Cooler Master’s new keyboard is freakin’ adorable
A few weeks ago I made the case that we need a little more variety when it comes to style in our PC components. While accessories don’t have nearly the same problem — you can…
Michael Crider
Michael Crider
AMD’s FSR 3 and Intel’s XeSS come to Starfield
Bethesda’s shiny new spacefaring RPG Starfield has had something of a tumultuous launch, arriving to tepid responses from both critics and gamers alike. But the company hasn’t left its fledgling franchise lost in space. After…
Nightingale removes AMD’s FSR 3 pre-launch for crashing too much
AMD’s performance-boosting FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3, to its friends) has been around since September. So why isn’t it showing up in more games? To date the high-tech upscaler is available in less than…
Corsair K65 Plus Wireless review: The new leader for 75% gaming keyboards
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Solid hardware Great value for wireless Tons of customization options Cons No wrist rest slightly awkward default layout Our Verdict The K65 Plus Wireless is up against stiff competition…
Win a custom Starfield Radeon GPU and Ryzen CPU from PCWorld and AMD!
For the launch of Bethesda’s spacefaring RPG Starfield, AMD made a customized version of its flagship GPU, the fire-breathing Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Only 500 of these limited edition cards were made, and you can’t…
Lian Li’s radical PC desk has a 30″ transparent OLED screen on top
I love desks that are also computers. The kind that let you shove the guts of a desktop under some tempered glass and watch your parts go brrrrrr right underneath your fingers. It just makes…
Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results
Benchmarks, while inherently contentious and not always representative of real-world performance, are an important tool in any kind of quantitative evaluation. That’s why nerds are obsessed with them. And not just nerds: companies use third-party…
AMD’s 9 Ryzen 7900X3D CPU is almost $200 off today
AMD had a certified hit with its game-boosting Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip, sporting extra V-cache, back in 2022. The follow-ups to this design have only gotten better, and if you’re building a PC for gaming,…
AMD’s Anti-Lag+ is coming back after an ignoble exit in 2023
Lag is the bane and the scapegoat of PC gamers since time immemorial. There are various ways to reduce it, including some surprisingly effective local software like Nvidia Reflex. AMD tried its hand at the…
Why the Lenovo Legion Go isn’t my go-to gaming handheld
There are a ton of handheld, PC-based gaming machines on the market now, and the Lenovo Legion Go is easily the most unique of the devices following in the wake of the Steam Deck. With…