We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thermal paste, the unsung hero of every PC on the planet. Without it, CPUs would burn up. Since its introduction into the PC market, there ...

A user on Reddit is claiming a massive 20°C temperature drop on an ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card simply by removing the stock thermal compound it shipped with and replacing it with a ...

This video is edited in part from the first video in our upcoming Western Digital blackout modded build series coming later this week. In this video, James shows not only how to work out which screws ...

Alienware has announced the availability of its latest Area-51 and Aurora gaming laptops as part of its 30th anniversary lineup, introducing updated hardware, revised thermal designs, and a new visual ...

The Alienware Aurora R16 brings high-end performance to gamers and creators seeking a prebuilt gaming PC deal that blends power, design, and future-proofing. Equipped with the RTX 5080 gaming PC GPU, ...

At CES 2026, Alienware announced a complete refresh of its gaming laptop lineup. The company brought back the Area-51 name with 16-inch and 18-inch models and introduced the Alienware 16X Aurora, a ...

The big picture: Following multiple user complaints over several months, Gigabyte has finally discontinued the use of a controversial thermal compound that was reportedly leaking from its RTX 5000 and ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Dell is now offering AMD Ryzen 9000X3D processors inside of new configurations of its Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC, which launched with Intel Core ...

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. In recent years, handheld gaming PCs have become ...

Solid gaming performance. Really bright, 240-Hz display. Convenient ports in the back. Responsive touchpad. Battery life is decent. Keyboard and palm rests get warm. Cheaper gaming laptops perform ...

WTF?! Thermal paste improves heat transfer between a CPU and its heatsink, helping prevent overheating that can throttle performance or damage hardware. While some products perform as advertised, ...