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A look at the CPU market and pricing to see what would truly constitute a Black Friday sale and give our advice on the kind of deals you can expect during the holiday shopping season.

For this month's GPU pricing update, we have Nvidia's upcoming GeForce 40 Super rumors, current-gen GPU pricing, and what sort of deals you should be looking out for during Black Friday.

It's not every day that we get to review a $5,000 CPU, so this should be fun. The Ryzen Threadripper 7980X and 7970X pack 64 and 32 cores, two new super-powerful chips part of AMD's latest HEDT lineup.

Holidays 2023 update – Whether you need a tablet for work, study, or content consumption, our buying guide will introduce you to the best iPad models, and offer alternatives running Android and Windows.

The Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP is an extremely fast gaming monitor designed for professional esports gamers. Boasting a massive 540Hz refresh rate, it's a glimpse into the future of gaming displays.

You're playing the latest games at beautiful 4K ultra res. Do you ever wonder how those graphics got there? Welcome to our 3D Game Rendering 101: A guide to how one basic frame of gaming goodness is made.

Fast storage has become a commodity, and it is expected to become even bigger and faster in the years ahead. Our storage picks include the best SSDs, HDDs, NAS, portable and external storage.

Expensive gaming chairs aren't for everyone. If you want a chair that's at home in the office or the living room, designed to support your lower back, check out the FlexiSpot C7 Ergonomic chair.

When choosing a new phone, the main considerations most people have are price and the choice between Android and iOS. Our recommendations focus on key categories based on features, value, and pricing.

Following up with our CPU testing from last week: How do the 3700X and 9900K compare today, and how does the 9900K stack up against the 5800X3D? It's an interesting question and a great comparison to look back on.

Do all the latest big budget games require over 100 GB of drive space? What's the average size of a AAA game today? We've investigated the figures in search of answers.

Recommended game storage over the last 15 years

The Asus ROG Swift PG49WCD is a super-ultrawide OLED, sporting a 5120 x 1440 resolution and 32:9 ratio for its 49-inch screen, it equates to having two 27-inch 1440p monitors side by side.

In today's world of permanent Internet connectivity, a firewall is an essential component of your device's security. Master the Windows 11 firewall with our handy guide on setting up custom blocks for incoming and outgoing traffic.

Today we're taking a look back at CPUs released in the last 4 to 5 years, the Ryzen 7 3700X and Core i9-9900K. There's a good reason (but not an obvious one) why we chose these two CPUs.

Buying a desktop PC? You can build one yourself or you can buy a "pre-built." The latter can definitely make sense in some cases as we'll show you, just make sure you pick a good one.

#TBT A journey through memorable video game music, this second article is dedicated exclusively to PC video game soundtracks. We have our hands full given the wealth of excellent material available.

There are lots and lots of options to choose from in the 1440p gaming monitor market, and for many gamers this remains the sweet spot for playing at high refresh rates without the prohibitive cost of a more expensive GPU.

Your phone's ability to identify any song it listens to is pure technological magic. In this article, we'll show you how the ever popular Shazam app does it.

A clock-for-clock (IPC) test of Intel LGA 1700 processors: we're comparing the 12th-gen, 13th-gen, and "new" 14th-gen CPU models to offer insight into their architectural improvements, if any.

Pricey gaming chairs might not rank highly on a PC owner's list of priorities, but if you want to sit comfortably for hours, maybe investing in a good chair should be more of a priority.

Parallel universe for the super security conscious: With growing concerns about online privacy and the security of your personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google products.

It's been four years since AMD launched RDNA, the successor to the venerable GCN graphics architecture. We take a look through the tech and numbers to see just how successful it's been.

Welcome to our monthly GPU pricing update. There's bits of news to go through, a few odd GPU launches, and some unfortunate price hikes. There's also some positive GPU price adjustments to discuss.

Downloading a video you've watched online can be more difficult than expected. Most sites prefer you to revisit them and view their ads every time, but this may not be ideal for several reasons.

How should you keep your CPU cool? The more powerful your CPU is, the bigger and better cooler you'll need, but rest assured our guide will cover many great options at every size and price point.