Tag: hardware

The MSI Claw and Stealth 14 are great compact companions for gaming this summer

The MSI Claw and…

It's summer, and the outside world beckons. On the other hand, the Elden Ring DLC has just come out,…
BlueAnt Soundblade review

BlueAnt Soundblade review

The BlueAnt Soundblade is unlike your traditional gaming soundbar or stereo speaker setup that you'll have at your desk.…
AMD is already prepping a 3nm update to its new Zen 5 CPUs

AMD is already prepping…

AMD's new Zen 5 CPUs, AKA the Ryzen 9000 series, are shaping up very nicely indeed. But if there…
Minisforum AtomMan X7 Ti review

Minisforum AtomMan X7 Ti…

When it comes to ultra-compact gaming performance, the AtomMan X7 TI from Minisforum is something of an enigma. On…
Call yourself a bass head? Walk around wearing a pair of Ol’ Thumpy headphones, I dare you

Call yourself a bass…

“With these, I can physically feel my ears moving”, says the creator of Ol' Thumpy, a set of headphones…
I downloaded Intel’s new AI Playground beta and may have finally found something Arc is honestly good at

I downloaded Intel’s new…

Proponents of generative AI would often have you believe that such systems are all about making serious improvements to…
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming monitor of 2025

PC Gamer Hardware Awards:…

Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer…
AMD RDNA 4 info leak confirms RT performance is getting boosted but could fall short of a major hardware redesign

AMD RDNA 4 info…

A respected leaker has given more details about the changes AMD is going to implement for ray tracing in…
I know I’ll get rinsed by rising costs somewhere when building a PC but my favorite product this year was one of a few things that didn’t ask for more money

I know I’ll get…

Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer…
Nvidia’s third-party RTX 40-series GPUs are losing performance over time thanks to rubbish factory-installed thermal paste

Nvidia’s third-party RTX 40-series…

Modern graphics cards use lots of power and all of it is turned into heat. So if you're paying…