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Best PC builds for gaming 2025: From $500 budgets to $4,000+

By Avram Piltch last updated 19 March 25

We’ve picked out the perfect parts for your next PC build, whether you’re spending $500 or $4,000 on components. We have recommendations for budget, midrange, high-end, and extreme systems.

PC Building

Best PC Speakers 2025: From Budget to Audiophile Bliss

By Matt Safford, Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 18 March 25

These are the best computer speakers that we've tested — whether you’re looking for a simple stereo system or 5.1 surround sound.

Speakers

Best Mouse Pads 2025: Effortless Glide, Pretty Lights

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 18 March 25

The best gaming mouse pads to complete your setup — soft and hard surfaces, with and without RGB, and every size from "regular" to "bigger than your desk."

Gaming Mice

CPUs

Asus unveils AI Cache Boost — claims up to 19% faster AI workloads on Ryzen 9000 series

By Kunal Khullar published 20 March 25

New BIOS update for Asus AM5 motherboards enhances AI performance on AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors.

CPUs

Qualcomm debuts new Snapdragon G handheld gaming PC chips to compete with Intel and AMD

By Zhiye Liu published 17 March 25

Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, and Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 for handheld gaming devices.

CPUs

Paul Alcorn

Managing Editor: News and Emerging Tech

Leading CPU Expert. Has more chips than a bag of Doritos.

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Assistant Managing Editor

STEM kit expert, spreadsheet ninja and all-around TH MVP.

Matt Safford

Managing Editor

15 years covering components -- and building PCs since the AMD K6-2 days.

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Senior Editor: Peripherals

Needs bigger desk for all these monitors.

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Editor-in-Chief

Building PCs since they had floppies. Codes for fun.

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Senior Editor: Graphics Cards

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Senior Editor: Laptops and Desktops

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Graphics Cards

Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 up close: Blackwell RTX Workstation, Max-Q Workstation, and Server variants shown

By Jarred Walton published 20 March 25

300W to 600W GPU, depending on the model.

GPUs

Nvidia Rubin Ultra with NVL576 Kyber racks and infrastructure

Nvidia shows off Rubin Ultra with 600,000-Watt Kyber racks and infrastructure, coming in 2027

By Jarred Walton published 19 March 25

Planning for the future with up to 600kW per rack.

GPUs

Half-Life 2 running with just 8MB of VRAM is a beautiful wireframe mess

By Hassam Nasir published 19 March 25

A YouTuber has successfully run Half-Life 2 on the 3D Phantom XP 2800 with just 8MB of memory, sacrificing most if not all textures, lighting, shadows, and other effects.

GPUs

Laptops

HP updates its OmniBook X line with a lattice-free keyboard, processors from AMD and Intel

By Andrew E. Freedman published 18 March 25

HP is updating its OmniBook X line with new chips from Intel and AMD across its clamshell and convertible designs. Some of them also have Nvidia GPUs.

Laptops

HP's new Omen 16 Slim goes up to an RTX 5070 and is 16% slimmer than its predecessor

By Andrew E. Freedman published 18 March 25

HP introduced its new Omen 16 Slim laptop with Intel's Arrow Lake and up to an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU inside. The company says it’s 16% slimmer than the regular Omen 16 at its thinnest point.

Laptops