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

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

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
AMD's CES 2026 Keynote Liveblog: Gorgon Point, X3D updates, and AI
Asus ROG G1000 gaming PC is covered in holograms — this RTX 5090, 9950X3D rig is 'built to be seen'

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

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

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

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

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

