The Origin PC EVO15-S wowed us late last year as one of the first gaming laptops wielding Nvidia’s potent GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q graphics. Now the slim, sleek, and supercharged notebook is…
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Dell’s updated XPS 15 could crush the MacBook Pro 15—again
Know why the MacBook Pro 15 is so thin? It’s because of all the times Dell’s powerhouse XPS 15 has stomped on it. Yes, that’s a cheap shot, but it’s been mostly…
The Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 pack 6-core Intel overclockable goodness
The Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 laptops are all about premium gaming, so not surprisingly they’re part of the big rollout of systems with Intel’s six-core Core i7 and Core i9 mobile CPUs,…
Chrono Trigger on PC Getting Patch to Enable Original Pixel Art Graphics
Square Enix has shared the news that the much-maligned Chrono Trigger port on Steam will receive a patch that will add the pixel art graphics of the original game. A series of…
Overwatch Story Events Now Called Overwatch Archives
Last week Blizzard announced the return of the Overwatch Uprising event, but that event will now be called Overwatch Archives, representing effort to let players delve into the history of Overwatch with…
Intel’s debut 6-core Core i9 CPUs could push gaming laptops past 5GHz speeds
For years, PC gamers have needed to pick a poison: Buy a desktop with the most powerful components available, or sacrifice some performance for a laptop they could take on the road….
Hands-on: The MSI GS65 is a gaming laptop that blends into business settings
The only thing better than a gaming laptop is the one you make your boss pay for. That’s the scenario MSI is apparently trying to tackle with its GS65, announced Tuesday. An…
Gigabyte’s Aero 15 gaming laptops boost the core count but keep the battery life
The new Gigabyte Aero 15 reminds us of that line from the Godfather: “Boost the core count, keep the battery life.” OK, we made that up, but one of our favorite gaming…
Intel’s new ‘Coffee Lake’ Core desktop CPUs and chipsets swipe a trick from smart speakers
Lest desktop PC users think that they were being neglected, on Tuesday Intel launched a number of eighth-gen Core desktop processors, plus four new desktop chipsets that mimic the always-listening “modern standby”…
Intel ushers responsive Optane memory into laptops with Core i5+, i7+, and i9+ brands
As Intel migrates its Optane memory technology into the notebook space, a new “Core i7+” brand will answer the question: how will consumers know it’s there? For years, notebook and desktop buyers…