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Gigabyte’s classy new motherboard blends wood with leather effects, and it looks damn fine

The Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood is a stunning AM5 motherboard, featuring wooden accents, leather effects, and tasteful LED lighting.

Here’s how much Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards might cost following imminent price hikes

AMD is reportedly planning a $20 to $40 price hike for its 8GB and 16GB Radeon graphics cards due to the rising memory costs.

Gigabyte equips its affordable DS3H motherboard series as if it were a higher-tier model

Gigabyte updates its value-oriented B860M DS3H WIFI6E motherboard with a better VRM fin-stack and built-in I/O shield.

Gaming PCs are finally catching up with consoles, as 8-core CPUs boom in popularity

The popularity of 8-core CPUs continues to surge amount Steam users.

Intel is back on the graph with 1% discrete GPU market share, yet Nvidia outsells it by 92x

Nvidia lost some market share to Intel and AMD in Q3 2025, but its dominance in the discrete GPU segment remains uncontested.

You can get a 100Hz MSI monitor for just £49 right now, if you’re really quick

Some Cyber Monday monitor deals are still hanging on, meaning you can grab a Full HD 100MHz MSI or 144Hz AOC screen for a really cheap price.

New testing finds SteamOS easily dominates Windows for gaming

SteamOS slaps Windows 11 in new handheld gaming tests, putting the Linux-based system ahead in Returnal, Cyberpunk 2077, and Doom.

Motherboard sales are reportedly collapsing amid rising DRAM prices

Motherboard purchases have apparently fallen by as much as 50% compared to last year, with higher DRAM prices seemingly to blame.

AMD just listed a Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU that’s set fair to be the best gaming chip ever

AMD quietly confirms Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU via its driver download page, seemingly offering a slightly boosted 8-core Zen 5 chip with 3D V-cache.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D just dropped to its lowest ever price

With a £60 discount on its usual MSRP, Cyber Monday is a great time to pick up the finest gaming CPU out there.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum fans unite, we need to make this new Lego kit happen

A Lego ZX Spectrum kit is up on the Ideas page, and it looks great, including a Clive Sinclair minifig on a C5, as well as a TV playing Jet Set Willy.