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Here’s why Noctua coolers are clad in that brown and beige colour scheme

We ask Noctua where its classic livery came from, and how well its brown coolers sell compared to chromax.black versions.

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MSI MEG Vision X AI review: a powerful gaming PC with a useful built-in screen

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Rocking a Core Ultra 9 285K, GeForce RTX 5090, and alluringly unique chassis, the MEG Vision X AI is a powerful and pretty prebuild.

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Philips launches a slew of business monitors equipped with Windows Hello-ready webcams and USB docks

Philips expands its business monitor lineup with new 24in and 27in models featuring USB Type-C docking and daisy-chain capabilities.
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Rumour points to tantalising AMD Zen 6 Low Power cores being a smorgasbord of many previous architectures

AMD Zen 6 Low Power cores are said to match or exceed their Zen 5 equivalents, made using bits from the Zen 5, 4, 3, and 2 architectures.
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Radeon RX 9050 review paints AMD’s new GPU as up to 27% slower than GeForce RTX 5050

Falling behind the RTX 5050 in raster workloads, and even further with ray tracing, the RX 9050 isn't shaping up well as an alternative graphics card.
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Windows-like Task Manager comes to Apple macOS, thanks to a former Microsoft engineer

The guy who created Windows Task Manager is making a version for Apple Macs, with per-core CPU monitoring and startup app management.
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MSI lets you enjoy low-latency RAM without AMD EXPO ULL, thanks to new BIOS trick

MSI adds a High-Efficiency Mode to its motherboards’ BIOS, allowing you to bring standard DDR5 RAM's latency closer to that of EXPO ULL kits.
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This spinning PC build would fit right into a kebab shop, complete with adjustable speed

One intrepid PC builder has put together a spectacular spinning rig, so you can truly appreciate it from every angle.
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Valve promises to clear Steam Machine reservation queue by end of 2026

Valve’s Steam Machine is entering a new wave of shipments, as the company expects to fulfil all reservations by the end of this year.
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Prototype Intel Core i9-14901KE CPU with no E-Cores benchmarked and overclocked to 7.4GHz

Testing of this unreleased Intel Core i9-14901KE 8-core CPU performs similarly to a Core i9-14900K with its E-Cores disabled.
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AMD Radeon RX 9050 officially revealed, with middling 1080p benchmarks

Most of AMD's benchmark figures are run at 1920x1080 with medium settings, with 007: First Light just scraping 60fps.
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be quiet! unleashes its first AIO cooler with a screen – meet the Light Loop IO LCD

be quiet! adds a 2.1in LCD to its fancy RGB-equipped Light Loop AIO liquid cooler series, available in 240mm and 360mm radiator sizes.
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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop shown freezing when multitasking, due to its 8GB of RAM

With just 8GB of memory, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 13in can’t keep up with basic multitasking, as Windows 11 alone takes about 4GB after a fresh startup.
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AMD Radeon RX 9050 specs leak points to a real GPU stinker, starting with just 4GB of VRAM

According to ASRock, the AMD Radeon RX 9050 will be available with 8GB or 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM, with 128-bit or 64-bit bus widths, respectively.
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Gigabyte just released a brand new Socket AM4 motherboard, complete with Wi-Fi 7

Gigabyte introduces a new AM4 motherboard with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless connections, ideal for the re-released AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
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AMD Zen 7 Ryzen CPUs look set to be the last to run on AM5 motherboards

There's still plenty of life left in AM5 motherboards, but analysis points to AM6 taking over when AMD's Zen 8 CPUs come out.
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This PC’s case is made of RAM sticks, inspired by the Steam Machine’s lack of memory

At current prices, this case would cost around six grand to build, featuring 36 RAM modules, 16 of which offer customisable RGB lighting.
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