Tag: hardware

Valve’s decision not to sell the Steam Machine at a loss ‘isn’t stupid’ but it is ‘peculiar’ says Baldur’s Gate 3 publishing boss

Valve’s decision not to…

We reported recently on Valve’s indication that the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, not a console.…
So long and thanks for all the pixels: Nvidia reportedly retiring the GTX brand for good

So long and thanks…

Nvidia has stopped producing GPUs based on its Turing architecture. The last of them included the likes of the…
‘The prices will continue to rise’: Better get your new gaming PC or system upgrades now because this problem isn’t getting any better, says Maingear’s CEO

‘The prices will continue…

The life of a PC gamer in this day and age comes down to basically bouncing from one shortage…
GPU sales are on the up but AMD’s RX 7000-series graphics cards are its least competitive in 20 years

GPU sales are on…

The latest figures are in from the ol' Peddmeister Massive and they show graphics card sales have increased for…
DNA storage has been talked about for years, but how close is it to becoming a reality?

DNA storage has been…

Chris Szewczyk, Hardware Writer (Image credit: Chris Szewczyk) This week I've been testing a weird Asus RTX 4060 Ti:…
Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS review

Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS…

High-refresh 1440p panels are far cheaper than they used to be. Prices now start as low as $170 in…
The Cherry era of keyboards might be at an end as the company pulls the plug on German manufacturing after a $23 million loss

The Cherry era of…

Bad news for fans of Cherry keyboards. Although the company’s actual keebs don’t rank on our list of the…
JEDEC rubber stamps the GDDR7 spec, mega bandwidth VRAM is on its way for next-gen GPUs

JEDEC rubber stamps the…

When it comes to graphics cards, a significant portion of their performance comes from the onboard VRAM. That memory…
Oregon just passed the most powerful right to repair legislation yet in the US

Oregon just passed the…

Oregon's state House has just passed by a 42 to 13 margin powerful right to repair legislation that ensures…
Destructive testing of six liquid cooling radiators reveals some don’t match the marketing

Destructive testing of six…

How do you find out what's actually inside your all-in-one liquid cooler? What's clear from an investigation by Igor's…