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Arctic Freezer 36-S review: a great CPU cooler for an astoundingly low price

Despite costing just £17.89, this budget-friendly heatsink and fan can happily cool a 105W CPU, and it barely makes any noise in the process.

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D falls to record low price, undercutting rereleased 5800X3D

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Steam Machine running Windows 11 is about as fast as SteamOS, with a few exceptions

It's now possible to run Windows 11 on the Steam Machine, and benchmarks suggest performance is broadly the same as SteamOS.
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Now anyone can check their Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 GPU hotspot temperature, thanks to HWMonitor

No longer restricted to Nvidia's internal MODS tool, HWMonitor 1.65 brings back hotspot temperature monitoring on Nvidia RTX 50 graphics cards.
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Endorfy aims to make high-quality USB microphones more affordable with Solum 2 range

Endorfy presents its new Solum 2 mic series, featuring a premium condenser capsule, and the ability to record 24-bit audio via USB without extra software.
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Samsung just launched a new PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD, and it’s a warning of the pricing horrors to come

Costing $529 for a 2TB SSD, the Samsung 990 is even more expensive than PCIe Gen 5.0 drives at current prices, but probably not for long.
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This Steam Machine alternative costs just $250 to build, thanks to a nifty mod that unlocks PS5 chips

A Linux unlock mod exposes the full 40 GPU CUs on an AMD BC-250 chip, allowing you to create a surprisingly powerful 1080p gaming rig.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is selling like hotcakes, despite $349 price tag

AMD's flagship Socket AM4 gaming CPU storms the Amazon chart, outselling the 7800X3D, 9950X3D, and 9850X3D, thanks to its DDR4 support.
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Gigabyte’s smart new micro-ATX motherboard hides all your power cables

The Gigabyte B850M Aorus Stealth puts all its power sockets on the back, while supporting DDR5-8200 memory, 5GbE LAN, and PCIe 5.0 M.2 storage.
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RAM price chaos could last until 2030, warns SK Hynix CEO

SK Hynix expects 2027 to be the worst year for memory, forecasting the shortage to last until 2030, as AI demand continues to exceed capacity.
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Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50 hotspot sensor has been exposed, and it’s over 30°C warmer than the temp you can see

It turns out an internal Nvidia tool called MODS can show the hotspot temperature on Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, so you can spot thermal paste issues.
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AMD FSR multi frame gen settings appear in the wild

Radeon Tuner provides access to several multi frame gen features named in the latest AMD GPU drivers, although the 8x MFG mode is just a placeholder.
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Nvidia and its partners exhibit a slew of GeForce cards based on anime-style games

Nvidia displays eight custom GeForce RTX 5080 partner cards, starring characters from Wuthering Waves, Silver Palace, and more.
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AMD confirms Zen 6 launch for July 2026, starting with Epyc server CPUs

AMD is set to unveil the next-gen Zen 6 architecture at its Advancing AI event on July 22-23, starting with AI and datacenter Epyc Venice CPUs.
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No, Nvidia isn’t launching a GeForce RTX 5090 SE with this ‘leaked’ spec

A rumour about an apparently incoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 SE GPU looks incredibly suspicious to us, ringing several AI alarm bells.
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AMD EXPO ULL DDR5 memory boosts frame rates by 4% in first PC gaming benchmarks

G.Skill's AMD EXPO ULL RAM offers a mild but easy-to-access performance boost on Ryzen systems, although you pay a high price for these modest gains.
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InWin’s new reeded-glass case is the antidote to garish RGB gamer bling

The InWin L50 Breeze offers a fluted glass front panel and subtle lighting, with an elegant look designed for living rooms and workspaces.
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