PC Components
Tom's Hardware has a 30-year history of being an industry leader in benchmarking PC components across a wide range of categories, including CPUs, GPUs, SSDs, HDDs, RAM, coolers, motherboards, power supplies, and many, many more categories of PC parts. Here's the list of the latest reviews and news we've published, along with a selection of links to several of our most popular categories.
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Best Power Supplies 2026
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AMD's next-gen Ryzen 10000 desktop CPUs are rumored to range from 6 to 24 cores
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Best Motherboards 2026 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset
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Best motherboard deals 2026.
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Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026
By Zhiye Liu Last updated -

Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads
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Best Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express card deals 2026 — Samsung, SanDisk, Lexar, Adata, and more
By Stewart Bendle Last updated
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CPUs
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AMD's next-gen Ryzen 10000 desktop CPUs are rumored to range from 6 to 24 cores
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Meta will deploy standalone Nvidia Grace CPUs in production, with Vera to follow
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"Like new" Ryzen 9 9900X3D Amazon order turns into a shocking CPU bait-and-switch scandal
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Intel fined $3 million by India’s antitrust regulator over discriminatory CPU warranty policy
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D faceoff
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Best CPU deals 2026 — on AMD and Intel processors
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30% of x86 CPUs sold are now made by AMD, as company's market share grows thanks to a flagging Intel
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Intel Nova Lake die sizes leak, signaling higher cost
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Our testing shows the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match the pricier Ryzen 7 9850X3D with simple PBO settings
By Jake Roach Published
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Cooling
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Thermalright Wonder Vision 360 UB ARGB Black review: Detachable 6.7-inch screen makes for unique possibilities
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Budget RGB Fan Roundup: Are cheap PC fans always this bad?
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Thermalright's LCD software for Windows ported to Linux
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Noctua celebrates its 500,000th CPU cooler mounting upgrade kit
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Chinese researchers discover new salty cooling solution that can drop temperatures by more than 50 degrees Celsius in seconds
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PremiumThe Stout Owl: How I Built the Ultimate Noctua G2 PC
By Niels Broekhuijsen Published -

Cooler Master makes a massive AIO liquid cooler for up to 2000-watt CPUs — a gigantic 360x360mm MO-RA-like cooler for mere mortals
By Zhiye Liu Published -

SAMA L70 Review: Competitive performance that punches above its price tag
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DealsGet rid of that ancient thermal paste with Arctic's MX-6, which just hit an all-time low price at Amazon
By Stewart Bendle Published
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GPUs
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Best gaming GPU deals 2026
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Nearly half of PC gamers prefer DLSS 4.5 over AMD's FSR and even native rendering
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GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel today
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$1,000 bought an RTX 5080 in November 2025, now it only buys an RTX 5070 Ti
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Corsair AI Workstation 300 review: Strix Halo sets sail in a compact and classy (but pricey) package
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$5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z gets killed in extreme overclocking attempt, thermal shock cracks the GPU core
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Enthusiast scores watercooled dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs for $86
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DealsPresident's Day GPU bonanza brings RTX 5060 Ti 8GB back to $379 MSRP
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DealsRadeon RX 9060 XT 8GB defies the AI crunch and drops back to $299 MSRP
By Zhiye Liu Published
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Motherboards
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Best Motherboards 2026 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset
By Joe Shields Last updated -

Best motherboard deals 2026.
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Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero Motherboard Review
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Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood Motherboard Review: Wood and leather make it better
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Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial Motherboard Review: Carving out a new top-notch flagship for Asus
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AMD's open-source openSIL firmware is being ported to Zen 5 motherboard early — replacement for AGESA shows up ahead of Zen 6
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Intel's new platform for Nova Lake chips leaked, up to 48 PCIe lanes and all-new chipset
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MSI MEG X870E Ace Max Motherboard Review: A second Ace up MSI’s AM5 sleeve?
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MSI MAG Pro X870E-P Wifi Motherboard review: Designed for productivity, but not a standout
By Joe Shields Published
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Overclocking
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PremiumSplave's Cave: Overclocking the Asus RTX 5090 Astral and setting the 3DMark Port Royal world record
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Overclocker uses camping freezer to push RTX 5050 to nearly 3.5 GHz
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GPU overclocker uses chilled car antifreeze and pond pump to push Intel card to sub-zero temps, sets world record
By Jowi Morales Published -

Crazed modder straps DIY copper waterpipes to GTX 1060, sets world overclocking records in 12600KF category
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GPU frequency overclocking world record broken using integrated Intel graphics
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Delidded AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D runs 23 degrees cooler
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PC enthusiast delidded a 9950X3D using fishing line and a clothes iron
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Overclocking Arrow Lake: How I set world records, plus simple tips to push your Core Ultra to the limit
By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch Published -

