How to set up your new computer
So you’ve got a new computer. Awesome! That humble metal box is the key to a wide world of potential. It can help you with everything from juggling your finances to keeping in touch with…
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The Full Nerd awards: Our favorite PC hardware of 2024
In this yearly penultimate episode of The Full Nerd, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, Adam Patrick Murray, and Will Smith came ready to brawl. Picking the best PC hardware of the year is no easy task,…
Going Full Nerd: My favorite Gordon Ung video is a masterclass in his talents
My colleague and co-conspirator Gordon Mah Ung passed away this weekend, after a battle with cancer. I’m heartbroken. Gordon is the journalist and the person I want to be when I grow up. But you…
Nvidia stokes RTX 50-series hype with Witcher 4 and a global LAN party
Endless rumors have pointed to CES 2025 in January as the big reveal for Nvidia’s hotly anticipated GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, powered by the company’s new “Blackwell” architecture. With a media blitz timed to…
Ho ho ho! ChatGPT rolls out a Santa voice for Christmas season
The AI company Open AI announced last week that it would release something new every day for 12 days, and yesterday’s reveal was a new voice for ChatGPT. The chatbot can now answer your questions…
Intel Arc B580 review: The first worthy budget GPU of the decade
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fast frame rates at high visual quality settings 12GB memory and bandwidth for 1440p gaming Low, low $249 price Superb ray tracing for price class (beats RTX 4060) Bugs…
Intel’s $249 Arc B580 is the GPU we’ve begged for since the pandemic
Intel heard your screams of anguish, PC gamers. Budget graphics cards that are actually worth your money have all but disappeared this pandemic/crypto/AI-crazed decade, with modern “budget” GPUs going for $300 or more, while simultaneously…
Oops! Intel’s unannounced Arc B580 graphics card leaks on Amazon
Wellllllllll those rumors of an impending launch for Intel’s next-gen Arc “Battlemage” graphics cards in December are looking a lot more concrete now. We discussed the whispers on this week’s episode of our Full Nerd…
The best PC hardware and software of 2024/2025
The titans of the PC industry slugged things out in 2024, jockeying for dominance in the new AI era blossoming before our eyes. It was most evident in laptops: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips kicked…
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review: New gaming titan obliterates Intel’s best
AMD’s vaunted “X3D” V-Cache technology vaulted Ryzen processors to the pinnacle of gaming supremacy when it debuted in the legendary Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Now, it arrives with extra pressure on its proverbial shoulders: Can that…