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Reviews

iBuyPower Slate Gaming Desktop review: Strong gaming value and extras

By Charles Jefferies Published 30 September 26

Attractive styling, strong gaming performance, and quality peripherals make the Slate an appealing mid-range gaming desktop.

Gaming PCs

ASRock X870E Challenger Wifi Motherboard Review: A value X870E board packed with features

By Joe Shields Published 28 September 26

ASRock’s X870E Challenger Wifi packs a flagship audio codec, robust VRMs, USB4, 5 GbE, and Wi-Fi 7 into an affordable, all-white ATX board. It’s one of the best-equipped AMD options under $290.

Motherboards

Gigabyte 1000GM PG5 1000W power supply review: Impressive Platinum-level efficiency with T-Guard thermal protection

By E. Fylladitakis Published 27 September 26

Great value, good price

Power Supplies

Sandisk Optimus GX Pro 850P 2TB SSD review: A PS5 SSD you recognize at a price you don’t

By Shane Downing Published 26 September 26

The Sandisk Optimus GX Pro 850P is a WD Black SN850P by another name. It’s a great PS5 SSD with good performance in a mature package, but with a stiff premium.

SSDs

Gamemax RGB PRO 750G power supply review: Efficient, but pricey for an average unit with pretty lights

By E. Fylladitakis Published 25 September 26

The Sohoo platform underneath measures well enough, but the fan, the capacitors, and the warranty all sit below what the price should buy.

Power Supplies

Best Picks

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026

By Jake Roach Last updated 5 October 26

Here is the best CPU for gaming.

CPUs

A collection of eight recent motherboards, in their boxes, on a desk, showcasing the types of boards that typically land on our lest of best motherboards we have benchmarked.

Best Motherboards 2026 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

By Joe Shields Last updated 5 October 26

Here are the best motherboards we've tested for recent AMD and Intel platforms. Choose from our expert benchmarked picks of the best available motherboards based on our testing and reviews.

Motherboards

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Compact PC Builds

By Matt Safford, Joe Shields Last updated 5 October 26

See the best Mini-ITX cases we've tested for compact, high-performance builds. From airflow and cooling to GPU and component fit, find the best small-form-factor case for your rig.

PC Cases

CPUs

It's finally a good time to buy a Raptor Lake CPU during Prime Big Deals Day

By Jake Roach Published 5 October 26

Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs are finally getting some good discounts after a year of inconsistent pricing, and some of these chips are even dropping to all-time lows.

CPUs

CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2026: CPU Rankings

By Jake Roach Last updated 5 October 26

All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.

CPUs

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026

By Jake Roach Last updated 5 October 26

Here is the best CPU for gaming.

CPUs

Graphics Cards

Modder brings Nvidia Pascal GPU support to Windows XP 32-bit

By Bruno Ferreira Last updated 4 October 26

Retro techie retrofits Nvidia Windows XP 32-bit drivers with Pascal card support and improved DisplayPort and HDMI support for contemporary displays

GPU Drivers

Modder 'fixes' melting RTX 5090 power connectors with custom distributor

By Jhet Borja Published 4 October 26

Reddit user u/DallasGrave shared a fix for his RTX 5090, one of the best graphics cards, whose 12VHPWR connector was overheating, along with an image of a module screwed onto the back of his GPU.

GPUs

Nvidia introduces 64GB DGX Spark to throw local AI fans a lifeline amid the RAMpocalypse

By Jeffrey Kampman Published 2 October 26

Less memory, lower price, otherwise identical

GPUs

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Brandon Hill

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Laptops

Apple MacBook deals for Amazon Prime Day

Snag an Apple MacBook or Mac Mini with these Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals that can save you up to $600

By Stewart Bendle Published 5 October 26

Deals Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sales event is a great opportunity to pick up a new Apple MacBook or Mac Mini at a discount.

Deals

HP boards the MacBook Neo competitor train

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 1 October 26

The new HP OmniBook 5 (14-inch) uses Wildcat Lake and a variety of colors to compete with the MacBook Neo.

Laptops

Features

AI's chipmaking frontier may face patent infringement hurdles as autonomous tools take over

By Chris Stokel-Walker Published 1 October 26

Premium Can AI outsmart the ingenuity of human thinking and design? If so, what does that mean for proprietary IP? We explore the tools, and the potential pitfalls.

Premium

AI Chip Design Render showcasing workflows

The state of agentic AI in chip design tools in 2026

By Shane Downing Published 30 September 26

Premium Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens all offer agentic AI for chip design, largely built on Nvidia's stack, with varying claims of autonomy.

Premium

OpenAI Jalapeño design interview transcript

By Jake Roach Published 28 September 26

Premium We sit down with OpenAI's Hardware boss to talk about its chart-topping Jalapeño inference chip in this unredacted interview transcript.

Premium

PC Components

Best Motherboards 2026 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

By Joe Shields Last updated 5 October 26

Here are the best motherboards we've tested for recent AMD and Intel platforms. Choose from our expert benchmarked picks of the best available motherboards based on our testing and reviews.

Motherboards

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2026: Our Tested Picks for Compact PC Builds

By Matt Safford, Joe Shields Last updated 5 October 26

See the best Mini-ITX cases we've tested for compact, high-performance builds. From airflow and cooling to GPU and component fit, find the best small-form-factor case for your rig.

PC Cases

Best AIO Coolers 2026

By Matt Safford Last updated 5 October 26

After measuring CPU temperatures and fan noise for dozens of AIO coolers under load, we've chosen the best closed-loop cooler options to keep your PC cool and quiet.

Cooling

Desktops and PC Building

German utility provider introduces 'gaming electricity' plan targeting high-consumption households, like those running multiple high-end gaming PCs

By Jowi Morales Published 4 October 26

This could lower your power bill but won’t fix your skill issue.

Gaming PCs

$5,245 prebuilt RTX 5090 PC's connectors melt after sitting boxed for a year

By Andrew E. Freedman Published 3 October 26

Everyone points at someone else.

Gaming PCs

First Intel Panther Lake mini PC cooled with solid-state AirJet tech operates at less than 21 dBA

By Mark Tyson Published 1 October 26

Aaeon's UP Xtreme PTL Edge Air is the first Panther Lake mini PC we've seen with AirJet technology for ultra-low-noise active cooling.

Mini PCs

Deals

Get into a 32GB DDR5 memory kit for less this Big Deals Day with these picks

By Jeffrey Kampman Published 5 October 26

Deals DDR5 RAM is still expensive, but some sizeable discounts on 32GB kits this Prime Big Deals Day week make getting 32GB into your build easier than it has been. Check out our picks.

Deals

It's finally a good time to buy a Raptor Lake CPU during Prime Big Deals Day

By Jake Roach Published 5 October 26

Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs are finally getting some good discounts after a year of inconsistent pricing, and some of these chips are even dropping to all-time lows.

CPUs

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC hits $999 with 8-core Ryzen CPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD — $600 instant savings on a complete 1080p powerhouse

By Sponsored Published 5 October 26

Deals MSI's Codex Z2C is on sale for $999 and comes with a Ryzen 7 8700F and a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB.

Deals

Coupons

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Herman Miller Promo Codes in October 2026 |

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Autodesk Promo Codes in Oct 2026 |

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SPONSORED Use one of these Autodesk promo codes to save on CAD & 3D design software to help you create the ideal designs for less.

Corsair Discount Codes in Oct 2026 |

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The Best Wi-Fi Routers We've Benchmarked in 2026: the best of Wi-Fi 7 from budget to premium

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Best Gaming Monitors 2026: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill Last updated 5 October 26

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2026, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

Gaming Monitors