The last few years have been detrimental to the reputation of most PC hardware giants when it comes to quality assurance.

I have many interests, and about half of them involve my PC in some shape or form. But I moved country a few years ago, and this meant having to rebuild a decent chunk of my collection of tech.

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve's "Steam Machines"-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS's Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware ...

The AI hype-train may have captured parts of Asia's biggest tech show, but we can report: The PC ecosystem is still alive and well in its heartland. These 15 PCs, components, and peripherals stand out ...

Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) simulation and testing is a cutting-edge methodology that integrates actual power system components with high-fidelity computational models. This approach creates a ...

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Yes, you can still upgrade to Windows 11 for free. Windows 10 finally hits the wall tomorrow, officially retiring, and there’s now a surge in Windows 11 upgrades taking place. There is one check you ...

While it's now far from uncommon for a game to struggle with performance issues at launch, Borderlands 4 finds itself in a unique position. This is because, rather than developer Gearbox committing to ...

Often a readily and easily overlooked accessory, a USB sound card is a simple thing on paper: acting as a mid-way point between a wired gaming headset or set of headphones and your PC or console that ...