PC enthusiast delidded a 9950X3D using fishing line and a clothes iron
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Think Your Smartphone Is To Blame For Being Distracted? Study Says Think Again
A new UK study is claiming that your phone isn’t the source of distraction, or at least it’s not that black and white. The research found that when smartphones were taken out of reach in a simulated work environment, people continued to distract themselves on their laptops instead. Ultimately, this not only spotlights the importance of educating
Maingear Launches MG-1 Prebuilt Gaming PCs Rocking RTX 50 GPUs
Maingear has once again retooled its sleek and well-crafted MG-1 desktop gaming PC lineup (see our review of a 2023 MG-1 config to see just how well put together these boutique machines are), this time with the latest generation CPU hardware from AMD and Intel, alongside NVIDIA’s Blackwell-based GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs.
It’s the latter
Bose Headphones Are Flying Off Amazon Shelves At Big Spring Sale Discounts
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale ends tonight, so now is a better time than ever to find some solid deals on some of the best consumer headphones from Bose (and more). We’ve compiled some of our favorites from the audio brand plus threw in some nice alternatives, because—you know—options are good. Without further ado…
Starting with the top dog
CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0 brings retro benchmarking to systems from Windows 95 to Windows 11
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Final Fantasy IX Remake Teased As Classic Game Celebrates 25th Anniversary
As the years have passed, video games are no longer become a mere novelty for the masses. With serious time behind them, they’re now becoming iconic in many respects, with some celebrating hefty anniversaries. Such is the case with Square Enix’s Final Fantasy IX, which is seeing its 25th anniversary coming up.
Originally released on Sony’s
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme Motherboard Pictured And It Looks Slick
It looks as though ASUS is readying a new flagship socket AM5 (LGA 1718) motherboard for AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series processors based on Zen 5 (as well as previous gen Zen 4 chips based on the same socket). Either that or somebody meticulously crafted convincing-looking renders showcasing the front and pack, as well as the retail packaging.
Occam’s
Nvidia’s new Game Ready Drivers appear to be so bad that game developers are warning gamers to stay away
Nvidia’s recent Game Ready Drivers aren’t just affecting system functionality, but they’ve also left game developers advising older versions.
Gigabyte GS27QXA 27-inch 240 Hz QHD IPS gaming monitor review: Serious value and high performance
Gigabyte delivers serious value with the GS27QXA. It’s a 27-inch QHD IPS gaming monitor with 240 Hz, a 260 Hz overclock, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. And performance that truly punches above its weight class.
Game developers urge Nvidia RTX 30 and 40 series owners rollback to December 2024 driver after recent RTX 50-centric release issues
Nvidia RTX 40-series owners face more woes as game devs warn against new drivers to avoid stability issues.