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Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. In it, we dive into the hottest topics from our YouTube show, plus hot news from across the web.

This week, the theme is gaming: a possible new X3D CPU from AMD, Steam showing detailed perf

Upgrading your home office setup doesn’t have to cost a fortune these days, and just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you need to settle for a crappy machine. What you need is a mini PC, like this Kamrui AM02 mini PC that’s now just $217 on Amazon, which is original

I’ve decided to test a radical change to my living room streaming setup.

For years, I’ve used an Apple TV 4K for streaming, and while it’s been a great device overall, I’ve always wanted to try swapping it for a home theater PC. In my early cord-cutting years (circa 2010), I used a cheap Intel Atom-powered Lenovo nettop (now obsolete) to access Hulu’s websi

Google recently informed some users that Gemini AI will have access to numerous new apps starting July 7th, 2025. These include messaging apps and messengers such as WhatsApp, and it applies regardless of whether you actually use Gemini as an app assistant or not.

In an email shared by

For seven years I’ve been collecting the best PC games every year that don’t need a graphics card, tracking down games for those of us with older computers or laptops. And I love doing it so much (and there are just so many freakin’ games out there) that I decided ten new games a year just isn’t enough. This is now a biannual feature — you’re welcome, five p

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I like to try out new ways of doing things to boost productivity, and what I’ve discovered is that even small changes in how I use Windows can achieve big results.

One thing I’ve recently started using is Snap — basically a formalized way to “snap” windows to sections of the screen — in Windows 10/11 and it’s really changed how fast I can work.

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Alienware, Dell’s gaming PC brand, has some of the most affordable OLED monitors from any major supplier. Granted, “affordable” is a sliding scale, and you’ll still pay hundreds more than an equivalent LCD gaming monitor, but as someone who’s taken the plunge, I think it’s worth it. Today Alienware’s newest ultrawide design, with a new look and a faster panel, is

Mini PCs are all the rage these days because they’re nearly as powerful as desktop tower PCs but a lot cheaper and take up a lot less space. This Acemagician S3A is only $321.30 on Amazon, a swift 30% discount with promo code 5700UDEALS you can redeem on t