Tag: hardware

Corsair’s new website to update firmware means I can finally say goodbye to iCUE

Corsair’s new website to…

If you aren’t a fan of Corsair’s iCUE or simply don’t like too much software on your rig, Corsair…
Microsoft has now fired the employees who publicly protested the company supplying AI tech to the Israeli military

Microsoft has now fired…

Last Friday, two software engineers vocally protested the use of Microsoft’s AI technology by the Israeli military. This follows…
ROG Ally X, Legion Go, and now the Nintendo Switch 2 are missing one important thing: Why don’t more handhelds have OLED screens?

ROG Ally X, Legion…

James Bentley, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve been watching the Nintendo Switch 2 news with excitement…
The Last of Us Part 2 proves that 8 GB of VRAM can be enough, even at 4K with maximum settings, so why aren’t more games using the same clever asset-streaming trick?

The Last of Us…

When Sony’s masterpiece The Last of Us Part 1 appeared on the humble PC two years ago, I hoped…
Framework is ‘temporarily pausing US sales’ on some of its laptops due to Trump’s tariffs: ‘At a 10% tariff, we would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss’

Framework is ‘temporarily pausing…

Trump’s tariffs seem to be putting a thorn in the side of major hardware manufacturers, as both Nintendo and…
AMD is reportedly plotting an NPU-enabled ‘Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme’ chip for handhelds and we still can’t figure out what it’ll do for us aside from drain more the battery juice

AMD is reportedly plotting…

AMD is reportedly planning to release a new version of its Strix Point APU for handhelds with a fully…
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G.Skill’s 128 GB golden…

I’m the sort of PC enthusiast that likes my hardware understated. I’m not immune to a bit of RGB…
So, it’s the mirrors

So, it’s the mirrors.…

Profiteering, the AI boom, latterly the looming threat of tariffs—there are a lot of reasons why computer chips have…
AMD RX 9070 XT vs Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti: This is 2025’s graphics card battle royale

AMD RX 9070 XT…

It feels like it’s been a long time since we last had a genuine graphics card showdown between AMD…
Nintendo has delayed Switch 2 pre-orders in the US ‘to assess the potential impact of tariffs’ and it feels like a straight warning of the hardware price rises to come

Nintendo has delayed Switch…

After months of back-and-forth and delays, Trump’s tariffs have finally hit a major piece of gaming hardware: the Nintendo…