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Immersion Cooling for data centers: An exotic inevitability?

By Anton Shilov published 25 August 25

And the industry is not ready.

How the AI revolution is triggering a hardware arms race and pushing up prices

By Chris Stokel-Walker published 22 August 25

Premium Tech giants and hyperscalers are paying billions to build out large data centers for AI, creating supply chain bottlenecks and intense competition for technological dominance.

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OpenAI's rocky GPT-5 launch is the beginning of an uphill battle for AI, as Meta announces another restructuring

By Jon Martindale published 21 August 25

Premium As the hype train slows down, the AI industry is thinking about where it's headed next

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CHIPS Act funding could herald an era where the U.S. is not offering grants, but buying equity

By Sayem Ahmed published 20 August 25

Premium As the U.S. confirms interest in an equity stake in Intel, could this move signal to other CHIPS Act beneficiaries that America wants a slice of their pie, in exchange for funds?

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Trump eyes up Intel: What the White House's reported 10% stake could mean for the struggling manufacturer

By Anton Shilov published 19 August 25

Premium Intel wouldn't be completely out of the woods, even with the benefit of government backing.

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Fragmented ecosystems and limited supply: Why China cannot break free from Nvidia hardware for AI

By Anton Shilov published 18 August 25

Premium China's push for AI hardware self-reliance hits the roadblock despite U.S. government's restructions due to fragmented hardware and software ecosystems.

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Reviews

Sama A60E Air Cooler Review: quiet and capable

By Albert Thomas published 23 August 25

Sama steps into the air-cooling game with the A60E, an effective low-noise dual-tower air cooler. We’ve tested it with Intel’s i7-14700K and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D.

Air Cooling

ASRock B850 Livemixer WiFi motherboard review: a budget playground for content creators

By Joe Shields published 22 August 25

Budget board offers ample USB and expansion options for streaming and other tasks.

Motherboards

Jiushark JF15K Review: An air cooler like none other

By Albert Thomas published 21 August 25

Jiushark’s JF15K is an air cooler like none other, with two double-wide heatsink towers and four fans.

Air Cooling

Aura Triple Aero 15.6 Pro Max portable monitor review: 43 inches of real estate spread across three displays

By Brandon Hill published 20 August 25

The Aura Triple Aero 15.6 Pro Max is a beastly “portable” monitor with three 15.6-inch 1080p IPS panels.

Portable Monitors

Snapmaker U1 review: An affordable tool changer for all

By Denise Bertacchi published 19 August 25

Snapmaker’s latest machine is a filament-saving tool changer with a Bambu Lab P1S price tag.

3D Printing

Best Picks

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

By Paul Alcorn last updated 20 August 25

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

Best 4K Gaming Monitors for PC 2025: 144Hz, Curved and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 13 August 25

These are the best 4K gaming monitors available in 2025, including 144Hz, curved and HDR options.

Gaming Monitors

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

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 13 August 25

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

Gaming Monitors

CPUs

AMD mobile CPU roadmap leak claims Zen 6 arrives in 2027

By Anton Shilov published 25 August 25

As Zen 6 arrives to high-end, Zen 2 dominates low-end laptops.

CPUs

AMD's unreleased Ryzen 5 5500X3D is reportedly 12% faster in multicore performance in Geekbench

By Hassam Nasir published 24 August 25

New benchmarks suggest that the 5500X3D offers respectable performance in productivity workloads.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

ASRock's $40 16-pin power cable has overheating protection to prevent meltdowns — a 90-degree design ensures worry-free installation

By Zhiye Liu published 25 August 25

ASRock has launched a special 16-pin power cable with over-temperature protection for its Taichi and Phantom Gaming power supplies.

GPUs

Kioxia’s new 5TB, 64 GB/s flash module puts NAND toward the memory bus for AI GPUs

By Hassam Nasir published 23 August 25

Latency remains a question.

GPUs

Nvidia reportedly shows China-specific B30 chips with 80% of the performance of the standard Blackwell GPU to the U.S. government

By Jowi Morales published 23 August 25

Nvidia is still waiting for approval from the U.S. government to sell the B30 chip to China.

GPUs

Laptops

This Baseus laptop hub is 38% off, great for a standing desk or secondary workstation

By Matt Safford published 22 August 25

Deals This 10 Gbps USB-C hub / dock supports two HDMI monitors (or one at 4K and 120 Hz), PD power passthrough for charging your laptop, plus Ethernet and SD and microSD card slots.

Deals

Why I still use a Lenovo Thinkpad that debuted in 2011 — the X220 helps me stay focused on my most important tasks

By Les Pounder published 12 August 25

I’ve got a love for old Thinkpads and my greatest obsession is the X220.

Laptops

Features

How the AI revolution is triggering a hardware arms race and pushing up prices

By Chris Stokel-Walker published 22 August 25

Premium Tech giants and hyperscalers are paying billions to build out large data centers for AI, creating supply chain bottlenecks and intense competition for technological dominance.

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB card photos

Is 8GB of VRAM enough for gaming? GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU face-off

By Aaron Klotz last updated 16 August 25

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti comes paired with 8GB and 16GB of memory. We dive deep into our detailed benchmark results to see which one wins in a head-to-head battle.

GPUs

AMD, Nvidia, and Intel haven't given me a reason to upgrade since 2023, so I 3D printed mods for my PC instead

By Matt Safford last updated 16 August 25

If you can't afford or don't need a new CPU, GPU, or storage upgrade, try searching for some 3D printed parts for your PC case to make it feel fresh.

Desktops

Deals

Intel's Core i5-14600K hits an all-time low of $149, with Battlefield 6 and other software included

By Anj Bryant published 25 August 25

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The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G70B gaming monitor is at an all-time low $399 — features a 144 Hz 4K IPS panel

By Ash Hill published 24 August 25

Deals The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G70B gaming monitor is currently available for $399, its best price to date and one of the best offers you'll find on a monitor with these specs.

Deals

This Wolfbox MF100 electric air duster is now just $69 at Amazon — cleans your PC out, not your bank account

By Ash Hill published 23 August 25

Deals The Wolfbox MF100 is available at Amazon for one of its best prices to date over at Amazon—just $69 instead of its usual $89.

Deals

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