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Front view of MSI Cubi NUC 1M, showcasing an array of ports and its power button.

MSI Cubi NUC 1M: a petite, professional eco-warrior

MSI Cubi NUC 1M is a great SFF system for general computing, with a low power draw and temperatures that make for a quaint, quiet machine.
Fractal Design Refine from a low angle, the chair resting against a grey wall and white door.

Fractal Design Refine review: sitting pretty

Refine marks a marvellous debut for Fractal Design into the world of gaming chairs, with features that show up seasoned competitors.
Front view of PCSpecialist Helio Elite, its fans adopting a blue hue.

PCSpecialist Helio Elite review: a brilliant budget build

Sometimes simplicity is spectacular, as Helio Elite proves by marrying GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and Ryzen 5 9600X in a high value system.
Ryzen 5 7600X3D in its retail packaging, with an AMD neon lego behind it

Ryzen 5 7600X3D only needs half the watts to closely rival 7800X3D

Across a suite of ten games, Ryzen 5 7600X3D is just 8% slower on average than 7800X3D and more efficient to boot.
Intel 18A wafer.

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs will primarily rely on TSMC fabs

In light of Intel 18A progress, the company is shifting away from Intel 20A ahead of schedule, affecting the fabrication of Arrow Lake.
Pixel 8 Pro standing upright next to Pixel Buds Pro, with the text 'Brilliant Bundle' floating alongside it.

I’d jump at this Pixel 8 Pro & Pixel Buds Pro combo deal if...

Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Buds Pro bundles are available for as little as £649, making last year's Google flagship smartphone an absolute steal.
Core i9-13900K against a stone backdrop.

Intel is reportedly running out of CPUs for its Raptor Lake RMAs

Reports of stock shortages for Core i9-14900K and 13900K are mounting, as more users reach out to Intel to replace their defective processors.
GeForce RTX Founders Edition graphics card, with '+10%' on its faceplate, against a two-tone pink-blue background.

Nvidia RTX 5080 performance should be 10% ahead of RTX 4090

Second tier Blackwell outdoes flagship Lovelace, but Nvidia RTX 5080 apparently requires a lot of power to accomplish this.
A podium with Intel Core Ultra 2 series branding, with three devices sat atop it

Intel Lunar Lake is efficient, powerful, and a hopeful turning point

Intel has finally revealed its Core Ultra 2 series processors, built with the company's Lunar Lake architecture and they're available soon.
GeForce RTX Founders Edition graphics card, surrounded by lighting.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series could consume up to 600W

TDPs across the range are allegedly increasing, potentially making RTX 5090 the most power hungry GeForce graphics card Nvidia has ever made.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 player character, holding a weapon, against a background of floating space debris

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 system requirements are brutal

You'll need specs as beefy as an actual Space Marine if you hope to meet this sequel's system requirements.
A gold trophy with the Windows 11 logo on it, its base adorned with the Steam logo

At last, Windows 11 has more Steam users than any other OS

Almost three years on from its launch, Windows 11 has taken its predecessor's place as the most popular operating system among Steam users.

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