smartphone limit to promote healthier sleep for its citizens, particularly school-age children

By Mark Tyson published 23 August 25

A city in central Japan is considering regulating smartphone use to improve the health of its citizens.

Phones

Deals

MSI gaming bundle lets you snag AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D for $400 when paired with with an MSI X870 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard

By Stewart Bendle published 6 October 25

Deals Amazing value on some of the best components from MSI for a powerful PC gaming rig.

Deals

Best Prime Day Tech and PC Hardware deals — deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, Monitors, and more

By Stewart Bendle last updated 6 October 25

Whether you're looking for PC components, peripherals, or prebuilt systems, these are the best deals on tech you can get.

Gift Guides and Seasonal Sales

Logitech MX Master 4 productivity mouse deals post

Logitech’s new MX Master 4 is already $30 off on Best Buy and cheaper than its predecessor

By Kunal Khullar published 6 October 25

Deals Logitech’s latest productivity mouse has barely hit store shelves, but Best Buy is already offering a $30 discount.

Deals

Coupons

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