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...

PUBLISHED | 24.O6.IIO26

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beyond pc

ACER PREDATOR: ATLAS 8 | A CONSOLE SHAPE WITH A PC HEART

- this is not pcdoorz moving into console coverage - That needs to be said first, because Predator Atlas 8 looks like a console, sits in your hands like a console, and will probably be compared with every other handheld gaming machine the second it reaches the market. But Acer is not presenting this as a closed console box. This is a Windows 11 gaming handheld, and that moves it close enough to the PC world to deserve a look. Predator Atlas 8 sits in that...

PUBLISHED | 23.O6.IIO26

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news

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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ASUS | TUF GAMING 16 2026 | TUF... ENOUGH FOR THE PC DOOR

We had to sit down for this one for a minute. Pcdoorz has always been a strict PC zone, and that will not change. Desktop hardware, PC games, PC builds, PC parts, proper cooling, GPUs, cases, motherboards, upgrades that is home. But after some internal “editorial council” thinking, we decided that gaming laptops can occasionally enter the room, as long as they come through the PC door. That does not mean pcdoorz is suddenly turning into a general laptop...

PUBLISHED | I6.O6.IIO26

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PCD TOP 5 | [2026] | PC CONTROLLERS | READY FOR REAL GAMING

PC gaming is not only mouse and keyboard anymore, and honestly, it has not been that way for a long time. Some games simply feel better with a controller. Racing games, third-person action, platformers, fighting games, sports games, couch co-op, emulated classics, Souls-like games, some RPGs and plenty of indie titles all benefit from a good gamepad. The problem is that the PC controller market is now crowded. There are safe standard choices, budget contro...

PUBLISHED | IO.O6.IIO26

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REVIEW | ARCTIC XTENDER WHITE | CLEAN, SPACIOUS & FIVE FANS

ARCTIC Xtender White is not the kind of PC case that tries to hide what it wants to be. This is a large, clean, glass-heavy showcase case built for people who want their hardware to be visible, their build to look expensive and their airflow to still make sense. That last part matters more than it may seem at first, because many modern panorama-style cases look beautiful in product photos and then become questionable once you start thinking about heat, fan...

PUBLISHED | IO.O6.IIO26

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ASUS | PROART RTX 5090 | A CREATOR FLAGSHIP IN A SLIMMER BODY

ASUS has officially announced the ProArt GeForce RTX 5090, and this is not being positioned like another oversized gaming flagship with more RGB, more plastic and more desk-dominating attitude than anyone asked for. The ProArt RTX 5090 is clearly aimed at a different kind of high-end PC user: creators, AI developers, workstation builders and small-form-factor enthusiasts who want the full power of NVIDIA’s top consumer GPU, but in a cleaner and more compact design...

PUBLISHED | O9.O6.IIO26

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PCD TOP 5 | [2026] | PC SPEAKERS | CHOOSE ANY, SMILE LATER

A good pair of desktop speakers can change the whole feeling of a PC setup. Not in the dramatic “new graphics card” way, of course, but in that quieter everyday way where games feel fuller, voices sound clearer, music has more space, and you stop relying on monitor speakers that were never really meant to do serious work. Headsets are great when you need isolation, competitive focus, or a microphone close to your mouth, but speakers make the desk feel...

PUBLISHED | O4.O6.IIO26

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PREVIEW | CHERRY XTRFY PRO KEYBOARD | LOW PROFILE, HIGH SPEED

Wireless gaming keyboards are no longer strange, but Cherry XTRFY is trying to push the idea into a more serious competitive space with the K63W Pro Compact. This is not being presented as a casual desk keyboard with RGB and a gaming label attached to it. Cherry XTRFY is calling it the first 8K Ultra-Wideband gaming keyboard, and that immediately makes it more interesting than another normal 2.4 GHz wireless board. The promise is simple: a compact low...

PUBLISHED | O3.06.IIO26

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news

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...

PUBLISHED | O1.O6.IIO26

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