Steam Deck made Windows optional. Steam Frame takes aim at x86. Valve is building a future where your Steam library barely cares what kind of computer sits underneath it. Is that good for gamers?
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Valve spent the last decade making Windows optional for PC gaming. Now it wants to do the same thing to x86 — the Intel- and AMD-based CPU architecture at…
Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops make no sense — until they do
November 5, 2026
We’ve tested Nvidia’s wild new chips for AI, gaming, and everyday work. Here’s where RTX Spark kicks ass—and where it doesn’t.
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Nvidia makes laptop CPUs now. That still feels weird to type!
Over the past…
Sam Altman says your PC’s memory should belong to him
November 3, 2026
In an interview, the CEO of OpenAI and boss of ChatGPT says it would be far more efficient if all the RAM in your gaming PC was reserved for a data center.
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Ah, you love to see it. A quote from a billionaire CEO shows just how phenomenally…
This is why you can’t build your own RTX Spark PC
October 31, 2026
My monster PC has 128GB of memory. AI doesn’t care.
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The Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark has 128GB of memory. So does my desktop, basically. My desktop also has a GeForce RTX 5090, the fastest consumer graphics card Nvidia has ever made, and one that’s an absolute monster for AI tasks.
So, why did the laptop finish my massive local AI…
AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life
October 22, 2026
FSR 4.1 is coming to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs way ahead of schedule, along with Ryzen laptops, gaming handhelds, and Xbox consoles.
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AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology was a revelation when it debuted last year, delivering the sort of…
Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery attacks shader compilation stutters that make even monster gaming PCs feel like crap. Now Nvidia is on board.
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HP’s Omnibook Ultra is a premium, super-powerful notebook that comes with a big price tag. So why is it infested with the same bloatware as a budget machine?
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There’s a new class of Windows laptops out there. Powered by impressive Arm CPUs from Nvidia, packed with generous amounts of RAM and premium materials. And they damn well better be…
Gamers don’t need a $5,000 RTX 5090 anyway. DLSS got good enough
October 16, 2026
RTX 5090s reportedly discontinued? Who cares? A $549 GeForce RTX 5070 can make path-traced Cyberpunk look buttery smooth at 4K and 240Hz. Nvidia’s AI tricks are rewriting the rules of high-end gaming.
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This is where the magic happens.
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The Full Nerd podcast has been running for over a decade here at PCWorld, and this month marks a big shift for the show as we transition from broadcasting in the studio to doing it all online.
The main…
Microsoft has delivered the Windows 11 26H2 Update to the masses. We issue a report card on how it’s lived up to its promises.
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This was supposed to be the year Microsoft fixed Windows 11.
Back in March, Microsoft made an unusually blunt promise: Windows would become faster, more reliable, more consistent, and less eager to shove Copilot…
