Nvidia's RTX Spark could caplitalize where Qualcomm's Arm-based efforts have not
Premium Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark superchip on May 31st ahead of its GTC Taipei event, putting a 20-core Arm-based Grace CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU on a single package.
Qualcomm aims Snapdragon C laptop chip at the budget laptop segment, as manufacturers feel the DRAM squeeze
Premium Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C Platform on May 28th, ahead of Computex 2026 in Taipei.
Tom's Hardware Unfiltered: Computex 2026, Day 0 — peek behind the curtain to see how we're covering the biggest trade show of the year
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Trailing-edge foundry roadmaps for GlobalFoundries, UMC, and SMIC
Premium We explore Globalfoundries, UMC, and SMIC's individual trailing-edge roadmaps, as each company is pursuing a fundamentally different strategy shaped by geography, regulation, and technology choices.
Reviews
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x review: Snapdragon X2 Elite makes its case
The Yoga Slim 7x brings Snapdragon performance, long battery life, and an OLED display provided you’re fine with ARM apps and USB-C everything.
Asus ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard review: 20 years of ROG
Dark Hero goes retro: Crosshair 2006 combines throwback styling with modern underpinnings
Arctic Freezer 36-S Review: Small size, effective performance, low price
We tested Arctic’s entry-level Freezer 36-S with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and it did better than you might expect for a single-tower air cooler.
CPUs
Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip will bring popular anti-cheat software natively to Windows-on-Arm
Solving one of the biggest hurdles of a non-x86 platform.
Graphics Cards
Asus' monstrous ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 includes expansive curved AMOLED display
Asus has used its Computex press event to showcase a huge celebration of its ROG gaming sub-brand with commemorative gear including the Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20.
Features
Tom's Hardware Unfiltered: Computex 2026, Day 0 — peek behind the curtain to see how we're covering the biggest trade show of the year
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PC Components
Noctua announces new thermal pad for AMD chips in partnership with Carbice
Noctua has entered the thermal pad market in partnership with thermal pad maker Carbice, featuring the new NT-CP1 designed for AM5 and AM4 Ryzen CPUs.
Desktops and PC Building
Thermal pads with in-built vapor-chambers claim 50 to 80 times better thermal conductivity than normal thermal pads
A thermal pad with a vapor chamber on top might be the TIM your next phone's SoC will use. Xerendipity's new products are meant to keep your phone cooler without sacrificing thickness or cost.
How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software
You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!
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Computex 2026 Day Zero Wrap-Up
Here's the best of what was announced during the opening hours of Computex 2026
Asus cranks out four fresh ROG gaming monitors, including the world’s first OLED eSports monitor
Three of Asus’ new ROG monitors use OLED panels, while the fourth leverages “Fast IPS”
Asus rolls out a ROG 20th anniversary chair and backpack, alongside commemorative components and peripherals
Apart from hardware, Asus’s ROG 20th anniversary products include a Destreir Edition 20 gaming chair and gold-accented luggage and backpacks.
