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These days, “affordable graphics card” seems like a contradiction. However, Nvidia now has a device that largely falls into that category, six months after the RTX 5000 series was introduced. Both desktop and laptop versions of the GeForce RTX 5050 are now officially available. The former, which will retail for $249 when it comes next month, is an 8GB card that is identical to the RTX 5060. Naturally, the Blackwell-series card is a significant step down from the 5060. You…

The Night Light system function, which lowers the amount of blue light in the screen display, is likely recognizable to you if you’re using Windows 10 or 11. The theory is that you may be able to reduce eye strain and improve your quality of sleep by blocking blue light. However, you won’t be able to use Night Light on an external monitor if your computer is one of those more recent models with Snapdragon chips. Why? Arm-based CPUs’ hardware…

For some time now, Logitech’s MX Master line of mouse has been the best option for anyone who doesn’t require gaming skills. Although it hasn’t had a significant change in a few years, if these leaked pictures from a regulator are to be believed, the MX Master 4 is almost here. The new mouse has a new thumb button in addition to a little aesthetic update. For some time now, Logitech’s MX Master line of mouse has been the best…

Due to a recent attack on the TPM security module found in many well-known Ryzen processors, AMD has advised its users to upgrade their PCs as soon as possible and has released a new firmware update. As observed by VideoCardz over the weekend, AMD’s security notice alludes to a finding by the Vulnerability Response Team of the Trusted Computing Group. It basically states that a Trusted Platform Module, which protects your computer’s cryptographic keys and other operations, can receive commands…

The CPU socket that simply won’t die is AM4. AMD continues to release new processors for the long-lasting system, offering upgrade choices for consumers back to the Ryzen 1000 series, almost ten years after it originally appeared in motherboards. However, the most recent chip, which is part of the gaming-focused X3D family, may be difficult to locate. The six-core Ryzen 3 chip, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, has recently appeared on AMD’s marketing website. At least at debut, the listing states…

One of our favorite tablets is the M3 iPad Air, and with the release of iPadOS 26 this fall, it will get even better. Additionally, Amazon is currently offering the M3 iPad Air for an all-time low price of $499, which is $100 less than the previous lowest price we’ve seen. Built on an 11-inch Liquid Retina screen with incredibly thin bezels, the tablet has a stunning, incredibly light design that will work well with iPadOS 26’s new multitasking capabilities.…

You might want to increase your PC’s memory as soon as possible if it’s an older model. As the main memory vendors gradually stop producing DDR4 DRAM in favor of DDR5 DRAM, prices for DDR4 memory are predicted to rise significantly. The latter is the reason for alarm. Customers have reportedly received end-of-life notices from Samsung and SK Hynix regarding the depletion of DDR4 memory for PCs. Digitimes, via Tom’s Hardware, reports that Micron, the final holdout, has now followed…

There aren’t many gaming laptops with enormous 18-inch screens. The Ultima 18, Maingear’s first 18-inch model, has four M.2 SSD options, up to 192GB of DDR5 memory, and, of course, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 mobile GPU. Although the Intel “Arrow Lake” Core Ultra 9 275HX is only 100 MHz slower than the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX that was introduced at CES 2025, it still has an advantage over the MSI Crosshair 18 HZ AI that was introduced at…

The architecture that links graphics cards and SSDs, PCI Express 5.0, has become synonymous with high-end PCs in recent years. With the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) reaching a significant milestone this year to provide the higher-bandwidth PCI Express 6 to PCs, that is almost about to change. The majority of today’s PCI SIG news is theoretical in nature; the SIG is establishing the foundation for PCIe 8.0 and has publicly announced PCIe 7.0, which is anticipated to be released…

Nvidia dominates the desktop graphics card market, despite gamers’ complaints about declining value and growing costs. As of the first quarter of 2025, a research organization claims that Big Green holds over 90% of the market following a sharp decline from rival AMD. By many measures, Nvidia is already on the verge of becoming the desktop GPU monopoly, or has already done so. Nvidia holds 92 percent of the desktop graphics market share for the quarter that ended in March,…