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SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 Review: The Bright and Bold
The SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 is a really good mouse, despite being a little sluggish.
Dell XPS 16 (2026) Review: A flagship return to form
Dell’s revived XPS 16 delivers the elite experience the brand is renowned for, though be prepared to pay for the privilege.
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Best Laptops 2026: Our benchmarked picks for productivity, portability, and battery life
We test dozens of laptops a year for their performance, screen quality, and battery life, to find the best laptops right now across Windows, macOS, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm notebooks.
CPUs
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 review: Arrow Lake’s forgotten CPU needs a price cut
Intel’s Core Ultra 5 225 has been swept under the rug, given the disappointing debut of Arrow Lake, but with a slight price adjustment, it could be a compelling CPU.
Graphics Cards
AMD announces MI350P PCIe AI accelerator card with 144GB of HBM3E — roughly 40% faster in FP16 and FP8 theoretical compute compared to Nvidia's H200 NVL competitor
AMD now has the fastest AI accelerator card on the market that fits in a traditional PCIe slot.
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High-capacity HDD roadmap: the race to 100TB and zettabyte-scale storage — Toshiba, Seagate and WD outline three distinct strategies
Premium As data center demand surges toward zettabyte scale, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital are pursuing sharply different technology strategies in their pursuit towards 100TB and beyond.
Steam Controller interview full transcript — Valve programmer and engineer discuss design, latency, prototyping, and the joys of not having a kernel driver
Premium Valve sat down with Tom's Hardware to discuss the new Steam Controller, its design, dealing with latency, and why you really need Steam to use it.
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Best Motherboards 2026 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset
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Best PC Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Your Next Build
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High-capacity HDD roadmap: the race to 100TB and zettabyte-scale storage — Toshiba, Seagate and WD outline three distinct strategies
Premium As data center demand surges toward zettabyte scale, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital are pursuing sharply different technology strategies in their pursuit towards 100TB and beyond.
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Thermal pads with in-built vapor-chambers claim 50 to 80 times better thermal conductivity than normal thermal pads
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