Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming CPU

I've been buying and using CPUs for PC gaming for over three decades, so now you can learn from the mistakes I've made in the ...

These are the most important things to keep in mind when buying a gaming PC

A pre-built gaming PC is probably the most exciting purchase you can make. We're talking about an entirely new system—perhaps ...

Can You Upgrade Your PC's USB Ports? Here's What You Need To Know

Upgrading the ports already on your PC motherboard is impossible, but you can install expansion cards that add new ones, ...
PCMag

This Windows Update Screen Is Actually a Hacker's Trap

The latest ClickFix attack creates a fake, full-screen Windows OS update through the browser to try and dupe the user into ...
CNET

This Trick Will Let 'Incompatible' Windows 10 PCs Upgrade to Windows 11

If Windows Update says your computer doesn't meet the Windows 11 requirements, you might just need to tweak some settings.

Valve's new Steam Machine is a SteamOS-powered mini PC over six times faster than a Steam Deck

Valve has confirmed a few details about the Steam Machine's GPU: it has 28 compute units (CUs), hewn from the RDNA 3 architecture, and a clock speed around 2.4–2.5 GHz. It has a TDP of around 110–130 ...