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Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice Review
Gigabyte's X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice motherboard has a helpful leading-edge feature set (including Wi-Fi 7 and USB4) and a chilly white aesthetic for AMD Ryzen builders, but the pricing leaves us a little cold.
Intel 'Arrow Lake' Patches Tackle a Lack of Gaming Pep: What You Need to Know
The chip maker has responded to widespread reports of its new Core Ultra 200S desktop CPUs delivering subpar frame rates. Some fixes are available to download now, and another is due in January.
Teamgroup T-Force Cardea Z540 Review
The Teamgroup T-Force Cardea Z540 is one of the fastest internal PCIe 5.0 SSDs we have tested, but you will need to either buy or build a PC that supports the standard to get the most out of it.
Montech King 65 Pro Review
Montech's King 65 Pro will make fans of aquarium-style PC cases happy customers with its moderate price, solid build quality, and competitive performance.
Geometric Future Model 5 Vent Review
Big liquid cooling can fit into a shorter, more traditional mid-tower with Geometric Future's Model 5 Vent, a striking and innovative PC case that also affords great interior visibility.
Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition Review
A winner of a budget graphics card, Intel's "Battlemage"-based Arc B580 delivers superb 1080p performance at its $249 price, with very good ray-tracing pep and enough bandwidth to game at even higher resolutions with the right settings.
Intel's Battlemage GPUs for Budget Desktops Conjure Up Competitive Value
Intel's new Battlemage generation graphics cards look impressive for the budget-to-midrange category and are coming soon, but intense competition likely isn't far behind.
SilverStone Kublai KL07E Review
A solid value among sound-dampened gaming cases, SilverStone's Kublai KL07E will hush your hot-running components, even as it levies a handful of compromises.
The Best SSDs for PC Gaming in 2025
All SSDs are fast, but it takes a special breed to perform their best in PC games. From internal M.2 drives to external USB models, these are the top SSDs we've tested for new desktop builds or upgrades.
Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero Review
Asus’ ROG Maximus Z890 Hero is a premium "Arrow Lake" motherboard loaded with features. Given its power-delivery components, wealth of M.2 sockets (three PCIe 5.0!), and host of PC-DIY creature comforts, you’ll have a hard time finding many boards better-equipped.
Dell XPS Desktop (8960, 2024) Review
Head of a family full of homework crunchers or hard-core gamers (or both)? Dell's XPS Desktop has a potent and easily upgradable configuration for you.
The Best Graphics Cards for 4K Gaming in 2025
You need a powerful graphics card to run cutting-edge PC games at 4K resolution. These high-end GPUs are the top performers we've tested for pixel-packed gaming.
The Best PCI Express NVMe Solid State Drives (SSDs) for 2025
Solid-state drives that adhere to the NVMe protocol are the fastest internal storage you can buy. Here's how to choose one with confidence, along with the top NVMe SSD picks from our deep-dive reviews.
The Best Desktop Workstations for 2025
Meet the most serious PCs on the planet: desktop workstations, certified to crunch through the most demanding design and rendering jobs and process the most intimidating datasets. Here's what you need to know as you shop for a genuine heavyweight (even if it's small in size).
The Best Cheap SSDs for 2025
Still booting from a hard drive? These budget-minded solid-state drives will give your poky PC a big speed boost. We've tested dozens; these are the best.
The Best PC Tower Cases in 2025
RGB-packed bling box? Aquarium-style glassy chassis? The right PC case makes or breaks your PC build. Here's what to look for in a new tower chassis, plus reviews of our highest-rated models.
The Best Mini-ITX PC Cases for 2025
The smallest PC cases you can buy are also today's most diverse and complex. Here's how to shop for a compact PC chassis, along with the best ones we've built in at PC Labs.
The Best Graphics Cards for 2025
Hunting for a new GPU for gaming, multi-display, or something else? Here's everything you need to know to shop the latest Nvidia GeForce, AMD Radeon, and Intel Arc video cards with confidence. (We've tested 'em all.)
The Best Internal SSDs for 2025
Join Generation Flash: Here's everything you need to know to buy the right internal SSD, plus our top picks across all the M.2 and 2.5-inch drives PC Labs has tested.
Hide Every Last Cable: Build the Ultimate Clean PC With Asus' Back to the Future Platform
Fancy a PC in a glass-sided case? Asus' Back to the Future (BTF) initiative one-ups MSI's Project Zero for cable-free PC builds by incorporating a special graphics card with no power wires. We give it a go.
