A dedicated GPU has its own video memory and is installed on a separate graphics card. These provide the best visual quality and are used by graphic designers and serious gamers, but they use more ...

We explain PCIe 5.0, the latest Peripheral Component Interconnect Express standard, and what it means for computing and PC gaming in 2025.

This survey covers everything you would attach to or install in a PC: Monitors, keyboards, mice, and graphics cards. Plus—for the DIY builder crowd—rate your PC cases, CPUs, storage drives ...

Hot Hardware was founded over 20 years ago in 1999, and covers computer products, gadget, science and related technology news, along with deep-dive tech product reviews.

All programs and data processing are run in the CPU and all hardware components are, to some extent, controlled by it.

All the hardware components in this guide are parts I'd pick if I were building my own PC, and using our expert reviews to guide me. The key components have been tested on our test bench to ensure ...