Adata showcased plenty of upcoming hardware it aims to release this year, including PC cases, SSD and CPU coolers, and a power supply, atCES2025.The first product that caught our attention was the Adata XPG Invader X Pro case, which has a dual-curved tempered glass panel on all three sides (we also covered this last year). The other cases we saw were the XPG Valor Air Nano — an mATX case, the Invader X Mini ATX case, and the Starfighter and Starker Air BTF case....

Today at Best Buy, you’re able to find theAlienware AW3423DWFfor the lowest price we’ve seen for this gaming monitor since it first launched. This huge, 34-inch gaming screen was released at a price of $899, but right now you can pick it up for just $749. According to the produce page, this discount is scheduled to expire by the end of the day. At the time of publishing readers still have over half a day to grab this deal....

Hardly two weeks remain until Jensen Huang’skeynoteatCESand we’re starting to see leaked images of what Nvidia has been cooking for the past two years; at least when it comes to the box art. PerRuby_Rapidsat X, the box design for GALAX’s upcoming RTX 5080 has surfaced online atNGABBS. Despite confirmation of the artwork’s authenticity byVideocardzthrough its contacts, it is best to take this imagery with a heavy dose of salt. A small 10-minute session in Photoshop can land you the same image if you’re proficient enough so don’t take this leak at face value....

AMD has launched itsAdrenalin Software Edition 24.6.1drivers, which include the official production launch ofRadeonAnti-Lag 2 and several new games with FSR 3.1 support. A handful ofSonygames on PC and Counter-Strike 2 will receive some exciting performance boosts for those using one of AMD’sbest graphics cards. Both technologies will be tasked to game developers to implement going forward.AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR)‘sversion 3.1, first announced at GDC 2024, has now been enabled in six games: God of War Ragnarök, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart....

Seven years after AMD Link’s initial release in 2017, AMD has decided to discontinue the game streaming software, citing “many options available for users to stream their PC content to other devices” in the officialannouncement postregarding the end of the service. Support will end in a future Q1 2024 AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition update. Over time, though, it seems like AMD has decided that game streaming from an AMD-powered PC is best done with third-party software solutions that are capable of leveraging AMD GPU hardware encoding, rather than dedicating resources to it itself....

AMD’s nearly-forgotten refresh generation of Ryzen 5000 chips, called Ryzen 5000XT, is on a steep discount just before Prime Day ends. TheRyzen 9 5900XT is 38% offand is going for $218, theRyzen 7 5800XT is 46% off, going for just $133. If you are looking for a CPU upgrade for your aging AM4 system, these CPUs represent some of the best non-gaming chips the AM4 platform is capable of running, and they’re now cheaper than their standard “X” counterparts....

Benchleaks (on X) has unveiled set of Geekbench 6VulkanandOpenCLbenchmarksshowing the performance of AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G featuring AMD’s flagship RDNA 3 iGPU, theRadeon780M. The 8700G outperformed its mid-range counterpart, the 8600G (whose Geekbench 6 results leaked yesterday), with results approaching those of Nvidia’s GTX 1650. The 8700G scored 35,427 points in Geekbench 6.2.2’sVulkanbenchmark and 29,244 points in the OpenCL benchmark. That’s 13% higher than the 8600G in the Vulkan benchmark and 15% higher in the OpenCL benchmark....

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.Find out more about how we test. Brightness and Contrast To read about our monitor tests in-depth, please check outDisplay Testing Explained: How We Test PC Monitors.We cover brightness and contrast testing onpage two. Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level The Q27G4ZD doesn’t have a variable brightness option. Therefore, it measures the same whether field or window patterns are used....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict APNX V1 is a high-quality case with good thermals, smart engineering, and a reasonable price. Strong thermal performance Cheaper than competitors Wood panel option available Better engineering than most fishbowl-style cases Cons Taking apart the case takes a few extra steps 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.Find out more about how we test....

When Appleupdated the MacBook Pro familywith M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max processors in late 2023, we knew that hardware upgrades would soon be on the way for the company’s more mainstream products. And right on cue, Apple today performed a soft launch of its 2024 MacBook Air family with standard M3 processors on the 15-inch model (13-inch models continue with the M2 as standard, with an upgrade to the M3 available)....

AMD produces CPUs as well as APUs as its main computer processors. For the general user, it can be difficult to know exactly the differences and choose the better one for their system. The main difference is that CPUs are devoid of integrated graphics cores while APUs come with an integrated GPU. While it may indicate that APUs are better than CPUs, there are times when CPU is preferable. You need to account for other variables as well while comparing a CPU with an APU....

Yes, dust filters are worth it! As the name implies, they are designed to prevent excessive dust build-up inside the chassis. While most argue thatthey impact airflow, know that this isonly at a minimum level. Most modern PC cases areequipped with multiple dust filters, mainly at the top, front, and bottom. Even if your case doesn’t offer any, you may easily purchase compatible ones online. Just ensure theirwidth and height match your PC case/fan size....

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.Find out more about how we test. Firmware, Software and Test System Firmware Like previous ASRock boards, the Z890 Taichi OCF’s UEFI starts in Easy Mode, which is primarily informative. Still, it lets you change several options (XMP, profiles, boot order, access to Fan-Tastic Tuning, etc.). The black background and light blue accent colors on the Easy and Advanced modes are easy to read....