Reviews
MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Suprim Liquid: Estimated MSRP $2,199 - 2,499 The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Suprim Liquid SOC straps a powerful 360mm liquid cooler to NVIDIA's latest GPU for killer performance and quiet operation. Powerful Liquid Cooler Cool And Quiet Operation Increased Clocks And Power Limit Full Feautured...
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: MSRP $1,999 NVIDIA's powerful but pricey GeForce RTX 5090 is the company’s latest flagship GPU and our tests show it crushing everything in AI, gaming, and content creator workloads. Fastest GPU Ever Bleeding Edge Features DLSS 4 RTX Nerual Rendering Great For AI, Creators, And Gaming...
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It’s late January, CES is behind us, and like clockwork, new Samsung flagship smartphones are here. In San Jose, California today, the company unveiled the Galaxy S25 Ultra ($1299), S25+ ($999). and S25 ($799). The good news is that the price of these new handsets remains unchanged versus last year’s...
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Pixel Buds Pro 2 - Available for $229 The Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are compact, comfortable, offer excellent active noise cancellation and sound great, but they don't come cheap. Clear, crisp sound Excellent ANC performance Comfortable fit Solid battery life No high-res audio support Some minor features...
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OnePlus 13R - Priced At $599 The OnePlus 13R offers incredible performance, great battery life and a plethora of features, for a much lower price than competing phones. Bright, beautiful display Excellent performance Fast wired charging, charger in the box Refined software with good update commitment Long...
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For tech media like Hot Hardware, the new year means a plethora of new tech, as CES in Las Vegas kicks off just after the holiday. It's always exciting to see the new products and fresh announcements, but the multitude of reveals and unveilings can be tough to track, especially if you're at the show. If -- like us -- you're all about the latest
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ASRock Challenger Intel Arc B570: $219 MSRP Intel's even more cost-friendly Arc B570 Battlemage GPU brings strong feature support like XeSS 2 with frame gen and solid 1080p performance. Although, for just $30 more, B580 offers better performance-per-dollar value. Strong Feature Support Solid New Software Superior...
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After months of rumors, speculation and leaks, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang officially unveiled the GeForce RTX 50 series based on the RTX Blackwell graphics architecture, during a mega-keynote address at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas during CES 2025. For regular readers, the initial announcements weren’t a...
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OnePlus 13 - Starting At $899, Find It On OnePlus.com The OnePlus 13 is an extremely well rounded flagship that delivers best-in-class performance and a great camera system, while still undercutting the competition. Beautiful display Superb cameras Outstanding performance Fast wired and wireless charging, charger in...
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It was back in September of 2022 that NVIDIA first revealed the GeForce RTX 4000 series. The GeForce RTX 4090 has been the reigning GPU performance champ, essentially unchallenged, ever since then. It just abdicated the throne to its successor, though: the GeForce RTX 5090 is here, bringing with it the consumer...
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On stage today at CES, AMD announced the first major updates to its graphics IP since late 2022. That's right folks: RDNA 4 is finally arriving, and true to speculation, it appears to be squarely targeting the center of the market. The first RDNA 4 GPU will be the Radeon RX 9070 XT, along with its slightly slower...
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It has been a bit of a CES tradition for AMD to dig into its pockets and toss out a new raft of Ryzen processors, and the company is going big this year with no less than six different CPU announcements. Buckle up, HotHardwareinos, because there are no less than 26 different CPUs making a debut at this year's show...
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Make no mistake, Qualcomm has big aspirations of taking x86's lunch money in the consumer PC space, and while that's been true for a long while now, the effort really began in earnest with its Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus platforms. They're the strongest Arm-based competitors to x86's dominance to date...
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As of last night, "Intel Core Ultra 200 series" referred exclusively to the company's excellent Lunar Lake mobile processors and also its Arrow Lake desktop CPUs. That is no longer the case, as today at CES 2025, Intel launched the rest of the Core Ultra 200 series as well as a few other notable CPUs.
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Gen 9 Aura Edition Lenovo's ultraportable AI PC collaboration with Intel has good performance, a beautiful display and outstanding battery life Outstanding battery life Excellent, sharp, and accurate display Good everyday workload performance Very good thermals and noise levels Solid graphics for...
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I have played a lot of GTA V's online component, simply referred to officially as "Grand Theft Auto Online." The mode has evolved tremendously since its launch in 2013, and yet, like most long-lived live service games, it still carries immense cruft from the era of its creation. As a dedicated player, I have a lot of...
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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold - MSRP $1799, Sale Price $1499 The Pixel 9 Pro Fold delivers all the Google software goodness wrapped in some of the finest folding hardware, making it one of the best book-style folding phones available in the US. Standard 20:9 form factor Premium, thin and light design Beautiful displays...
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AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series processors didn't set the DIY and enthusiast worlds ablaze when they initially launched, and that's understandable considering their relatively modest gains over the previous generation. However, the 3D V-Cache equipped Ryzen 7 9800X3D is out now, and it offers explosive...
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HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Starting at $1,349.99, currently on sale for as low as $1098) HP's latest Copilot+ laptop features the best AMD has to offer, wrapped in a sturdy and attractive aluminum chassis. Excellent build quality and sleek design Good performance with Ryzen AI 300 Will support all Copilot+...
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It's been a little over a month since we last sat down to chat about Arrow Lake with Intel's VP and GM, Client AI & Technical Marketing, Robert Hallock. Well, we're getting ready to do so again today, 12/18/24 at 2:00 PM ET for another LIVE discussion, and you won't want to miss it.
The last time we spoke with...
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Intel Arc B580: $249 MSRP The second generation of Intel's Arc Graphics improves on the original recipe in virtually every way, delivering great performance and awesome value. Excellent Gaming Performance Strong Feature Support Solid New Software Understated Card Aesthetics Official Overclocking Support Drivers Aren't...
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Key Takeaways: Updated Xe2 GPU architecture offers increased performance, efficiency and compatibility. Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards are priced aggressively and target the mid-range market . Arc B580 claimed to deliver significantly better than GeForce RTX 4060 performance. Arc B580 cards will be available...
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