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AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D drops to the lowest price of the year
By Cale Hunt published
Deals If there's an affordable CPU I'd recommend every PC gamer get, it's the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. It just hit a new low for 2025 at Amazon as part of the Memorial Day deals event.

AMD copies NVIDIA, burying its new 8GB GPU at Computex
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware AMD revealed its mid-range Radeon RX 9060 XT GPUs at Computex 2025, taking a page from NVIDIA's playbook and completely avoiding mention of the 8GB model.

These CPUs we tested are best for the RTX 4080 or 4080 SUPER
By Cale Hunt last updated
Hardware NVIDIA's RTX 4080 and 4080 SUPER remain some of the best GPUs out there. To avoid bottlenecks, I recommend one of these high-performance CPUs we've tested.

WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD review: Doubling my Gen 4 read speeds
By Ben Wilson published
Review SanDisk's WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 "game drive" SSD delivers double the read speeds of my Gen 4 favorite, but comes with a trade-off.

Snapdragon X faces Intel head-on in Qualcomm’s aggressive new ad campaign
By Sean Endicott published
Computing Snapdragon X chips are front and center in Qualcomm’s new ads, directly challenging Intel’s dominance in the Windows PC market.

These AMD Ryzen CPUs have never been cheaper
By Cale Hunt last updated
Deals Select AMD Ryzen 7000 and 9000 CPUs are up to 35% off at Amazon during gaming week, and I'm seeing some of the lowest prices ever.

How to get a free copy of DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to launch on May 15, and you can get a free copy with early access when you buy a piece of eligible NVIDIA RTX 50-series hardware.

AMD's most popular gaming CPU is still on sale at $391
By Cale Hunt last updated
Deals AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D might be a couple of years old, but it has many years of life left. It's down to $391 at Amazon, a price that hasn't been seen since mid-2024.
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