MINI PC VS DESKTOP PC | COMPACT, CAPABLE, BUT NOT THE SAME

Mini PCs once occupied a very specific corner of the computer market, designed mainly for offices, reception desks, media centers and users who simply wanted Windows in the smallest possible box. The traditional desktop sat at the opposite end of the room, larger, louder, infinitely more configurable and usually far more powerful. That division is no longer nearly as clean. Modern mini PCs can carry processors with sixteen CPU cores, surprisingly capable...

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STEAMROLLER PC | STEAMOS ENTERS DESKTOP GAMING

MetaPCs has introduced a new prebuilt gaming desktop called Steamroller, and what makes it stand out immediately is not just the hardware inside, but the software it ships with. This is one of the first modern consumer gaming PCs that comes preinstalled with SteamOS, bringing Valve’s Linux-based gaming system outside of the Steam Deck ecosystem and directly into a standard desktop form factor. The system is now available for preorder at $1,299, placing it...

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REVIEW | ASUS TUF T500 | READY TO PLAY, HARDER TO UPGRADE

A compact tower that arrives ready for gaming always sounds like the clean answer. No parts list, no cable routing, no BIOS dance, no compatibility headache, no evening spent wondering why a new machine refuses to post. You take it out, plug it in, install the games, and move on. For many players, that is not laziness. That is the whole point. Not everyone wants to build a PC, follow GPU prices, compare motherboards, or learn which power supply is safe enough...

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GIGABYTE BUILD | STEALTH & WOOD PC DESIGNS TAKE CENTER STAGE

PC building is no longer only about airflow, temperatures, RGB zones and how much hardware can fit behind tempered glass. At Computex 2026, Gigabyte pushed that idea further with two very different but connected design directions: sleek Stealth builds and warmer Wood-themed systems. One is about hiding cables and cleaning up the inside of the case. The other is about making a a PC feel less like a cold machine and more like part of a desk, room or...

PUBLISHED | 22.O6.IIO26

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PROJECT HELIX: XBOX MEETS PC | WELCOME TO THE PLAYGROUND

Microsoft’s next Xbox is starting to sound less like a traditional console and more like a PC that still wants to keep the comfort of a console shell. That is the interesting part of Project Helix. For years, Xbox has lived somewhere between two worlds: a console brand with PC software ambitions, a Windows company with a gaming box in the living room, and a platform that kept saying “play anywhere” while still carrying old console boundaries. Now the direction...

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ASUS ROG NUC 16 ANNOUNCED | RTX POWER, ZERO THE TOWER

ASUS Republic of Gamers has announced the ROG NUC 16, a compact gaming PC built for users who want serious hardware in a much smaller footprint than a traditional desktop tower. This is not a budget mini PC or a simple office box with gaming branding attached. ASUS is positioning it as a high-performance compact system for gaming, content creation, streaming, and multi-display setups, with configurations reaching up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX...

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pcd BUILDS | HIGH-END PC BUILD 001 | WHITE ROG TITAN 4090

White ROG Titan 4090 is a high-end gaming and creator build made for users who want serious 4K performance, premium cooling, strong visual identity, and enough power headroom for a top-tier RTX system. The build is centered around the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 White OC 24GB and the ASUS ROG Strix 1000W Platinum power supply, so the whole setup naturally leans into a clean white ROG theme. This is not a budget-friendly configuration and it is not meant...

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THE FUTURE OF DESKTOP PCs | IN A MOBILE & CONSOLE WORLD

The idea that desktop PCs are slowly becoming irrelevant has been repeated so often that it has started to feel like an accepted truth, a quiet assumption that no longer needs to be questioned. Everywhere you look, the signals seem to point in the same direction. Smartphones dominate daily interaction, reducing entire workflows into tap-based simplicity. Consoles have eliminated friction to the point where gaming feels almost instantaneous, predictable and...

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MAINGEAR RETRO98 | REMEMBERS WHAT OTHERS FORGOT

Maingear Retro98 doesn’t try to belong to the current PC landscape, and that’s exactly why it stands out. It steps into a space most companies avoid entirely, choosing familiarity over spectacle and memory over innovation as its starting point. It does not pretend to be cutting-edge in how it looks, and that is exactly what gives it weight. Instead of chasing the usual expectations glass panels, RGB layers, aggressive shapes it moves in the opposite direction with...

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