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ASRock's New Mini-PCs Target Workstation To NAS Users And Everyone In Between

By Zhiye Liu published 25 June 23

ASRock partners with Topfeel to launch the DeskMff, DeskMic, DeskMix, DeskAIO, DeskNAS, and DeskMax mini-PCs.

Why Building Your Own PC Is Still a Smart Move in 2023

By Avram Piltch published 20 June 23

Putting together your own desktop should save you money and help you take control of your tech life.

Pentium III Computer Rocks Teddy Bear Case

By Ash Hill published 6 June 23

Clint Basinger of LGR has restored a teddy bear computer featuring a Pentium III processor inside, complete with full furry bear-themed housing.

How to Buy a Gaming Laptop: A Guide for 2023

By Andrew E. Freedman published 16 May 23

Between the GPU, CPU, screen and keyboard, you’re buying a whole rig when you get a gaming laptop. Here’s how to pick a good one.

Asus ROG Ally Takes Aim At Steam Deck

By Mark Tyson published 4 April 23

Asus ROG Ally offers double Steam Deck performance thanks to a new AMD SoC. It also features an improved fast screen, Windows 11, and an eGPU connector.

Retro TechTuber Adds Ancient PC ISA Slot via Modern TPM Header

By Mark Tyson published 24 March 23

Retro YouTuber TheRasteri fits an old ISA-slot SoundBlaster 16 to a motherboard TPM header to enjoy glorious DOS gaming audio.

Lenovo’s New 'Loq' Gaming PCs Are Basically Lower-End Legions

By Andrew E. Freedman published 23 March 23

Lenovo introduces a new Lenovo Loq line of entry-level gaming laptops and desktops.

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Best Gaming PCs of 2023

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 1 June 23

We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance.

Lenovo Legion Tower 7i (Gen 8) Review: An Upgradeable PC with Few Frills

By Andrew E. Freedman published 13 March 23

The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i is an upgradable PC with plenty of ports, though its RAM doesn't run at the advertised speed.

MSI Infinite RS 13th Review: Silent Desk Dominator

By Matt Safford published 24 January 23

Editor's Choice

If you have room for it on (or more likely under) your desk, MSI’s Infinite RS 13th is a shockingly quiet high-end prebuilt gaming PC.

Cooler Master's Shark-Shaped PC is Set to Make Waves

By Andrew E. Freedman published 7 January 23

The company's weird-looking PCs are really coming to market this year.

Alienware Aurora R15 Review: Playing it Cooler

By Andrew E. Freedman published 20 December 22

The Alienware Aurora R15 is a powerful, prebuilt gaming PC with lots of ports and better cooling than ever before, but it still has some proprietary parts.

MSI's Infinite X2 PC Bends the RTX 4090 Power Cable for You

By Mark Tyson published 4 November 22

MSI's new Infinite X2 gaming PCs offer a potent mix of the newest gen Intel and Nvidia hardware, all put together and tested for your convenience.

DirectStorage 1.1 Can Speed Game Loading by 40% Claims Microsoft

By Mark Tyson published 14 October 22

Does shifting 100s GB of game asset decompression to the GPU make sense? We will see with the introduction of DirectStorage 1.1 featuring GDeflate GPU Decompression.

Microsoft Provides New Performance Tips for Windows 11 Gamers

By Mark Tyson published 7 October 22

Microsoft discusses the implications of toggling off these security features but now appears to officially approve of them being turned off – at least during a gaming session.

Alienware Aurora R15 Gets 13th Gen Intel, RTX 40-Series, Better Cooling

By Andrew E. Freedman published 27 September 22

The Alienware Aurora R15 is updating to 13th Gen Intel Core CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series GPUs, as well as making some much needed improvements to cooling.

Alienware Aurora R13 Review: Alder Lake Alien

By Matt Safford last updated 21 October 22

While new CPUs and GPUs are expected to arrive soon, if you're looking for a powerful, quiet and pretty gaming PC, Alienware's Aurora R13 is still tough to beat.

Steam Deck 2: Valve Hints at Future of Handheld Gaming PCs

By Mark Tyson published 26 August 22

There will be “more Steam Decks, more SteamOS," says Valve. Gamers can look forward to a “multi-generational product line.”

GPD Win 4 Gets Significant CPU Upgrade Plus Hall Sensor Analog Sticks

By Mark Tyson published 25 August 22

The yet to be officially announced GPD Win 4 is expected to come with the muscular AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, upgraded hall effect thumbsticks, a new physical slider keyboard, and more.

Minisforum Announce Slim PCs With Intel 11th Gen CPUs and Nvidia RTX GPUs

By Mark Tyson published 20 July 22

Key performance components are Intel Tiger Lake H CPUs and a choice between Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 or 3070 laptop GPU models.

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