PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025 It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner. PC Gamer · Dec 27, 2025
I've been a Windows user for over 15 years — these are the 7 key things to check on a new gaming PC If you just landed a new gaming PC, these are the most important things to do before you game. TechRadar · Dec 26, 2025
NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal Is a Warning Shot to AI Rivals NVIDIA fortified its long-term competitive moat by acquiring the fastest chip technology available to dominate the next phase of artificial intelligence growth. MarketBeat · Dec 26, 2025
PC gaming has a pricing problem, and the memory crisis is compounding it in a way that's utterly heartbreaking for our hobby Money, money, money. PC Gamer · Dec 26, 2025
Old Ryzen AM4 CPUs top US, UK Amazon charts as DDR5 pricing pushes buyers to last-gen platform — DDR4-friendly Ryzen 5 5800X, XT claim spots in the top 5 The five-year-old Ryzen 7 5800X and its 2024 refresh, the 5800XT, are among the best-selling CPUs this holiday season despite being two generations behind Zen 5. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 26, 2025
AMD's dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in first benchmark leaks — gaming-focused CPU features 192MB of L3 cache stacked across both CCDs AMD is preparing a new flagship gaming chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which is said to have 192MB of L3 cache thanks to its dual-cache design that will add 3D V-Cache across both CCDs. The CPU originally leaked months ago, but it has finally appeared on benchmarking databases PassMark and… Tom’s Hardware · Dec 26, 2025
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming handheld of 2025 It's been a varied year for handhelds, with all three of the top models being from different manufacturers. PC Gamer · Dec 26, 2025
I test gaming handhelds for a living — and this was my favorite of 2025 In 2025, several notable gaming handhelds were released, but only one ran on SteamOS. Here's why the Legion Go S with SteamOS is my favorite handheld of 2025. Tom’s Guide · Dec 26, 2025
As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald's say opportunity is still there—if you have the right mindset From Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Amazon boss Andy Jassy, Fortune 500 leaders have shared their advice for workers to thrive in today’s shaky job market. Fortune · Dec 26, 2025
Modular, upgradeable, and super compact — HP's new mini PC impressed me with its versatile hardware and capable cooling HP has a new mini PC packed with AI smarts and additional security for pros. I've been using it for a couple of weeks to see what it's all about, and I can say I'm impressed with how it performs and handles cooling. Windows Central · Dec 25, 2025
Intel sells the fastest sub-$200 CPUs that you can buy right now and AMD can barely keep up, even with a Ryzen 9 5900XT — so I have to ask, is Intel the new AMD? Intel’s cheapest desktop CPUs are now faster than AMD's, and Team Red is feeling pressure across the sub-$200 market. TechRadar · Dec 25, 2025
The best thing I did in 2025 was start using a mini PC, and it changed everything This year, I discovered how an impressive mini PC delivered the performance, efficiency, and surprising gaming power I needed, and I'm sold. Windows Central · Dec 25, 2025
Arch Linux kills off Nvidia Pascal GPU support — users still running GTX 10-series graphics cards will have to manually install older drivers Arch Linux is one of the first Linux distros to officially axe Pascal GPU support after Nvidia cancelled support in July. Arch is now using the 590 Nvidia Linux driver as its default Nvidia driver, which lacks Pascal support. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 25, 2025
Steam Deck starter guide — 7 things you need to do first to get the best experience for your gaming sessions To get the best experience on your Steam Deck, you're going to want to make some settings changes before playing any games. Here are the things you should do first after getting your Steam Deck. Windows Central · Dec 25, 2025
Tom’s Hardware · Dec 25, 2025 AMD EXPO 1.2 could supercharge Ryzen CPUs with CUDIMM support amid global DRAM crunch — full AMD CUDIMM support is on the horizon AMD prepares EXPO 1.2 revision that could bring CUDIMM support to next-generation Ryzen processors.
Barchart · Dec 24, 2025 A Big China Catalyst Could Be Coming for AMD Stock in 2026. Should You Buy Shares Now? Reports have emerged that Alibaba could put in an order for the company's MI308 GPUs.
MarketBeat · Dec 24, 2025 Forget The Chips: Oracle Wins Phase 2 of AI Strategic wins in data center expansion and sovereign cloud partnerships are redefining Oracle as the indispensable utility provider powering the AI economy.
PC Gamer · Dec 24, 2025 Intel's 'Serpent Lake' rumoured to be its first chip developed in collaboration with Nvidia Meanwhile, Razer Lake, Hammer Lake and Titan Lake take the fight to AMD.
TechRadar · Dec 23, 2025 $300 Intel B50 video card emerges as a surprisingly capable Pro GPU — but Nvidia's older Ada generation emerges as a bit of a bargain Intel’s $300 B50 delivers surprisingly capable performance in entry-level AI, 3D rendering, and media editing tasks for compact setups.
Windows Central · Dec 23, 2025 If you're getting your kid a laptop for Christmas, make sure you do these 7 things before December 25! If you're gifting your kid a laptop this Christmas, do the heavy work beforehand and get it all set up. Here are seven things you should do!
Tom’s Hardware · Dec 23, 2025 Legacy AMD GPUs receive 30% performance boost in Linux with new drivers — latest kernel update finally drops obsolete Radeon graphics driver after more than two decades Linux 6.19 drops legacy Radeon DRM driver for the modern AMDGPU kernel driver, ushering performance uplifts up to 30% for AMD GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 graphics cards.
Tom’s Hardware · Dec 23, 2025 Intel's upcoming Xeon Granite Rapids workstation lineup leaks, poised to challenge AMD Threadripper with $8,300 86-core flagship — retailer lists prices ahead of CES launch, starts at $540 AMD's dominance in the workstation segment is about to challenged once again with the Granite Rapids-WS lineup, which has now appeared on American retailer SHI. These early prices paint a competitive picture for Intel's forthcoming Xeons, and while they might not achieve core parity with Threadripper, their value proposition can't…
Barchart · Dec 23, 2025 This Quiet AI Stock Could Deliver Huge Upside in 2026 Arista Networks looks like a strong long-term compounder.
Tom’s Guide · Dec 22, 2025 We tested hundreds of gadgets in 2025 — these are the 5 best of the year Here at Tom's Guide we reviewed an awful lot of laptops, tablets, printers and more in 2025, and we wanted to recommend these 5 as our favorite gadgets of the year.
Barchart · Dec 22, 2025 This Year’s Best Growth Stock Isn’t What You Think It Is AppLovin's strong fundamentals, rising analyst confidence, and a long runway into 2026 bode well for this tech stock.