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The WD Black SN850X and the Lexar NM790 NVMe SSDs on a pink gradient background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right

Best SSD for gaming in 2025: the speediest SSDs I personally recommend

By Jeremy Laird last updated

Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.

Speedy storage
An Arctic Liquid Freezer III and Deepcool Gammaxx S240 pair of AIO liquid CPU coolers against a split grey background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo in the top right corner

Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks

By Nick Evanson last updated

Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.

Wetware
A photo of Corsair's Vengeance DDR5-8400 CUDIMM memory kit

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-8400 CUDIMM review

By Nick Evanson published

Wasted potential Ultra fast, ultra shiny, ultra expensive.

Wasted potential
Intel's Raja Koduri holding an A770

Ex-Intel exec, Raja Koduri, blames the bureaucratic 'PowerPoint snakes' within the company for its current issues: 'These processes multiply and coil around engineers'

By Andy Edser published

News Such processes, he says, are "constraining their ability to execute on the product roadmap with the boldness it requires'."

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Intel engineers inspect a lithography machine

Newsflash: Intel's all-important 18A node is officially 'ready' but what exactly happened to the 'five nodes in four years' thing?

By Jeremy Laird published

News Ready for customers, but what about the PC?

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photo shows a factory tool that places lids on data center system-on-chips at an Intel fab in Chandler, Arizona, in December 2023. In February 2024, Intel Corporation launched Intel Foundry as the world’s first systems foundry for the AI era, delivering leadership in technology, resiliency and sustainability.

'This is not unlocking shareholder value, it's a fire sale': Jim Keller weighs in on a possible 'careless' Intel chip and fab spin-off

By Jacob Fox published

News Can Intel be made great again?

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A collection of DDR4 and DDR5 DIMMs against a blue background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best RAM for gaming in 2025: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you

By Chris Szewczyk last updated

Dynamic I've put the top gaming memory through its paces to find out what the best RAM to pair with your new gaming PC is.

Dynamic
Intel engineers work in Fab 34, the newest Intel manufacturing facility in Ireland

Intel engineer begs management and Trump to not 'sell out' to TSMC just as the company is set to regain its 'technical lead' in chip manufacturing

By Jeremy Laird published

News An impassioned plea which was predictably deleted.

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US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Trump signed an executive action he said would direct officials to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US, following through on an idea he floated during the presidential campaign. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump flirts with 25% and 'substantially higher' tariffs on all computer chips

By Jeremy Laird published

News Exactly when, and really if at all, nobody knows but the President.

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Packaging for Intel Core i5 13400F and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on a green background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best CPU for gaming: these are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity and peace of mind

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.

Happy Cores
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