I'm a senior analyst charged with testing and reviewing VPNs and other security apps for PCMag. I grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley and have been involved with technology since the 1990s.

An ROG Z890 Maximus Hero board, an over-the-top Ryujin cooler, and a special new kind of RAM highlight the nuances of Intel's just-launched desktop platform. Take a look. I have been a technology ...

I've been buying and using CPUs for PC gaming for over three decades, so now you can learn from the mistakes I've made in the ...

You just bought a new processor, a shiny new motherboard, and a new graphics card (that probably set you back quite a bit ...

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Not only can X-Ray Recaps give you summaries of whole seasons, but single episodes too - it's in beta now, rolling out to ...

So as a welcome addition we are now offering a selection of processor, motherboard and memory kits that are pre-assembled and tested. No more worrying if the processor is the right way round or ...

Apple today unveiled the M4 Pro chip, with key specifications including up to a 14-core CPU, up to a 20-core GPU, a 16-core ...

Gigabyte has gone and quietly introduced its first mini-ITX form factor motherboard based on AMD's X870 chipset, and it looks ...

With the chips going on sale Oct. 24, so do compatible motherboards, some new supporting ... and tweaking your DDR5 memory and Arrow Lake CPU automatically. The Hero board, though, is also all ...