Tag: hardware

Trump gave global chipmaking leader TSMC an offer it could not refuse: ‘All I did is say if you don’t build your plant here you’re gonna pay a big tax..

Trump gave global chipmaking…

Say what you will about Trump’s tariffs, they certainly make for, let’s say, ‘interesting’ times. And in case you…
Corsair’s new website to update firmware means I can finally say goodbye to iCUE

Corsair’s new website to…

If you aren’t a fan of Corsair’s iCUE or simply don’t like too much software on your rig, Corsair…
Microsoft has now fired the employees who publicly protested the company supplying AI tech to the Israeli military

Microsoft has now fired…

Last Friday, two software engineers vocally protested the use of Microsoft’s AI technology by the Israeli military. This follows…
Best Buy creates the GPU pricing meme nobody asked for, so here’s the sadly inevitable Nvidia RTX 5090 for $5090

Best Buy creates the…

This is definitely not a trend we want to see develop: graphics cards with pricing to match their model…
ROG Ally X, Legion Go, and now the Nintendo Switch 2 are missing one important thing: Why don’t more handhelds have OLED screens?

ROG Ally X, Legion…

James Bentley, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve been watching the Nintendo Switch 2 news with excitement…
Framework is ‘temporarily pausing US sales’ on some of its laptops due to Trump’s tariffs: ‘At a 10% tariff, we would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss’

Framework is ‘temporarily pausing…

Trump’s tariffs seem to be putting a thorn in the side of major hardware manufacturers, as both Nintendo and…
The Last of Us Part 2 proves that 8 GB of VRAM can be enough, even at 4K with maximum settings, so why aren’t more games using the same clever asset-streaming trick?

The Last of Us…

When Sony’s masterpiece The Last of Us Part 1 appeared on the humble PC two years ago, I hoped…
‘We need to do lightweight, but fine, what else?’ says Logitech chief engineer, and after getting tons of hours in with the Superstrike I agree the new tech is worth a heavier gaming mouse

‘We need to do…

The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is the first gaming mouse to offer adjustable actuation and rapid trigger for…
AMD is reportedly plotting an NPU-enabled ‘Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme’ chip for handhelds and we still can’t figure out what it’ll do for us aside from drain more the battery juice

AMD is reportedly plotting…

AMD is reportedly planning to release a new version of its Strix Point APU for handhelds with a fully…
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G.Skill’s 128 GB golden…

I’m the sort of PC enthusiast that likes my hardware understated. I’m not immune to a bit of RGB…