AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D promises 7% uplift over Ryzen 7 9800X3D – AMD fights itself with ‘new fastest gaming processor’

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AMD has made a “refined” version of its Ryzen 7 9800X3D – currently the best gaming CPU you can buy – official. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D is the “new fastest gaming processor,” says AMD, with a 400 MHz boost in clock speed over the Ryzen 7 98

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AMD's Ryzen AI 400 series includes the first Copilot+ desktop CPU — Team Red refreshes Zen 5 APUs and Strix Halo

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AMD’s upcoming Ryzen AI 400 series of laptop APUs, dubbed ‘Gorgon Point,’ will arrive in the first quarter of 2026, the company announced at CES . The refreshed lineup still sports up to 12 Zen 5 CPU cores and up to 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores, but comes with increased frequency and memory

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Keychron launches wireless Q Ultra keyboard series with up to 660 hours of battery life with 8K polling — thanks to ZMK firmware

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Mechanical keyboard maker Keychron is going all in on wireless with its new Q Ultra series — which will have ZMK (rather than QMK) firmware — launched Monday at CES 2026.

The Q Ultra series will be, according to Keychron, the "first mass-produced ZMK mechanical keyboard series of its kind, offering up to 660 hours of

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AMD's CES 2026 Keynote Liveblog: Gorgon Point, X3D updates, and AI

AMD CEO Lisa Su will take to the stage at 6:30 p.m. PT to outline the company's latest advances at CES 2026.

Asus ROG G1000 gaming PC is covered in holograms — this RTX 5090, 9950X3D rig is 'built to be seen'

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Without any new GPUs, gaming systems haven't been all the rage at CES . But Asus does have a new desktop that might be one of the most ostentatious showings in Las Vegas, and that's saying something.

Asus claims that the ROG G1000 is "built to be seen," which makes sense because the

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Acer announces new Predator-series wireless gaming headset and mouse — Galea 570 wireless headset and 8K Predator Cestus 530 gaming mouse due in first quarter

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VEGAS — It looks like Acer is trying to break into the premium peripherals market, as it announced a couple of fancy-looking gaming peripherals at CES 2026 alongside its new Nitro gaming laptops. Okay, these aren't brand-new lines or anything, but it's definitely been awhile since Acer has done much with gaming peripherals — the

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Acer brings trio of Predator and Nitro gaming monitors to CES — 1,000 Hz dual-mode, 5K 165 Hz, and 360Hz WQHD QD-OLED

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Acer has some new additions to its Predator and Nitro gaming monitor family for CES 2026, and at least one of them is sure to raise more than a few eyebrows. The new monitors include the Predator XB273U F6, Predator X34 F3, and the Nitro XV270X P.

The 27

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MSI’s newest 16-inch Raider and Stealth gaming laptops debut — Panther Lake options, OLED panels, and familiar RTX 50 GPUs

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MSI is refreshing two of its popular laptops this year: the Raider 16 Max HX and the Stealth 16 AI+. We kick things off with the Raider 16 Max HX, which has been "redrawn with bold lines" and includes a strong emphasis on MSI's dragon motif (just not the same kind of emphasis as last year’s

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Acer updates Predator, Nitro gaming laptops at CES 2026 – Panther Lake finds its way across the lineup

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Acer's gaming lineup is getting a refresh from top to bottom. At CES 2026, the company announced a new range of systems at what should be multiple price points, though the company isn't talking about cost just yet.

The Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, Nitro V 16 AI, and Nitro V

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HP’s HyperX Omen 34 gaming monitor delivers V-Stripe QD-OLED tech — HyperX-branded screen boasts 360 Hz QHD panel, KVM, and 100-watt USB-C PD

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HP Inc. is no stranger to delivering some of the best OLED gaming monitors , with a long line of excellent entries, including the Omen 32 OLED we reviewed earlier this year. Now, at CES 2026, the company has introduced a new member to the family: the HyperX Omen OLED 34.

What sets the HyperX Omen OLED 3

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