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Cooler Master Announces Sneaker X PCs at $5,999, Coming July

By Mark Tyson published 22 May 23

Cooler Master Sneaker X and Cooling X PCs will be released soon, but the prices are very steep, and we continue waiting for the Shark X.

PC Sales Dropped Nearly 30% in Q1 With Apple the Biggest Loser

By Anton Shilov published 10 April 23

Apple loses 40% of sales year-over-year, market share drops too.

Despite Sanctions, Russians Still Obtaining Latest PCs From Major Brands

By Anton Shilov published 17 March 23

Chinese, Taiwanese, and American brands dominated Russian PC market last year.

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Best Gaming PCs of 2023

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 1 May 23

We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance.

Lenovo Legion Tower 7i (Gen 8) Review: An Upgradeable PC with Few Frills

By Andrew E. Freedman published 13 March 23

The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i is an upgradable PC with plenty of ports, though its RAM doesn't run at the advertised speed.

Russian Nuclear Company Tests ‘Beaver’ PCs With Homegrown Baikal CPUs

By Anton Shilov published 2 March 23

A major Russian company is testdriving Arm-based PCs.

MSI Infinite RS 13th Review: Silent Desk Dominator

By Matt Safford published 24 January 23

If you have room for it on (or more likely under) your desk, MSI’s Infinite RS 13th is a shockingly quiet high-end prebuilt gaming PC.

Covid Outbreaks in China Could Affect New PC and Laptop Launches: Report

By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22

A report says that new PC and laptop product launches could be affected by Covid outbreaks in China.

Alienware Aurora R15 Review: Playing it Cooler

By Andrew E. Freedman published 20 December 22

The Alienware Aurora R15 is a powerful, prebuilt gaming PC with lots of ports and better cooling than ever before, but it still has some proprietary parts.

Intel Raptor Canyon NUC Flaunts Core i9-13900K, Triple-Slot Graphics

By Anton Shilov published 8 November 22

Intel's compact NUC 13 Extreme aims to challenge full-sized desktops regarding performance.

AMD Demos AMD Advantage Gaming PC: RDNA 3 Meets Zen 4

By Anton Shilov published 4 November 22

AMD shows off one of the first AMD Advantage desktops: the Origin Millennium with Radeon RX 7900 XTX with Ryzen 9 7950X.

Russia PC Shortages Spark Wave of PC Upgrades

By Anton Shilov published 1 November 22

As leading PC makers leave Russia, users switch to upgrades and repairs.

China-Based Lenovo Tops Russia's PC Market

By Anton Shilov last updated 22 October 22

1H 2022 sales of PCs dropped in Russia by 20% as consumers stopped spending, but there are a few companies that thrive.

Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus: New-ish Internals, $4,299 Price

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 12 October 22

The Microsoft Surface Studio 2 Plus is a much-needed refresh to a desktop that had rapidly aging specs. But the price is high for this niche PC.

Alienware Aurora R15 Gets 13th Gen Intel, RTX 40-Series, Better Cooling

By Andrew E. Freedman published 27 September 22

The Alienware Aurora R15 is updating to 13th Gen Intel Core CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series GPUs, as well as making some much needed improvements to cooling.

Alienware Aurora R13 Review: Alder Lake Alien

By Matt Safford last updated 21 October 22

While new CPUs and GPUs are expected to arrive soon, if you're looking for a powerful, quiet and pretty gaming PC, Alienware's Aurora R13 is still tough to beat.