Tag: hardware

Steam’s favourite GPU, the RTX 3060, is nearing its end as Nvidia gets ready to issue the last batch of chips

Steam’s favourite GPU, the…

Is three years too early to discontinue one of the most popular GPUs in recent times? According to a…
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming motherboard 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…
I chose the worst four years to take a hiatus from gaming hardware because now I feel like I’m being handed alien tech when confronted with a Steam Deck

I chose the worst…

Jacob Fox, hardware writer (Image credit: Jacob Fox) This week: I spent far too many hours gaming on the…
PC gaming on Arm chips didn’t quite happen in 2025, but the die is cast for an epic battle with x86 CPUs in the next few years

PC gaming on Arm…

Arm versus x86 is a battle for the ages. And 2025 was meant to be the year that Arm…
Upscaling is the new normal according to Star Wars Outlaws system requirements

Upscaling is the new…

Full recommended system requirements for the PC build of Star Wars Outlaws are out and they make for interesting…
Broken CPUs, workforce cuts, cancelled dividends and a decade of borked silicon—how has it all gone so wrong for Intel?

Broken CPUs, workforce cuts,…

Let's begin with a brief recap of the current state of play at Intel. For starters, despite bold promises…
NZXT will rent you an RTX 4070 Ti Super system for $169 a month or $2,028 a year but we can find deals a lot better than that

NZXT will rent you…

It seems like everything these days is moving towards a subscriber model, rather than owning outright. From endless streaming…
Intel CPU crashes: what you need to know—microcode to blame but fix incoming this month, alongside two-year extended warranty

Intel CPU crashes: what…

Some Intel 13th and 14th Gen CPUs (especially high-end ones) have been crashing, or even failing The issue is…
Intel extends its warranty support for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs by two years but its RMA procedure has been anything but straightforward for some

Intel extends its warranty…

Intel has announced that it will be extending warranty support for boxed Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop…
Out of all the new hardware that has passed through my hands in 2025, nothing has made an impact like a certain Wi-Fi 7 router has

Out of all the…

Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer…