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Nvidia RTX 2080 Super in a gaming PC.

Nvidia is building a walled garden with DLSS — and it’s working

Over the past two years, Nvidia changed games not with ray tracing, but with DLSS. It's now enough of a reason to go with Team Green, even if it shouldn't be.
Computing
Unsupported Windows 11 waiver.

The first Windows 11 update makes a major performance issue even worse

Microsoft has released the first patch for Windows 11, but it hasn't fixed a big problem with AMD chips. In fact, the patch may have made the issue worse.
Computing
Acer Orion 7000 sitting on a desk.

Acer’s first Alder Lake gaming desktop is crazy powerful and coming soon

Acer just announced the Orion 7000, which is its first gaming desktop to sport an Intel Alder Lake chip. And it looks like a monster of the machine.
Computing News
AMD RX 6600 among other graphics cards.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs. RX 6600 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 3060: Budget GPUs, tested

The RX 6600 is the latest GPU from AMD, but how does it compare to the best 1080p GPUs? Our RX 6600 vs. RX 6600 XT vs. RTX 3060 comparison has all the details.
Computing
AMD RX 6600 among other graphics cards.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 review: When overpriced is still a good deal

The AMD RX 6600 is another product of the GPU shortage. It'd be a tough sell under normal conditions, but isn't a bad deal considering how expensive GPUs are.
Computing Reviews
Intel Arc Alchemist concept art.

Intel says it may not have enough Arc Alchemist cards to meet demand

Arc Alchemist is right around the corner, but Intel isn't interested in dodging the GPU shortage that has left many gamers without a card for over a year.
Computing News
An engineer smiles as she holds up two processor chips.

Intel’s Alder Lake Core i5 could be the new go-to budget gaming CPU

New benchmarks have surfaced for the Alder Lake Core i5-12400. And if they're real, this chip could be the go-to budget gaming CPU for years to come.
Computing News
Render of Intel Alder Lake chip.

Intel Alder Lake leak reveals 12-core laptop chip that challenges AMD

A new benchmark leak revealed a 12-core Intel Alder Lake processor. Although the results aren't impressive, they say a lot about the next-gen chips.
Computing News
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Here’s every PS5 game that supports ray tracing

The PS5 packs real-time ray tracing into a home console, but how many games actually support the feature? We rounded up every one released to date that does.
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Back 4 Blood Cleaners attacking Retch.

Back 4 Blood PC performance guide: The best settings for optimized frame rates

Back 4 Blood is finally here. We've rounded up all of the best settings so you can optimize your frame rate and get a look at how DLSS and FSR perform.
Computing
Far Cry 6 Political.

Far Cry 6 PC performance guide: The best settings for high frame rates

Far Cry 6 is here, and it demands powerful hardware. In our performance guide, we'll walk you through how to find the best settings to optimize your frame rate.
Computing
Surface Laptop Studio angled side view.

Surface Laptop Studio vs. Surface Laptop 4: Powerful laptops, compared

If you want a Surface device in the form of a traditional laptop, a Surface Laptop is for you. Should you pick the Surface Laptop Studio or Surface Laptop 4?
Computing
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AMD warns that Windows 11 slows games by up to 15%

Windows 11 is causing some problems for gamers, especially on AMD processors. You could see up to a 15% downgrade on the new operating system.
Computing Gaming
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One of the biggest sources of benchmark leaks just got plugged

Geekbench was one of the biggest sources of benchmark leaks, but no longer. The company announced that it won't accept prerelease results going forward.
Computing News
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Here are all the motherboards that officially support TPM for Windows 11

Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0, and you can likely enable it on your motherboard. Here are the supported models from the top motherboard makers.
Computing News
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivers the Day 1 closing keynote at IAA Mobility

Intel CEO says AMD’s lead is ‘over’ with the arrival of Alder Lake. But is it?

Intel's CEO is confident that Alder Lake will return Intel to the CPU throne. But with a few bad CPU launches, there are still plenty of reasons to doubt Intel.
Computing
A person using a laptop that is running Windows 11.

