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AMD declares battle of Ryzen 9950X3D vs 9800X3D for gaming will be a dead heat – so gamers may as well buy the cheaper CPU
AMD primes us not to expect too much from the incoming Ryzen 9950X3D CPU – it’ll only offer ‘similar gaming performance’ to the 9800X3D.
Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPU stock shortage rumors are piling high – and now there’s a suggestion the RTX 5070 could be delayed
Fresh Nvidia next-gen GPU fears emerge: shaky stock, pricing worries, and a claim the RTX 5070 is delayed until March.
Nvidia RTX 5090 Founders Edition is possibly the best-looking GPU I've seen in a while - here's everything included in the box
Nvidia's RTX 5090 is on the horizon, and its unboxing is one worth paying attention to.
A possible Nvidia RTX 5090 prototype shows what might have been – an absolute monster with nearly 25K CUDA cores and an 800W TDP
A possible RTX 5090 prototype could have features more than 24,000 CUDA cores and drawn up to 800W of power.
Nvidia RTX 5090 FE rumor claims high-end GPU gets loud - but other reports tell a very different story
Updated A new rumor has got some PC gamers nervous about the RTX 5090 - but there's no need to panic yet.
Best external hard drive of 2025
Updated We review the best external hard drives for quick transfer speeds and storage capacity.
G.Skill DDR5 RAM is overclocked to a blazing 12,054MT/s with no liquid nitrogen needed – just air cooling
DDR5 overclock using air cooling is seriously impressive, albeit with a slight catch.
AMD reveals RX 9070 GPUs won’t go on sale until March, which might be too late to prevent Nvidia cleaning up with RTX 5070 models
A losing move in the next-gen GPU war? Perhaps, though Nvidia may have its own issues, if rumors are right.
