PC components explained: learn what each part does, their functions, and how CPU, GPU, storage, and cooling impact performance and longevity.
Unique designs, smart engineering, and serious performance defined this year’s CES PC haul. These are our favorites across 11 categories of hardware.
Acer's Nitro 7 focuses on its display and storage instead of its internal components, an odd choice for a gaming laptop. Acer's own Predator Helios 300 may be a better budget option. Acer's Predator ...
The problem is that most PC hardware reviews showcase performance in ideal conditions, not how parts behave during everyday ...
There are two ways to measure the performance of PC components: synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark or PCMark, and real-world benchmarks that test performance in games and various software using ...
Few ’90s tech sites other than Ars Technica are still operating here in 2024, and today, there’s one fewer. AnandTech, a staple of CPU and GPU news and reviews since 1997, will stop publishing today, ...
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is exceptionally powerful but forbiddingly expensive. (You could build a complete RTX 5080-based gaming PC for the money.) But this top-tier GPU lives on a ...