This Windows 11 memory bug is exactly why I’m waiting to upgrade

Windows 11 is finally here, but it seems to come with an issue: A memory leak in File Explorer. But it turns out that Windows 10 has a similar problem.
Computing News
Laptop sitting on a desk showing Windows 11's built-in Microsoft Teams experience

You can manually download the release build of Windows 11 early — here’s how

Now that Windows 11 has launched, you might be wondering when you can upgrade. There are a few different routes depending on what desktop or laptop you have.
Computing News
AMD Threadripper processor in a motherboard.

AMD’s powerful Threadripper 5000 chips may have been delayed again

AMD's hotly anticipated Threadripper 5000 chips may have been delayed again. This time, though, it seems AMD will miss the 2021 mark originally rumored.
Computing News
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SteelSeries Prime Mini Wireless review: When less isn’t more

The SteelSeries Prime Mini Wireless is a decent gaming mouse overall. But at around $130, it's flanked by excellent esports mice that outclass it.
Computing Reviews
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Intel Alder Lake box revealed, hinting at unique feature for flagship chip

Photos of Intel's upcoming Alder Lake box designs have leaked -- and the Core i9-12900K looks to come with a special extra for enthusiasts.
Computing News
Line outside of Best Buy for RTX restock.

Best Buy to restock Nvidia RTX 30-series GPUs again — here’s how to score one

Best Buy is restocking Nvidia RTX 30-series GPUs tomorrow, and if you know what to expect, you might be able to take one home at list price.
Computing News
Lenovo Legion 9000K desktop PC.

The first Intel Alder Lake gaming desktop may have just leaked

Intel has confirmed that Alder Lake is coming in 2021, and now we have a glimpse at what could be the first PC packing the latest generation.
Computing News
New World landscape and ruins.

I’m still crossing my fingers that New World won’t brick my RTX 3090

New World is officially live, and reports are circulating again that it's bricking high-end GPUs. The problem seems bigger than before, though.
Computing News
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivers the Day 1 closing keynote at IAA Mobility

Intel processors could adopt one of the best Apple and iPhone features

A new rumor suggests that Intel is taking pointers from Apple with its M1 and iPhone chips, which could enable software desktops have never seen before.
Computing News
Character using lightning in New World.

New World PC performance guide: The best settings for optimized frame rates

New World is finally here, but you'll need to dial in the best settings for optimal PC performance. Here are the key options to tweak.
Computing Gaming
AMD CEO Lisa Su holding a graphics card.

AMD CEO has good news about the chip shortage, but you still can’t buy a GPU

AMD CEO Lisa Su laid out a road map for the end of the chip shortage. It's still many months away, however.
Computing News
LEDs forming a graphics card.

Intel’s Arc Alchemist GPUs could be in better shape than we expected

Intel Arc Alchemist graphics cards are launching soon, and new leaks provide a look into how the range will perform and how Intel will brand them.
Computing News
A side view of the Corsair M65 wireless mouse.

Corsair M65 RGB Ultra Wireless review: An FPS icon goes wireless

The Corsair M65 RGB Ultra Wireless snips the wire of an FPS icon. The significant change brings a significant price increase, but it still feels worth it.
Computing Reviews
Unsupported Windows 11 waiver.

Windows 11 compatibility waiver warns of ‘damages’ that Microsoft could prevent

Microsoft is allowing people with unsupported hardware to install Windows 11, but you'll need to sign a waiver warning of damages beforehand.
Computing News
Promotional image of an Intel Core processor.

Leaked Alder Lake benchmark shows 21% performance gain over AMD

Alder Lake benchmarks continue leaking, and the latest result shows a big boost for Team Blue over AMD's top Ryzen 9 5950X.
Computing News
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Gigabyte M32U monitor review: 4K gaming without the fluff

The Gigabyte M32U sits in a class of its own with a 32-inch 4K panel capable of 144Hz. Screen size isn't everything when it comes to gaming displays, though.
Computing
Gaming PC that looks like an office.

This diorama is the meta gaming PC of my dreams — and you can win it

This diorama may look like just a PC gaming battlestation, but it actually has a gaming PC hidden inside. And if you're fast enough, you could win it.
Computing News
Jensen Huang at GTX 2020.

Nvidia’s latest A.I. results prove that ARM is ready for the data center

Nvidia just published its latest MLPerf A.I. results, but with an interesting twist. The benchmarks include both ARM-based and x86 systems.
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