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Best Flash Drives 2025: Fast, Spacious, Pocketable USB Storage

By Matt Safford last updated 28 February 25

Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

USB Flash Drives

Best CPU Coolers 2025: AIO and Air Coolers

By Matt Safford last updated 28 February 25

These are the best air and liquid/AIO CPU coolers we've tested, for all consumer systems, from small form-factor builds to overclocked big rigs.

Cooling

Best PC Cases 2025: Our Tested Picks for Your Next Build

By Matt Safford last updated 28 February 25

Based on cooling, noise, and compatibility tests, these are our favorite PC cases.

PC Cases

CPUs

How to Check Your PC's CPU Temperature

By Paul Alcorn last updated 1 March 25

How can you check your CPU's temperature and what's a good or normal range? We break it down for you.

CPUs

The ultra-rare Ryzen 7 9800X3D now available delidded for $599 with two-year warranty

By Hassam Nasir published 26 February 25

Thermal Grizzly sells delidded Ryzen 7 9800X3Ds with warranty coverage, starting at $599 without VAT and shipping.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

AMD RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9000-series GPUs

AMD will not support ROCm on RDNA 4 GPUs at launch

By Dallin Grimm published 28 February 25

When RDNA 4 GPUs arrive, AMD will not offer official support for them with the ROCm software stack. This follows AMD's trend of imperfect ROCm support for its consumer graphics cards.

GPUs

Sapphire does the unthinkable and puts 16-pin power connector on an RX 9070 XT

By Aaron Klotz published 28 February 25

It took an AMD AIB partner to make one of the most aesthetically pleasing implementations of the 16-pin connector.

GPUs

A high-res die shot of AMD's Navi 48 GPU

AMD's RDNA4 Navi 48 is 25% denser than Nvidia's competition

By Dallin Grimm published 28 February 25

Sitting at 357 mm² and with 53.9 billion transistors, Navi 48's density runs circles around RDNA 3... and Nvidia's Blackwell competition, at least in theory.

GPUs

Laptops

Framework moves into desktops, 2-in-1 laptops at 'Second Gen' event

By Andrew E. Freedman published 25 February 25

Framework is adding an AMD Strix Halo-based desktop, an Intel 2-in-1, and a refreshed Framework Laptop 13 to its lineup.

Laptops

Alleged renders of the Lenovo ThinkBook Flip AI PC

Lenovo ThinkBook Flip AI PC with foldable rollable OLED display leaks

By Kunal Khullar published 18 February 25

Lenovo is expected to showcase a new laptop at MWC 2025 with a flexible OLED panel that can be folded.

Laptops

Raspberry Pi

Pineboards Modulo Series Review: All the extra features for your Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5

By Les Pounder published 28 February 25

Three new carrier boards for your Compute Module 5 and the older Compute Module 4 which bring Raspberry Pi 5 accessories to the CM5, and PoE before Raspberry Pi releases its version.

Raspberry Pi