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AMD's new Ryzen AI 400 CPUs prioritize AI skills over GPU power

By Darren Allan published

Want a Copilot+ desktop PC? What do you mean, no? AMD just revealed Ryzen AI 400 CPUs over at MWC 2026.

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Laptops packing Nvidia's Arm CPUs could be here in a few months

By Darren Allan published

Nvidia's new Arm CPU could debut in laptops in Q2 2026 — but I'm skeptical we'll see these notebooks anytime soon.

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A pair of hands carefully fitting a stick of RAM into a motherboard.

Beat the RAM crisis with my updated tips for upgrading your PC

By Christian Guyton published

I used to recommend RAM and SSDs as a wallet-friendly PC upgrade, but the RAM crisis has left that advice dead in the water — here's what to do instead.

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A render of an Intel CPU in a futuristic PC.

Rumor suggests Intel's next-gen flagship CPU could be very power-hungry

By Darren Allan published

Intel's Nova Lake flagship is rumored to have eye-opening power usage — but I don't think this is anything to worry about (yet).

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Render of 27-inch AidaOne R27

New all-in-one PC packs a powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU under the hood

By Isaiah Williams published

Another Apple iMac alternative has arrived, and it's built around AMD's most powerful APU.

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A Valve Steam Deck behind held in a person's hands with the Nvidia logo displayed on the screen.

Could we see an Nvidia-powered handheld PC? These new SoCs might suggest so

By Isaiah Williams published

I smell a new Nvidia handheld PC on the horizon, thanks to fresh chip teases from Jensen Huang, but let's hope I haven't jinxed it.

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MSI MAG 272QP X50 monitor with a happy gamer playing a shooter

AMD's Ryzen 9850X3D gaming champ CPU is out next week, and we like the price

By Darren Allan published

AMD reveals Ryzen 9850X3D costs $499, dispelling rumors that gaming champ CPU would be really expensive.

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Asus ROG X870E motherboard showing the CPU socket

Asus responds to worries about Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs dying in its motherboards

By Darren Allan published

Following past issues with ASRock motherboards, we're now seeing an uptick in reports of problems with Asus boards.

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Press shot of an Nvidia chip

Nvidia N1X chip could arrive in laptops soon with a powerful integrated GPU

By Darren Allan published

Nvidia's N1X chip could debut in laptops within the next couple of months, with next-gen N2 CPUs rumored to follow later in 2027.

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A man holding an MSI Claw 8 AI+

We might see a successor to the MSI Claw 8 AI+ soon with a Panther Lake CPU

By Isaiah Williams published

CES 2026 Intel isn't slowing down with its handheld ambitions, and it's promising a clutch of new portables for later in 2026.

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