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Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme review: Glorious, luxurious motherboard excess
Asus Maximum Z690 Extreme motherboard pushes the boundaries of high end, with a feature laden beast and budget buster.
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Gabe Newell has been hiding in a Windows 1.0 Easter egg for 36 years
The recently-unearthed list of original Windows team members includes a few familiar names
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You can finally choose where Xbox games reside on your PC—but there's a big catch
Yes, you can finally manage where your Xbox games land on your hard drive, but you still have to mind your data caps for a while longer yet.
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Best laptop deals: Top picks from budget to extreme
We're finding the best deals on laptops, notebooks, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks for your PC-buying pleasure in 2022.
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Grab a lightweight Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite for just $120
Samsung's 32GB Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is at its cheapest price yet on Amazon.
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Surprise! Intel just released the world's fastest gaming chip with no warning
Intel launched the Core i9-12900KS out of the blue this morning, hitting a blazing-fast 5.5GHz Turbo Boost. Game on, Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
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Support Ukraine with this awesomely stacked Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle's Stand with Ukraine Bundle offers 125 items for $40 or more for charity.
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Which Wi-Fi router looks the most like an evil alien spaceship?
Designs for gaming routers have gotten really familiar lately. It's time to break down which ones look like spaceships.
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Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A review: This 4K monitor plays nice with consoles
Asus’s TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A monitor delivers crystal-clear 4K and plenty of ports (including HDMI 2.1) but whiffs on HDR.
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Watch Microsoft's DirectStorage slash PC game loading times down to a second
A video of Forspoken, an upcoming game shows off how fast Microsoft's DirectStorage technology can be on M.2 SSDs, SATA SSDs, and a traditional hard drive.
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Marvel and Halo geeks will love Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's new freebies
Microsoft has added a one-month trial of Paramount+ to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks, along with trials for Marvel Unlimited's digital comics archive, ad-free Hulu, Spotify, and more.
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AMD's speed-boosting FSR 2.0 revealed: 5 things PC gamers need to know
FSR 2.0 will look better, but requires a burlier graphics card. Here are the key facts about AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0, revealed at GDC 2022.
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Playing Skyrim on a Chromebook with Steam rocks (once it's running)
We took the the alpha version of Steam for Chromebooks for a test drive and came away excited by the experience.
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Gamers are spending $300 more on Nvidia's GPUs, even without the scalpers
Nvidia told investors that PC gamers are spending a lot more money on graphics card upgrades based on MSRP
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Get Norton 360 Deluxe, our favorite antivirus suite, for just $18
Norton 360 Deluxe is an excellent security suite and right now it's available at an awesome price.
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How to find the recovery key for your encrypted Windows 11 PC
Chances are that Microsoft automatically encrypted your PC during setup. But don’t worry—that key should be safely stored. Here’s where to find it.
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This $430 Asus VivoBook would make a great everyday laptop
Staples is selling a version of the Asus VivoBook 15 for $430 with a Core i5, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of onboard storage.
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Firewalla Gold review: Powerful home network security in a tiny box
The Firewalla Gold router allows easily configurable and powerful control over a home network, from resisting attacks to identifying internal device threats to blocking ads and adult sites.
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The future of PSUs is here: Intel's ATX 3.0 powers monster 600W graphics cards
A new 12+4-pin power supply connection for PCIe 5 graphics cards delivers up to 600 watts on one rail.
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