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Intel tips plans for a Bitcoin mining 'Bonanza' chip
While Intel plans to announce its Bonanza Mine Bitcoin mining ASIC at an upcoming conference, it isn't known whether the chip is a research effort or will be moved into production.
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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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Get Amazon's Kindle Fire HD 8 for $45 right now
Best Buy is matching Amazon's pricing with faster shipping times promised.
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Now's the time to hunt for a cheap graphics card
New budget GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia will be here soon, and you might even be able to find one for MSRP.
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Adata Atom 50 SSD review: Affordable with excellent real world performance
While not one of the fastest PCIe 4 NVMe drive in benchmarks, the Atom 50 scored big time in our real life transfers. The drive is PS5 compatible, but uses HMB which isn't supported by the PS5, so performance may not match our numbers.
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Roaring 2021 sales proved the PC isn't even close to dead
Both Gartner and IDC reported that the PC market experienced another huge surge in 2021, though it dropped off during the fourth quarter.
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Save $500 on this lightweight, convertible MSI laptop, today only
Newegg is selling this convertible MSI laptop for just $1099 after the rebate.
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Exclusive: Intel's 12th-gen Core i9 is the fastest laptop CPU ever in our early tests
Our benchmark tests on early Intel 12th-gen laptops indeed show that the Core i9-12900HK is the "fastest mobile processor ever."
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The 5GHz CPU wars are back. Should you care?
AMD's Ryzen 7000 and Core i9-12900KS will fight for the 5GHz crown. What does that really mean?
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The best cheap gaming laptops
Looking for a budget gaming laptop? Well, you're in luck. The team at PCWorld curated a list of affordable gaming laptops from popular brands such as Acer, Asus, and HP.n
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Get this powerful Alienware laptop with an RTX 3070 for just $1,377
Dell is selling this Alienware laptop for $153 off the sale price with checkout code
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10 cheap or free ways to make your old PC run faster
If your old workhorse of a PC is starting to slow down in its old age, these low (or no-) cost tricks can help put some pep in its processing step.
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On a tight budget with caviar tastes? This PC case full of RGB is for you
Montech douses its X3 Mesh case with extras, making for a mid-tower case that has the look of far more expensive rivals at a much lower price.
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XPG Xenia 15 KC Review: A powerful gaming laptop that's actually quiet
The Xenia 15 KC is impressively light and impressively quiet while still offering top performance.
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Intel and Nvidia just dunked on Apple's M1 Max. Should you believe the hype?
After largely ignoring the M1 Max until now, both Intel and Nvidia had no problems getting in Apple's face at CES 2022.
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PC makers said they care about sustainability at CES 2022. Is that true?
This year, sustainability became an area of focus at CES 2022, with multiple PC makers announcing sustainability goals and promising to use more recycled materials in new devices. But to what end? We dig in.
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Best of CES 2022: The most intriguing and innovative PC hardware
CES 2022 was half physical, half virtual, but the parade of PC hardware (and more!) went on. In a sea of announcements, these are the products that made us sit up and pay attention.
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Micron's microscopic NVMe SSD packs 2TB of lightning-quick storage
This super cute SSD still packs 2TB of capacity and NVMe 4.0 capability
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PCIe 6.0 revealed: Blazing-fast speeds will supercharge next-gen SSDs
You just got PCIe 5.0 in your PC just in time for PCIe 6.0 to arrive.
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