Tag: hardware

Google says per-transistor chip costs stopped getting cheaper 10 years ago, but how is that right?

Google says per-transistor chip…

GPU prices remain painful. On that we can all agree. But can it really be correct that the per-transitor…
The solution to space junk might be space lasers because lasers solve everything obviously

The solution to space…

As any child running around the park holding a plastic raygun will tell you, most issues can be resolved…
Yo dawg, I heard you like screens, so I put a screen on your CPU fan

Yo dawg, I heard…

Screens on AIO water cooling blocks are obviously a bit of a thing. But a screen on an air…
Here’s path tracing running on the Steam Deck at 30 fps thanks to some settings tweaks

Here’s path tracing running…

When it comes to path tracing, the first thought beyond stunning game lighting is likely to be the heavy…
Razer Iskur V2 review

Razer Iskur V2 review

I really wanted to love the new Razer Iskur V2. And why wouldn't I? It improves on practically everything…
Passively cooling an RTX 3080 FE with 10 CPU coolers makes it look like a steampunk spaceship, and I’m a fan

Passively cooling an RTX…

Remember the RTX 3080? Of course you do. While it's easy to get caught up in the latest 40-series…
The PC Gamer 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The PC Gamer 2025…

It’s almost Christmas! Okay, maybe not quite just yet, but now’s a good time to open up your heart…
City-wide Wi-Fi networks spanning literal miles could soon be possible thanks to ‘HaLow’ devices

City-wide Wi-Fi networks spanning…

Wi-Fi signal strength has always been a temperamental beast. One minute it's a full five bars, yet merely taking…
Ray tracing made possible on 42-year-old ZX Spectrum: ‘reasonably fast, if you consider 17 hours per frame to be reasonably fast’

Ray tracing made possible…

Ray tracing has been around a surprisingly long time in computer graphics. It was used to generate images in…
This 9

This 9.5g gaming mouse…

First, a confession: I like my mice chonky. A heavier mouse makes me feel like I'm in control, and…