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Forget all the AI fluff—some serious next-gen CPUs are on their way, praise the sun
NPUs? Nah, CPUs Yeah yeah, NPUs etc. I wanted proper next-generation CPU announcements at Computex, and I got some.
The solid-state AirJet cooler 'not bound by the limitations of mechanical devices' aims to double its thermal performance every two years. Y'know, Frore's Law
hot topic A bold claim, but seeing the AirJet Mini Slim perform in person did ease some of my initial scepticism.
Err, is XFX working on swappable GPU fans?
news Things you don't need, but want? Don't want but need? I don't even know anymore.
This ChatGPT-powered robot koala bear is giving me serious Five Nights at Freddy's vibes
news Attach it to a squeaky Roomba, and you truly have the stuff of nightmares.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree shows some uncharacteristic mercy with identical system requirements to the base game
news It might be tough on your poor controller, but hardware-wise it looks like you might get a reprieve.
'The CPU is the weakest link in computing'—Flow says it can boost CPU performance up to 100x with its proprietary companion chip
news Bold claims, although it'd take a serious shift in priorities to bring a major chip maker on board.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X wireless review
Featherweight A light, versatile and supremely comfortable headset, just lacking a touch of low-end 'oomph'.
TSMC's chairman hints at potential higher prices for Nvidia—'I think those products are really valuable...but I am thinking about showing our value as well'
news The AI profits are flowing, and TSMC's new chairman may be looking to divert a little more in its direction.
Best gaming chairs in 2024: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.
Beating the heat: Huge radiators, clever heatsinks and transparent water blocks were the order of the day at Computex 2024
Computex 2024 We live in toasty times, but plenty of companies were keen to keep things chill at Computex.
Mystery RAM slots, watercooled Nvidia GPUs, and dragons galore: The MSI booth was jam packed with PC gaming gear (and crowds) at Computex 2024
Crowd control So busy you could hardly breathe, but some genuinely interesting gaming hardware more than made up for it.
Fractal Design goes all touchy-feely with a fabric-covered PC case, a plushy headset, and a swish gaming chair
news It's all about the feels over in Sweden these days.
This Intel and ASRock collaboration says screw it, put the whole PC in an immersion tank and call it a day
news It's sort of a shotgun approach to hardware cooling, but I'll take it.
This irritating robot yelled at me repeatedly at Computex, forcing me to resist the urge to kick it over
news Johnny No. 5, this is not.
Team Group showed me some blazingly fast Gen 5 SSDs, pink DDR5, and a host of wacky cooling solutions to keep it all in check
News Fast, furious, and flippin' hot, apparently.
Kingston gave me my first glimpse of CAMM2 DDR5 desktop RAM at Computex 2024, along with some AI-gen race drivers and a very heavy F1 theme
news Let's go racing towards flatter desktop memory, etc, etc.
'Gigabyte is an AI company' now—and the gaming hardware seems to have taken a back seat
news The funky new motherboards and beautiful OLEDs were there, but you could be forgiven for missing them.
Avengers, assemble—Google, Intel, Microsoft, AMD and more team up to develop an interconnect standard to rival Nvidia's NVLink
news Is Nvidia worried? Somehow, I doubt it.
The latest Windows 11 update has finally patched out the most annoying video playback bug 'when you use a Chromium-based browser to play a video'
news Keep checkerboards where they belong—in the bottom of that cupboard, right underneath Scrabble.
Best graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
Those erroneous search results were just the AI doing its job, says Google—"Prior to these screenshots going viral, practically no one asked Google that question"
news Poor AI Overview, being put to the mercy of the internet. Give it a break, would you?
Best gaming mouse in 2024: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
iFixit has cancelled its Samsung 'Galaxy of Repair' partnership criticising the company's commitment: 'We tried to make this work. Gosh, we tried'
news Balls have been taken, and iFixit has gone home.
