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Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra now available for preorder
By Sean Endicott published
News Packing up to a 13th Gen Intel Core i9 and NVIDIA RTX 4070 graphics, the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra looks to compete with the best laptops on the market. It's available for preorder starting today.

Best CPU cooler for AMD Ryzen 7 3700X in 2023
By Ben Wilson published
3700X Find the best CPU cooler for your Ryzen 3700X CPU, whether you prefer traditional air cooling or an AIO liquid alternative.

HP early Presidents' Day sale slashes prices on laptops, desktops, gaming gear, and accessories
By Sean Endicott published
Deals HP has a massive sale right now with discounts on desktops, laptops, All-in-Ones, and accessories. You can save hundreds on a wide range of devices, including ZBook, ProBook, ENVY, and Pavilion PCs.

If you thought gaming on an Intel Arc laptop would be awful, think again
By Richard Devine published
Pretty good Some headlines from 2022 would have you think Intel's mobile GPUs suck, I'm here to say they don't.

The Intel Core i9-13950HX delivers monstrous, desktop-class power in a gaming laptop
By Richard Devine published
Beastly Intel's first 13th Gen laptop CPU to cross our desk, the Core i9-13950HX, is absurdly powerful. 24 cores, 32 threads, and it doesn't even use that much power.

11th Gen Intel Rocket Lake CPUs to be discontinued — here's when the final batch will ship
By Sean Endicott published
News Intel announced when it will discontinue its 11th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs. Select 400 and 500-series chipsets are also set to be discontinued.

Front panel power switches — which side is positive or negative for your PC case?
By Ben Wilson published
+ PW - Building a PC is simple until you get to the microscopic PC case power and reset buttons. Figure out which way round to connect these tiny front panel switches.
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