AMD's mega-cache X3D CPUs offer stiff competition for Intel and the best gaming CPU is now the mighty AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.For a much more affordable option, the best budget CPU is the Intel Core ...

Our top pick for the best AMD CPU right now is the Ryzen 9 7950X because of its incredible 16 cores, impressive performance in gaming and productivity, and its relative efficiency compared to the ...

The bang-for-buck king is the Ryzen 9600X, but its last-gen 7600 counterpart is still worth considering. At the top end, for gaming we have the incredible 7800X3D, and the 9950X for productivity ...

I suppose the holy grail would be to bootstrap your custom CPU into a full-blown Linux system. That’s a big enough job that I haven’t done it. Although you might be more productive than I am ...

Enabling all cores of a processor can improve performance and multi-tasking capabilities, reduce the amount of energy consumed by the system, and improve the overall stability of the device ...

Pure Rock 2 Black is be quiet!'s CPU cooler for silent multimedia and graphics systems. It provides an excellent price-to-performance ratio with 150W TDP cooling efficiency, four 6mm heat pipes ...

Save $200 This desktop PC with gaming sensibilities sports a cool mesh front grille - and behind it, AMD Ryzen 5 7600 chip ... swaps out the R5 for a Ryzen 7 CPU, and allows up to 32GB RAM ...

Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 13 years, which has given me a front row seat for the DSLR to mirrorless transition, the smartphone ...

Just because you've got an older or low-end PC doesn't mean you can't enjoy gaming. There are thousands of back titles in the ...

The Ruark R5, due to its elongated form and the fact it is a wireless streaming, multi-room speaker – among other things – will inevitably be compared to the Naim Mu-so. Now, regular readers ...

The definition of "low-spec" varies from person to person. For some folks, a desktop with a GTX 1050ti and a 5th gen CPU would qualify; meanwhile, for others, low-spec means a non-gaming laptop ...

Pure Rock 2 Black is be quiet!'s CPU cooler for silent multimedia and graphics systems. It provides an excellent price-to-performance ratio with 150W TDP cooling efficiency, four 6mm heat pipes ...