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What DisplayHDR True Black 1400 means for the future of gaming and productivity monitors

The latest DisplayHDR True Black 1400 standard brings 1,400 nits peak brightness to OLED displays, a level that was previously only possible with niche and heavy backlit panels. As tandem OLED gets cheaper, here's how things could change for the better.

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I tested the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 — it almost achieves gaming laptop greatness, until you see the upgrade prices

Lenovo has trimmed down the Legion 5i a bit from previous iterations, and fixed its battery life issue, leaving the Legion 5i Gen 11 a powerful mid-range gaming laptop with only few downsides holding it back from affordable perfection.

Tom’s Guide

I just tested Lenovo’s Legion OLED 4K 240Hz gaming monitor — and it’s just a step away from being perfect

The Lenovo Legion Pro 32UD 4K 240Hz is a fantastic gaming monitor. Though its HDR is somewhat dim, its features and affordability make it worth considering.

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The handheld gaming PC scene might be in tatters, but there's no scenario where I'd pay $750 for one of the worst-received portables

Handheld gaming PC prices are rough, but the MSI Claw from 2024 shouldn't cost anywhere near $750 even within the current climate.

GamesRadar

OLED monitors more popular than ever says analyst firm, which makes sense as one of the few good deals left in PC gaming

Shipments are up nearly 100% since last year.

PC Gamer

Nvidia RTX Spark Geekbench scores just leaked — should Apple be worried about the fastest Windows laptops on the planet?

Newly revealed Geekbench scores reveal a powerful chip that should easily rival Apple and Intel offerings.

Tom’s Guide

Asus ROG NUC vs gaming laptops, how does the mini PC top dog fare against portable powerhouses?

I put the high-power Asus ROG NUC up against top gaming laptops to see where your cash is best spent.

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Valve Slowly Expands SteamOS to Third-Party Hardware as Beta Arrives on Intel-Based Handhelds

Valve's SteamOS is slowly expanding beyond the Steam Deck to more third-party hardware, including the Intel-based ones.

Player One

Valve has added 'initial' SteamOS gamepad support for several new gaming handhelds, including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+

Along with a host of bug fixes, of course.

PC Gamer

Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle — retailers hold GPUs hostage similar to the crypto boom

Taiwanese ecommerce platform PChome24h is packaging RTX 5090 GPUs with a crazy number of motherboards, entry-to-mid-range GPUs, and several other components. While interesting, these combos are alarming as they show the direction that the PC building industry is headed.

Tom’s Hardware

I replaced my Mac mini with Lenovo's round Yoga PC — and accidentally found the ultimate Mac accessory hack

Lenovo cut all the right corners with its puck-shaped Yoga Mini, delivering a Windows mini PC that truly thinks outside the box to rival the Mac mini.

Tom’s Guide

More hefty GPU price hikes are rumored — and your only chance of a high-end Nvidia graphics card at MSRP is at QuakeCon

Want an RTX 5070, 5080 or 5090 at MSRP? Well, there's a chance you might get one — although it's vanishingly slim and highly location-dependent.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: the handheld PC that finally makes sense to a console gamer

MSI’s latest handheld has finally made me understand the appeal of PC gaming on the go.

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Lexar lists 32GB DDR5 memory with homegrown Chinese chips — 3,999 Yuan ($592) price undercuts hopes for cheaper CXMT-powered RAM

Lexar's latest Thor RGB kit likely uses CXMT-made DRAM, but its pricing remains comparable to premium DDR5 memory from established brands.

PC Gamer

MSI unveils its first 4K OLED monitor using a promising inkjet-printed panel, and it's not made by Samsung or LG

This could be an important testing ground for the panel technology.

Tom’s Hardware

First open-source firmware for AM5 officially launches — Dasharo v0.9.0 brings Coreboot and openSIL to Zen 4 APUs on MSI B850

3mdeb has introduced a new open-source firmware for the MSI B850-P WiFi, marking the first time open-source firmware has been introduced to the AM5 platform.

Tom’s Hardware

Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick

To avoid rising RAM costs, some PC builders and OEMs have shifted toward using a single DDR5 module for gaming PCs. We test how much of a performance loss that actually represents.

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MSI promises an EXPO ULL-like boost for your existing DDR5 memory — High-Efficiency Mode brings low-latency tuning to older RAM

A new firmware update for MSI motherboards features High-Efficiency Mode, which offers latency tuning similar to AMD's EXPO ULL on regular memory kits.

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia's fastest graphics cards get US price increase at Best Buy, Amazon — Astral RTX 5080 now costs more than 5090's MSRP, flagship card now commands more than $4,300

Premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are once again selling far above MSRP, with some Asus and MSI models climbing close to $5,000.

Tom’s Hardware

Your motherboard's M.2 SSD heatsink might be slowing down your SSD — Only 6 of 20 tested boards made full contact

We tested 20 motherboards for proper M.2 contact and were surprised at the results – not all make good contact.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: The ultimate gaming handset, with the ultimate price

It's for the few, not the many. But what a beast this handheld is!

Tom’s Hardware

Re-examining the DDR4 gaming gap with Intel’s LGA 1700 CPUs in mid-2026 — performance drops of 14% on average, and up to 25% in some games

Given the unprecedented surge in memory prices, we’re looking back on Intel’s LGA 1700 stack of CPUs to see how DDR4 and DDR5 match up with our modern gaming suite in 2026.

PC Gamer

Alienware 34 AW3426DW review

Alienware's updated 34-inch ultrawide OLED monitor is even more awesome than the original.

Tom’s Hardware

MSI and Colorful raise Nvidia RTX 50-series prices in China by up to 59% across the entire lineup — change in distributer pricing suggests GPU price hikes are on the way

GPU prices seem to be on the rise once again with official distributor announcements in China hiking up the entire Blackwell lineup overnight. Compared to MSRP, we're witnessing a staggering bump of up to 75% at the top-end.

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