While any mouse can be used for all video games, your play style might dictate a specific mouse, such as one having more side buttons for real-time strategy.

This particular configuration is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, 32GB or DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Additional system details include a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooling system for the CPU and a massive 1,500W 80Plus Platinum power supply that allows plenty of headroom for future upgrades.

Good news for James Bond fans hanging tough with creaking gaming rigs: The system requirements for 007 First Light are out, and it looks like it'll run on a pretty middling PC, as long as you don't mind making some compromises on the ol' eye candy.

I was slightly nervous that Nvidia was bringing AI, data center and robotics news to CES 2026, so consider this a huge sigh of relief to see Team Green bring DLSS 4.5 — targeting 4K path-traced gaming at a whopping 240 FPS.

So I decided to take a look at the 20 most popular PC games of the year (by player count) to determine how much RAM you actually need in your gaming rig. If the games on this list are available in your library and you meet at least the minimum recommended RAM, I'd strongly suggest holding off on any purchases until prices settle back down.

Sandisk Optimus, Sandisk Optimus GX, and Sandisk Optimus GX PRO are the new names for the PC gaming-focused WD Blue and WD_BLACK drives.

RAM prices are climbing fast in 2026 as AI demand reshapes the market, creating major upgrade and affordability issues for PC gamers.

PC gamers who want to buy a console to play Grand Theft Auto 6 as soon as it releases may want to make that purchase sooner than later.

As we get even closer to the holiday season, now is the perfect time to spread joy and love to the PC gamers in your life, who can be especially tricky to find the right gift for. The market for great PC gaming gifts is overwhelmingly vast and somewhat ...