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Far Cry 6 Collectors Edition Comes With 'Tostador' Flame Thrower

By Niels Broekhuijsen

What's with all the celebrities in games nowadays?

HyperX Predator, Fury DDR4 RGB Memory Kits Hit 4,800 MHz and 256GB

By Zhiye Liu

HyperX expands Predator and Fury DDR4 RGB product lines with new high-end kits.

How to Set Up RetroPie on Raspberry Pi 4 (or earlier)

By Les Pounder

Learn how to set up your own retro gaming machine powered by the Raspberry Pi 4 (or earlier) and RetroPie.

Biostar's New Custom RX5000 GPUs Are The Graphics Cards You're Looking For

By Niels Broekhuijsen

These will likely be among the most affordable RX 5500 XT and RX 5700 XT offerings.

Nvidia Allegedly Kills Off Four Turing Graphics Cards In Anticipation Of Ampere

By Zhiye Liu

IThome reports that Nvidia is reportedly retiring the GeForce RTX 2070, RTX 2070 Super, RTX 2080 Super and RTX 2080 Ti.

Linus Torvalds Wishes Intel's AVX-512 A Painful Death

By Zhiye Liu

Linux creator Linus Torvalds shares his strong views on AVX-512.

Raspberry Pi Gyroscopic Handheld Streams PC Games

By Ash Puckett

This Raspberry Pi handheld uses a gyroscopic sensor to move the camera in-game while streaming from PC.

Someone Just Spent $114K on a Sealed Copy of Super Mario Bros

By Niels Broekhuijsen

We all have that game we want really badly, but this $114K decision is wiser than you may think.

Leaked AMD EPYC Milan Specifications Tease Possible 64 Zen 3 Cores At 3 GHz

By Zhiye Liu

Igor's Lab provides leaked information on upcoming AMD EPYC (codename Milan) processors.

AMD Ships Out Ryzen 5 3600 CPUs in Ryzen 3 3200G Packaging

By Michelle Ehrhardt

Perhaps due to higher-than-expected sales, AMD is shipping out some Ryzen chips bound for Chinese customers in packaging meant for different products.

Get 1TB of SSD Storage for Close to HDD Pricing

By Michelle Ehrhardt

Newegg is currently selling one of its most valuable SSDs at a discount, making it even more enticing.

Global PC Shipments are Growing Again Despite (or Thanks to) Pandemic

By Michelle Ehrhardt

Strong remote work and e-learning demand drove sales growth in the second quarter of 2020, following a major decline in the first quarter due to disrupted supply chains.

ECS' Duo of New Mini PCs Arrive With Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake-U CPUs

By Zhiye Liu

ECS has announced the new LIVA Z3 Plus and Z3E Plus mini PCs powered by Comet Lake-U processors.

Raspberry Pi Gives an Original Xbox a Second Life

By Ash Puckett

If your original Xbox isn't working properly, you may be able to salvage it with the help of a Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi vs Arduino: Which Board is Best?

By Les Pounder

We put the Raspberry Pi and Arduino through an eight-round battle to help you decide which to use.

More News

Right Now Is a Terrible Time to Buy a Graphics Card New GPUs are right around the corner, so try to get by for a couple of more months with what you have.

Raspberry Pi vs Arduino: Which Board is Best? Which board is best for learning? And which should you use for your project?

Maingear Vybe 2020 (Core i9-10900K) Review: Quiet at 5.3 GHz Maingear’s Vybe with Apex Cooling manages to tame Intel’s Core i9-10900K for impressive, quiet performance with a polished, pretty presentation.

Raspberry Pi Gives an Original Xbox a Second Life How to save a broken Xbox with a Raspberry Pi

Reviews

XPG Core Reactor 650W Power Supply Review

By Aris Mpitziopoulos

The XPG Core Reactor 650W is a high-performance power supply, ideal for demanding users.

Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance Review: What a Winner Looks Like

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Editor's Choice

Lian Li’s Lancool II has been updated with a new mesh version, and we quite like it.

Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) Review: Tablet Trade-Offs

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) is a pricey machine in a class of its own, but its performance is lacking.

Razer DeathAdder V2 Mini Gaming Mouse Review: Smaller Price for Smaller Hands

By Scharon Harding

The Razer DeathAdder V2 Mini gaming mouse will make small hands happy with its stay-put grip. But its specs aren’t as robust as rivals.

Phanteks P500A Review: Two Motherboards in a Mid-Tower?

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Editor's Choice

Phanteks’ P500A is the biggest of its airflow-optimized cases, great for use as a high-performance system chassis. But, it hides an unexpected trick up its sleeve: dual-system support.

Best Picks

Best PC Cases 2020: Our Tested Picks for Your New Build

By Thomas Soderstrom

Here are the best cases for custom PC builds. Our recommendations factor in cooling and noise, and many sell for less than $100 (£100, $150 AU).

Best Webcams You Can Still Buy

By Michelle Ehrhardt

With coronavirus shifting many offices to a work-from-home situation, webcams are selling out. Here are the best options still available.

Best Gaming Mouse: Top Pointers for 2020

By Zak Storey, Scharon Harding

Nothing beats having the best gaming mouse for both your grip and your titles.

CPUs

Linus Torvalds Wishes Intel's AVX-512 A Painful Death

By Zhiye Liu

Linux creator Linus Torvalds shares his strong views on AVX-512.

Leaked AMD EPYC Milan Specifications Tease Possible 64 Zen 3 Cores At 3 GHz

By Zhiye Liu

Igor's Lab provides leaked information on upcoming AMD EPYC (codename Milan) processors.

Graphics Cards

Cyberpunk 2077 System Requirements: What Hardware Do You Need?

By Jarred Walton

Cyberpunk 2077 will support a ray tracing, DLSS 2.0, and other high-tech visuals. Here's the hardware you'll need to make the game look its best when it launches on November 19.

Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2020

By Jarred Walton

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

Best GPU Benchmarks: How to Test Graphics Cards

By Jarred Walton

Here are the best GPU benchmarks right now for testing graphics card performance, so you can see how your new PC stacks up.

Laptops

Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) Review: Tablet Trade-Offs

By Andrew E. Freedman

The Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) is a pricey machine in a class of its own, but its performance is lacking.

AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition CPU Debuts in New Laptop

By Zhiye Liu

The NEC Lavie N15 laptop features an unannounced AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile APU.

Raspberry Pi

How to Set Up RetroPie on Raspberry Pi 4 (or earlier)

By Les Pounder

Learn how to set up your own retro gaming machine powered by the Raspberry Pi 4 (or earlier) and RetroPie.

Raspberry Pi Gyroscopic Handheld Streams PC Games

By Ash Puckett

This Raspberry Pi handheld uses a gyroscopic sensor to move the camera in-game while streaming from PC.

Control Your Raspberry Pi with an Android App

By Ash Puckett

You don't need to use the terminal to access your Pi remotely. HomeBerry gives you several basic functions on tap.

Deals

Get 1TB of SSD Storage for Close to HDD Pricing

By Michelle Ehrhardt

Newegg is currently selling one of its most valuable SSDs at a discount, making it even more enticing.

10,000 RPM VelociRaptor Hard Drive Still Relevant with $45 Deal

By Michelle Ehrhardt

Snag up 1TB of 10,000 RPM storage for cheap with new VelociRaptor sale

Gaming Deal Zaps $70 off Alienware's 240 Hz 27-Inch Monitor

By Michelle Ehrhardt

Alienware is one of the few companies with intricate designs on its gaming monitors, and now you can snag one on sale.