The Dell & Alienware 2026 Wish List
Published by PCWorld on 12 May, 2026 . Whether you’re upgrading an old laptop, building a smoother gaming setup or improving a remote working space, the right hardware can make everyday tasks…
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Want to make the most of the new Gemma 4 AI models? RTX GPUs and PCs accelerate local AI like never before
…Google and NVIDIA have worked closely together to optimize Gemma 4 models for NVIDIA RTX-powered PCs and workstations, like the NVIDIA DGX Spark personal AI supercomputer and NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano…
The only PC maintenance checklist I don’t hate
…Don't forget to vacuum around the PC as that can prevent any dust buildup from migrating into your PC. If you have a watercooling radiator or a compact air cooler, a…
Intel's CPU supply is recovering just in time for the agentic AI wave
…expect the full-year PC unit TAM to be down low double-digit percent, in line with industry peers and experts." Unfortunately, little has changed for PC builders everywhere. But at least…
Windows 11 paves the way for eye-melting 1,000Hz monitors
…Anyone in the PC gaming community understands that PC gaming is a constant tradeoff between higher resolutions and detail levels, increased framerates, increased display refresh rates, and AI frame generation which affects…
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review: 6 key things to know
…And as it turns out, the top CPU among them offers good news during this bleak time for PC building. Let’s go over the top six things you should know about…
When will the Steam Machine land? Valve doesn't seem to know
The most exciting hardware for PC gamers this decade is the Steam Deck, a portable handheld gaming PC that's almost singlehandedly created a product category. Valve's console-ish follow-up…
Valve's Steam Machine is still MIA, but SteamOS gets 'initial support'
…Amid the RAM crisis, the console-ish Linux-powered PC has been delayed, and Valve can only hope to get it out sometime in 2026. But on the software side, SteamOS is…
How much SSD space do you really need? The PC buyer's guide to storage
Whether you're buying a laptop or building your own PC, you're going to want an SSD as the main storage drive — and you're also going to want to make…
'Neural texture compression' might save gamers in a RAM-starved world
…Microsoft, which is trying to build a DirectX API that will allow this to happen, has already said that it plans to build support for neural texture compression into DirectX. It's…