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40 years of Windows: How Windows 7 cleansed the sins of Vista

By Chris Hoffman published 6 hours ago

Premium Following the release of the poorly received Windows Vista, Microsoft had some work to do to reinstate trust in the operating system, and Windows 7 was a roaring success. Here's why.

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The tale of Nvidia's HGX H20: How an AI GPU became a political lightning rod

By Anton Shilov published 6 hours ago

Premium Nvidia’s HGX H20, a cut-down AI GPU originally allowed for sale to China, has become a geopolitical bargaining tool as the U.S. taxes its exports and China halts purchases over security concerns.

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ChatGPT users revolt over GPT-5 release — OpenAI battles claims that the new model's accuracy and abilities fall short

By Jon Martindale published yesterday

Premium OpenAI has capitulated and reinstated older models, and promised not to kill them off again in the future.

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Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

The pains of Intel: From CPU design and process technology challenges to internal clashes and political pressure

By Anton Shilov published 3 days ago

Premium But is its survival in question?

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Silicon Motion announces new devices: PCIe 6.0 SSDs, 256 / 512 TB drives, and next-gen 16K LDPC

By Anton Shilov published August 8, 2025

Premium Bigger drives, a new controller, and a larger LDPC enabled by new tech.

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Trump's 100% chip tariffs will likely hurt smaller manufacturers, as major companies court exemptions

By Jon Martindale published August 8, 2025

Premium The proposed 100% semiconductor tariff sounds devastating to chipmakers. But many major players remain unaffected, leaving smaller manufacturers vulnerable to the steep proposal.

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Reviews

Asus ROG Strix XG32UCWMG 4K OLED gaming monitor review: Premium high-speed gaming and stunning imagery

By Christian Eberle published 2 days ago

The Asus ROG Strix XG32UCWMG is a 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color.

Gaming Monitors

Framework Desktop review: AMD's Strix Halo in a petite, powerful, pricey PC

By Andrew E. Freedman published August 7, 2025

The Framework Desktop is 4.5 liters of charm with a powerful AMD Strix Halo APU, but it's pricey compared to other systems.'

Gaming PCs

Acer Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 3D gaming monitor review: Bleeding edge tech with solid performance

By Christian Eberle published August 5, 2025

The Acer Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 is a 27-inch 4K gaming monitor with glasses-free 3D, 160 Hz, Adaptive-Sync and wide gamut color.

Gaming Monitors

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi Motherboard review: flagship audio meets value

By Joe Shields published August 4, 2025

B850 Steel Legend offers a silver appearance and all-around value

Motherboards

Thermaltake Toughpower GX3 850W power supply review

By E. Fylladitakis published August 4, 2025

Thermaltake's Toughpower GX3 850W is a budget-oriented, non-modular power supply unit that barely meets the mark with concerning compromises in design and thermal performance.

Power Supplies

Best Picks

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

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated yesterday

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 yesterday

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

Gaming Monitors

Best PC Cases 2025: Our Tested Picks for Your Next Build

By Matt Safford last updated August 5, 2025

Based on cooling, noise, and compatibility tests, these are our favorite PC cases.

PC Cases

CPUs

AMD's new budget AM4 gaming CPU looks solid in new benchmarks — Zen 3-based Ryzen 5 5500X3D trails Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 6% in PassMark

By Zhiye Liu published 45 minutes ago

Twitter user discovers benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a Zen 3-based processor with 3D V-Cache.

CPUs

Intel spinoff Altera faces lay offs

By Anton Shilov published 5 hours ago

FPGA developer Altera will cut 82 San Jose jobs in October 2025 as part of a strategic shift following its sale by Intel and a strategic realignment under new leadership.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

The tale of Nvidia's HGX H20: How an AI GPU became a political lightning rod

By Anton Shilov published 6 hours ago

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Intel releases LLM Scaler 1.0 for Project Battlematrix — Arc Pro B-series GPUs get enablement support and performance optimizations

By Aaron Klotz published yesterday

Project Battlematrix is almost ready for deployment

GPUs

GPU Benchmarks and Performance Hierarchy

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2025

By Jarred Walton, Jeffrey Kampman last updated yesterday

We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy.

GPUs

Laptops

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 2 days ago

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

Laptops

Rumored $599-$699 MacBook could be in the works

By Mark Tyson published August 11, 2025

Apple’s manufacturing partners in Taiwan are reportedly preparing a MacBook deluge with a new level of affordability, according to industry sources.

Macbooks

Features

40 years of Windows: How Windows 7 cleansed the sins of Vista

By Chris Hoffman published 6 hours ago

Premium Following the release of the poorly received Windows Vista, Microsoft had some work to do to reinstate trust in the operating system, and Windows 7 was a roaring success. Here's why.

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

By Matt Safford published 9 hours ago

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

I've tried many Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet

By Les Pounder published 11 hours ago

It may look like Windows 11, but Linuxfx is really Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS in disguise. But to go far in the world of Linux you need more than good looks!

Linux

Deals

The MacBook Air M1 for $599 might be the best back to school laptop pick of the year

By Kunal Khullar published 3 hours ago

Deals Apple’s M1 MacBook Air offers great value for students seeking a reliable and lightweight laptop

Deals

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 gaming headset

We loved the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 in our review, now you can buy one for less than $40

By Mark Tyson published 3 hours ago

Deals Amazon has discounted the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 Multi-System Gaming Headset to $39.99. That's 33% off MSRP.

Deals

Get a blisteringly-fast and reliable Gen5 NVMe SSD for only 11 cents per gigabyte

By Anj Bryant published 5 hours ago

Deals PCIe 5.0 for the masses.

Deals

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