Customization is a big deal in the PC building space, and there are probably millions of unique accessories and options for those wanting to make their build more expressive. One thing that's annoyingly overlooked, though, is using standard fans as intakes exposes the fan hub to the inside of the case, ruining an...Read more...
ASUS has officially announced its latest PC chassis design, the Prime AP202 micro-ATX computer case. This new offering boasts superior thermal performance along with modern aestheticssuch as a one-piece "panoramic window" that curves around the corner of the case plus a slot-shaped vent for enhanced GPU coolingto...Read more...
What's a 'budget' PC case to you, dear reader? If you're like us, you probably fondly recall a time when you could buy a crappy sheet metal PC case for $35, and it would even come with a really questionable power supply. These days, it's hard to find anything with a design newer than the last ten years for under $70...Read more...
While GPUs have been all the rage lately, CPUs deserve proper attention as they're vital to the gaming experience. XPG has unveiled its latest CPU cooler, the Ultimate LEVANTE II 360. This all-in-one liquid cooler is able to handle CPUs up to 320W TPD, which is quite the overhead for many products. AMD's popular Ryzen...Read more...
The time is approaching for NVIDIA to unveil its latest GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cardsat CES 2025,and signs are showing up from brands. Corsair is one such brand that wants to make sure you know what is next-gen ready, before the big reveal. With a landing page full of information on its various products, the...Read more...
You may not have realized it, but 'tis the season of teasers, apparently. There's no mistaken what NVIDIA's GeForce LAN 50 announcement last month was foreshadowing, but it's not the only one with new GPUs on the horizon. AMD recently posted a series images on Reddit to promote its CPU and GPU hardware during the...Read more...
Okay, alright, fair enoughit's not really Black Friday yet. That'll be this upcoming Friday the 29th, in its classical place after Thanksgiving on Thursday. Just about every parts vendor on the web is already offering "Black Friday" component deals, though, so don't blame uswe're just participating.
Now's actually...Read more...
It can take quite a bit of effort to build a small form factor (SFF) showpiece, but if you're up for the challenge, Antec's new CX600M Trio case lineup will put your setup on full display with 4mm tempered glass panels on the front, one of the sides, and up top. From the renders we've seen (like the one above), you...Read more...
Case design is one of the few places where PC hardware manufacturers can still actively innovate with their products. We've seen some pretty fascinating cases in the last few years, like the back-connect designs from MSI and Maingear. Chinese vendor GameMax isn't doing something so drastic with its new Vista COC...Read more...
It won't surprise anyone to hear that Hot Hardware is staffed by PC gaming stalwarts who (mostly) balk at the idea of playing games on consoles. After all, you have a limited game selection, few choices in terms of input devices, and you're restricted to whatever quality-versus-performance compromise the developer...Read more...
TeamGroup is once again making waves with more of its memory-based products. As we know, TeamGroup is always pushing the boundaries on its memory and storage products, just like it did with the GE Pro PCIe 5 SSD it announced at CES back in January of this year.
Today, the company announced that its newest memory...Read more...
Gamescom doesn't official begin until tomorrow (August 21-25), but the announcements are already starting to pour in. Among them are a handful of new gaming and streaming gear from HP, including its Omen 35L desktop and the HyperX QuadCast 2 S, which the company is pitching as the world's first gaming microphone to...Read more...
As you're no doubt already aware, it's Prime Day, and that means everyone is shopping for the hottest deals both to help you and to bolster our own hardware arsenals. You can benefit from our bounty by checking out these killer PC component prices we spotted while scouring Amazon for discounted parts.
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We've come a long way from the days of ugly beige towers that would demand a sacrifice of blood (usually from sharp corners) in exchange for housing your PC parts. Today's cases are much better looking, and also far more flexible, in terms of what parts they can accommodate. Case in point (literally) is Corsair's new...Read more...
Most high-end PC components assume you want to show offcases have windows, everything is crawling with RGB, and there are even connectors that make it easier to hide your cables. What if there aren't any cables, though? MSI has released a new PC case fan system that does away with cables. Well, almostthere are...Read more...
If you're not already a fan, you may not be aware that the Monster Hunter game franchise is actually a huge, massive deal outside of the US, and it has been for a long time. The original game on the PlayStation 2 wasn't a big hit over here, but it was a massive success in developer Capcom's native Japan, and the...Read more...
Alright, here's the scenario: you, a friend, or a family member want to move their gaming experience from console to PC, but you're looking at popular builds and balking at the prices. Who has $200 for a CPU cooler or $35 apiece for ARGB fans? Well good news: that stuff is for enthusiasts, and isn't necessarily...Read more...
If you're thinking it's finally time to retire the trusty old Haswell workhorse, or perhaps you're frustrated with the performance of your Ryzen 5 1600AF in Cyberpunk 2077, whatever the case may be, if you want some new PC parts, now is a great time.
We've picked out an absolutely astonishing gaming PC for you...Read more...
While AI technologies (like NVIDIA's ACE for Games and Microsoft's Windows Copilot) have dominated the discussion so far this week at Computex, ASUS is making a splash in graphics hardware. According to ASUS, its ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 ships with the highest out-of-box GPU boost clock speed ever for...Read more...
Cooler Master has a diverse range of new products at Computex 2023. With its bevy of launches in Taipei, the firm boldly claims that "the future of gaming, PC components and peripherals is here." Cooling was aptly one of the areas where we saw the most new products from Cooler Master, but possibly the most interesting...Read more...
There are no two ways about itNVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 is a beastly graphics card and, price be damned, the fastest option for gamers. Flip on ray tracing and the performance gap widens even further. It's also a power-hungry graphics card that can get a little toasty under the collar. To help keep those...Read more...
ASRock's Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX has been discounted well below its $1120 MSRP to just $959.99 for the first time ever.The card's new price is not only significant for the Phantom Gaming SKU, but it is also a noticeable discount from AMD's $1000 MSRP for the reference models. On top of this, the card is...Read more...