Tag: hardware

Zen 5 revisited: Testing what a new BIOS and Windows update does for AMD’s Ryzen 9000 chips

Zen 5 revisited: Testing…

It's fair to say the launch of AMD's launch of its Zen 5 desktop processors hasn't exactly been plain…
Clicky, clacky, clunky: When it comes to choosing the best gaming peripherals, I reckon it’s all about the feels

Clicky, clacky, clunky: When…

Andy Edser, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I've been testing: Keyboards, headphones, controllers and mice. Oh, I've…
Dell’s CES 2026 chat was the most pleasingly un-AI briefing I’ve had in maybe 5 years

Dell’s CES 2026 chat…

The unshakable presence of AI has been an unwelcome companion of my job for the past few years, but…
‘Quite frankly it was missing one thing’: Alienware has fixed one of the biggest issues with its Area-51 gaming PC

‘Quite frankly it was…

Dell has acknowledge an inalienable truth about its Area-51 gaming desktop, it was sorely missing an AMD Ryzen option…
Intel’s new top-end Core Ultra Series 3 mobile chips promise up to 77% faster iGPU gaming performance than Lunar Lake, and come with a whole host of friends

Intel’s new top-end Core…

Intel has finally taken the last wraps off its Panther Lake-based Core Ultra Series 3 range of mobile chips,…
The new SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds actually fit my weird little ears and if that isn’t a glowing endorsement then I don’t know what is

The new SteelSeries Arctis…

SteelSeries has just announced and launched its first earbuds with the Arctis GameBuds. As usual when trying them out,…
Nvidia’s promising ‘4K 240 Hz path traced gaming’ with DLSS 4

Nvidia’s promising ‘4K 240…

Nvidia’s new DLSS 4.5 announcement comes with the promise of 4K 240 Hz path-traced gameplay, and you know there’s…
Alienware promises it’s not ‘cutting corners on the things that matter the most’ with its new entry-level gaming laptops

Alienware promises it’s not…

As well as teasing a new ultraslim Alienware gaming laptop design Dell has also given us an early look…
Alienware is taking on Razer and Asus with its new ultra slim ‘covert’ gaming laptop tease

Alienware is taking on…

It wouldn’t be CES without someone trying to outdo the current creator of the best compact gaming laptop. At…
‘This is a big deal’: Meta announces neural AR glasses powered by AI and of course Nvidia’s CEO showed up wearing a pair

‘This is a big…

Mark Zuckerberg has just wrapped up his Meta Connect 2024 keynote, in which he announced new products such as…