It's been more than a year since Nvidia's N1/N1X first leaked, yet the rumored chips were still a no-show at CES this year, as expected. Beyond a few rumors, the tight-lipped news cycle surrounding these chips points toward scaled-back ambitions. The latest leak, in particular, might paint a
Asus ROG Swift PG27AQWP-W 27-inch 540 Hz QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Every piece of performance tech in a single display
Tom's Hardware Verdict
There is nothing to complain about here. The Asus ROG Swift PG27AQWP-W is high-end in every way and not as expensive as you’d expect. It’s super speedy and responsive with a stunning picture to match. It proves the concept that you never regret buying the best.
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Brighter than most OLEDs
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Colorful and accurate
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Premium video processing with unique 720 Hz mode
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High-end build quality and unique styling
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LED lighting,
Retro Apple emulator ported to $60 ESP32 microcontroller-powered touchscreen tablet — supports Mac OS8.1 and a virtual MC68040 CPU in major emulation leap
A new emulator makes running classic Apple Macintosh 68K software a breeze on a cheap, portable, IoT development kit. Developer amcchord has ported the popular Basilisk II Mac emulator to the ESP32-P4 / M5Stack Tab5 ($60). The device name gives away that this is a small (5-inch) tablet
Get an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for the same price as the GPU alone — $3,599 rig includes 9700X, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD in MSI's PC deal
An interesting spot today on a very high-end gaming PC from MSI. This high-power rig sports the most powerful gaming graphics card available, but what's really interesting is that this entire PC build is the same price as the cheapest individual RTX 5090 GPU available to buy right now. You can purchase the MSI Aegis ZS2 C
Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last until at least 2028
For the first time since announcing its seismic decision to kill its consumer SSD and memory brand Crucial , Micron has addressed the notion that it is leaving consumers behind in a new interview. The company also warned that despite breaking ground on new memory fabs, we shouldn't expect to see meaningful output impacting memory supply until at least 2028
Asus revised the liquid metal application on its $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 cards — der8auer says retail versions come with 'much more professional' spread
Last month, reports of Asus' hyper-expensive ROG Matrix RTX 5090s being recalled started popping up, with the company saying that "product optimizations and enhancements" were in order. At the time, the leading theory pointed toward subpar liquid metal application on the GPU core, as called out by Roman 'der8bauer
Newegg bundles 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM with Asus AM5 B850 mobo for under $240 — get 41% off and save $169.99 with this all-white combo
Newegg is giving users who are building a new PC massive savings on memory with a new white memory and white motherboard bundle. The $239.99 combo from Newegg includes an Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi W and a white 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000
FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites — service will benefit from higher throughput and lower latency worldwide
The Federal Communications Commission has partially approved a significant expansion of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink constellation , authorizing 7,500 additional low Earth orbit satellites under a partial grant issued by the agency’s Space Bureau and clearing a major regulatory hurdle for SpaceX’s next phase of Starlink growth. The decision brings the total number of authorized Starlink Gen2
MetalPrinting Gauss MT90 3D printer offers office‑safe metal printing without powders — uses paste based metal extrusion (PME) tech
MetalPrinting was at CES 2026 with its next-generation metal paste 3D printer dubbed the Gauss MT90 . This device sets itself apart in the metal 3D printing niche with its compact desktop form, by working at room temperature, and by leveraging office‑safe paste based (patent applied for) metal extrusion (PME) tech, which
Modder saves $130 by building 32GB DDR5 desktop DIMMs from scavenged laptop memory — donor modules soldered to bare PCB flashed with custom firmware even run XMP
A few weeks ago, we covered Russian enthusiasts' proposition of assembling their own DDR5 RAM using procured modules and PCBs to cut costs. At the time, it was just an idea put forth by a local modder, but now he's back with a finished build that successfully runs at 6400 MT/s. A