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A silent office PC! In times of continually rising energy prices, compact PCs are exceptionally popular due to having considerably lower energy consumption than their traditional desktop siblings. With the NiPoGi CK10, we put this small, six core office PC through its paces. It's an extremely quiet device but how snappy is its SoC? In our review, we reveal all you need to know about the Intel Core i7-10810U based NiPoGi CK10.
Intel Core i7-10810U | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | 468 g

Peerless speed! Nvidia's current GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card offers a performance we have not seen before, surpassing the former top model significantly. In this review, we examine the KFA2 GeForce RTX 4090 SG and also compare the performances of the various RTX-4090 models with each other.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | 32.00"

Frames wise, fetti foolish. The AD103-based Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is the company's mainstream flagship gaming GPU based on the new Ada architecture. The RTX 4080 Founders Edition comes across as a capable 4K Ultra gaming GPU with excellent thermals, noise characteristics, and power efficiency. However, the US$1,200 asking price raises questions on the card's prospects in light of the looming threat from the competition.
Intel Core i9-13900K | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | 28.00"

Fast and future-proof! Intel's mobile 12th gen Alder Lake parts have made it to the NUC series. The hybrid design consisting of P and E cores is a success and provides good performance. In this review, we will explore the included features and how well the mini PC performs.
Intel Core i7-1260P | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 511 g

Tiny Tiger Lake. The Geekom Mini IT11 is a solid-built small-form-factor desktop with plenty of ports and enough CPU horsepower for general media work. It struggles with heat management when the iGPU is fully loaded. Ultimately, the Mini IT11 is a soild bang-for-the-buck option.
Intel Core i7-1195G7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 565 g

High above the city. About three months after the release of Spider-Man Remastered, Spider-Man Miles Morales has now also made its way to the PC. In this review, we test out the game to see how smoothly it can swing between skyscrapers with various graphics cards.

Flexing the Radeon 680M. The GTR6 retails for $540 USD as a barebones kit or $750 if configured with RAM, storage, and Windows 11 Pro. The performance it brings to the table is significant when compared to an Intel NUC at an equivalent price point.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX | AMD Radeon 680M | 815 g

A Love(lace)ly beast nonpareil. The RTX 4090 is a flagship GPU based on Nvidia's new AD102 Ada Lovelace architecture. While the fundamentals are similar to that of Ampere, Nvidia is offering amped-up clocks and core counts, new Tensor and RT core technologies, and an efficient TSMC custom 4N process all of which aim to make the RTX 4090 the undisputed chart leader for a long time to come. We put the RTX 4090 through the paces to see exactly how much horsepower you can get for US$1,599.
Intel Core i9-13900K | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | 28.00"

Pretty, but demanding. About three years after A Plague Tale Innocence, the French Asobo Studio releases the sequel Requiem. It impresses with great graphics, although the hardware requirements are quite high.

Good approach! The NUC pro chassis element is primarily just an empty case and only comes to life with a compute element. We took a closer look at the device and analyzed the performance of four different compute elements. These rely on Intel's latest Alder Lake-U processors in the latest version.

Super-cheap HTPC with NVMe SSD support. Can a years old 8th gen Intel CPU keep up with the latest 12th gen options? Surprisingly yes so long as you don't plan on running anything graphics intensive. Its retail price of under $300 USD is hard to pass up for many HTPC setups.
Intel Core i5-8260U | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | 369 g

4K gaming with no limits. The RTX 4000 series heralded a new era of desktop graphics cards, simultaneously retiring the two year old RTX 3000 generation. The top model, the GeForce RTX 4090, has been available since the middle of October. We took the opportunity to take a closer look at its performance using the Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC as an example. Find out how well the new high end model from Nvidia performs in our review.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | 32.00"