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Raphael's shiny new frescos. The AMD Raphael Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 7 7700X come with the promise of significant performance and efficiency upgrades over Zen 3. The new processors vie with Intel's latest Raptor Lake offerings for the performance and gaming crown, and succeed for the most part. The new Eco mode, wherein a 65 W Ryzen 7 7950X can outpace a stock Alder Lake Core i9-12900K, is particularly interesting, but users will have to factor in the initial investment that goes into the AM5 platform.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.