An Asus-branded Thunderbolt 5 expansion card has appeared on the firm’s product pages. The newAsus ThunderboltEX 5expansion card fits into a spare PCIe 4.0 x4 slot on your motherboard to provide a pair of the headliningThunderbolt 5ports and a trio of mini DisplayPorts to the rear of your chassis. Internally, the card also provides a Thunderbolt and USB 2.0 header, and you will need to attach it to your PSU (a single 6-pin) to enable up to 130W to connected devices....

I’ve always wanted to build a powerful gaming rig and slot it into a small form-factor PC case, but I have never taken the plunge as there are normally always some compromises to make when trying to build small. One of the compromises is price, to get small yet high performance normally commands a premium price, and if its well above the cost of the same hardware in a larger size then it’s hard to justify....

Through the recent four-day Amazon Prime Day sales event and beyond, Bambu Lab was running its big 3rd-Anniversary sales event across the range of excellent 3D printers on their website, including multicolor AMS printing accessories. We saw some amazing price reductions on several of our favorite 3D printers, including the$399 Bambu Lab P1P 3D printerthat had an outstanding 43% knocked off the $699 list price. This was a standout deal, and great value for money....

If you’re here, I bet you’re particularly looking for one thing: interactive experiences that feel less like games, and more like movies. These are rare finds in the industry. It’s neither a popular genre nor the one that makes the most money for developers. Even so,games like Detroit: Become Humantend to offer the best stories we can “play.” Selecting Games Like Detroit Human Let’s comprise the list with games featuring a mix or a twist of Detroit’s elements:...

Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs are set to launch in just two days, but rumored supply-chain constraints suggest you won’t be able to get one at launch, at least at MSRP, that is.Best Buyhas listed a handful of RTX 5080 SKUs from Gigabyte, priced at up to 40% higher than Nvidia’s suggested retail price of $999. We also found various listings atNeweggand several pre-builts equipped with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080....

1.Quick Links2.Hottest Hardware Deals Cyber Monday is over, but there are still some computer hardware deals to be found If you missed the opportunity to get the tech you need or wanted it might still be on sale. But not every sale is really a bargain. Do you really want to spend$3,899on an RTX 4090 card? Sure, it’s the fastest GPU currently on the market, but it’s also usually in the $1,800 range and it’s about to be replaced by an RTX 5090 / 5080 within the next couple of months....

1.Best Overall2.Best Full-Size3.Best TKL4.Best Mini5.Best Budget6.Other Keyboards Tested7.How We Test8.Shopping Tips Your keyboard is your primary connection to your PC — a new keyboard will deliver a more immediately-noticeable difference than just about any other upgrade. (And it’s a lot cheaper than anew GPU.) Needless to say, finding the right keyboard is critical for anyone — and it’s even more critical for gamers: you need a gaming keyboard that’s not only comfortable and easy to type on, but that also delivers the perfect amount of tactile feedback, with zero latency, for speed and accuracy....

Computexis the premiere tech show for PC hardware – a step aboveCESin our view – so it was exciting for us to be back in Taipei and see what new treats PC vendors have been cooking up. As we attended press events and roamed the show floor, we were struck by just how much excitement and energy both the attendees and exhibitors brought with them. The exhibition centers were packed, and sometimes we had a hard time finding a place to sit down....

Dry Studio has opened pre-orders for “the first fluffy custom mechanical keyboard in the world,” debuting the Dry Studio Petbrick 65 mechanical keyboard. This input peripheral comes with various cat-themed color combinations (but just two are immediately available at launch). These cat-inspired 65% mechanical keyboards with aluminum frames are currently available to pre-order for $239.00 USD on theofficial Dry Studio store page, with there being only 14 Calico and 17 Odd-eye-themed units left available at the time of writing....

China is on track to achieve basic self-sufficiency in building chipmaking equipment by this summer, reports theSouth China Morning Post. The publication cites Gerald Yin Zhiyao, chief executive of Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment China (AMEC), a China-based maker of wafer fab equipment (WFE). Chip fabs are equipped with thousands of tools and machinery, and they are usually made in the Netherlands, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. However, these countries recently restricted the shipments of tools necessary to make chips on advanced nodes to China....

Asreportedlast week, Chinese hackers infiltrated the U.S. Department of Treasury and gained access to several users' workstations. However, according toBloomberg, the infiltration was more severe than initially reported, as hackers managed to access systems belonging to Secretary Janet Yellen and other top officials. The perpetrators reportedly accessed files belonging to Secretary Janet Yellen and other high-ranking officials. Over 400 computers and over 3,000 unclassified files were compromised, exposing sensitive information related to sanctions, law enforcement, and international affairs....

Local reinstall and Cloud download are the built-in options for resetting Windows. Both let you install Windows on your computer, but they do it in different ways. While most advanced users opt forreinstalling Windows via USB, a lot of users still find it convenient to use these options. The biggest challenge, however, lies in deciding which one to select. In this article, I will help you decide whether cloud download or local reinstall is the best option for you....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Corsair’s Vengeance i7600 gaming desktop stands out with its superior build quality, excellent gaming performance, quiet operation, and an extensive two-year warranty. It’s an excellent choice for those willing to invest in a premium product. Excellent gaming performance Top-quality, quiet build Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7 Two-year warranty Pricier than mainstream towers RGB lighting control software not preinstalled Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....