Diabatix and Asus hit new overclocking records with LN2-optimized heatsink – Intel Core Ultra 9 285K hits 7.448 GHz
By Christopher Harper Published
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PC Cases
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Best PC Case Deals 2026
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This Xbox One S mod hides a full Windows gaming PC within the original shell
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Retro Apple Mac mod implements thermal printer floppy swap
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Fractal Design's new North and North XL Momentum Edition cases sport stealthy black wood slats, promise quieter fans
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Can't afford new RAM, storage, or a GPU? A new PC case can make your existing system feel fresh, and you can carry it over to a future build
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Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want to power it on, restoring oldest form of microtransactions
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Best PC Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Your Next Build
By Matt Safford Last updated -

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Compact PC Builds
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Phanteks debuts striking PC case with multi-chamber design
By Kunal Khullar Published
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Power Supplies
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Best Power Supplies 2026
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be quiet! Power Zone 2 1200W power supply review: Delivers outstanding performance at premium pricing
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Enthusiast fries 14TB HDD due to SATA power slipup
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Infineon allegedly hikes prices of power switches and ICs amid AI boom
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Still using or redeploying an older PC during today’s RAM crisis? A new power supply could save you from an insane repair bill
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Cooler Master Elite NEX W600 power supply review: Affordable, but with outdated design
By E. Fylladitakis Published -

Lian Li RS1200G ATX 3.1 power supply review: Stellar performance, state-of-the-art design
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be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 650W power supply review: Balanced performance and reliability
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MSI introduces GPU Safeguard tech on its latest PSUs to fend off RTX 5090 meltdowns — warns users with pop-up and buzzer when abnormal current is detected on the 12V-2x6 connector
By Jowi Morales Published
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RAM
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Best RAM deals 2026 — last-minute RAM savings to beat the price crunch
By Zhiye Liu Last updated -

Turkish wedding party receives Nvidia RTX 5090, RAM necklaces, and Intel CPU for elaborate wedding gifts
By Mark Tyson Last updated -

You can now file your G.Skill class action claim, to get a cut of the $2.4 million settlement
By Jowi Morales Published -

Corsair fights back against RAM scammers and thieves with packaging shift
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G.Skill settles with plaintiffs following $2.4 million class action lawsuit over advertised memory speeds, denies all wrongdoing
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John Carmack considers fiber as an L2 cache for streaming AI data
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G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C34 2x64GB Review: The Sweet Spot For 128GB
By Zhiye Liu Published -

RAM Price Index 2026: Daily lowest price on DDR5 and DDR4 memory of all capacities
By Zhiye Liu Last updated -

Leading PC manufacturers considering using Chinese memory chips, report claims
By Jowi Morales Published
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Sound Cards
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DIY Amiga sound sampler circuit mystery solved 32 years later
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Creative Labs revives Sound Blaster brand with modular audio hub
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Legendary Sound Blaster ISA sound card gets a driver update 30 years later
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Old-school Creative Sound Blaster cards repaired and demoed
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How to Add Effects to Audio in Audacity
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How To Remove Background Noise, Distortion in Audacity
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EVGA Nu Audio Pro Review: Who Needs a Sound Card in 2020?
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EVGA Adds Nu Audio Pro 7.1 Sound Cards With Improved Looks
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EVGA's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin Card Includes a Power Meter
By Aris Mpitziopoulos Published
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Storage
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Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026
By Zhiye Liu Last updated -

Best Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express card deals 2026 — Samsung, SanDisk, Lexar, Adata, and more
By Stewart Bendle Last updated -

SSD price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every M.2 SSD from Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial, and more — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis
By Ben Stockton Last updated -

Best SSD deals 2026 — savings on Samsung, WD, Crucial, and other SSDs at Amazon, Newegg, and others
By Stewart Bendle Last updated -

Data storage Guinness World Record broken by QR code pixels measuring just 49nm
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Phison CEO says NAND shortages can kill consumer electronics companies in 2026
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SATA SSD cheated death from failed attempt at data destruction with a drill
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$50 junk second-hand motherboard turns into a SSD treasure trove worth $1,500
By Zhiye Liu Published -
DealsSave up to $40 on Samsung’s 800MB/s P9 Express microSD card this Presidents' Day
By Kunal Khullar Published
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Best Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express card deals 2026 — Samsung, SanDisk, Lexar, Adata, and more
By Stewart Bendle Last updated -

Best PC Case Deals 2026
By Stewart Bendle Last updated -

SSD price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every M.2 SSD from Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial, and more — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis
By Ben Stockton Last updated
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