The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z pushes the boundaries of gaming performance, achieving 10% higher performance than the NVIDIA Founders Edition, this is what we'd expect from a hypothetical RTX 5090 Ti. Cooling performance is outstanding as well, surpassing any other RTX 5090 we've tested.

The AMD Ryzen 9850X3D builds on the already excellent 9800X3D without trying to shake up the market. Instead, it focuses on refining what already works. AMD delivers modest improvements with smarter tuning, and the same cache magic that gamers love. Thanks to a reasonable price increase, this processor will be a no-brainer pick for future high-end gaming rigs.

AMD is finally making local AI easy. With the new AI Bundle, you can run image generation and LLMs directly on your PC, no cloud, no subscriptions, no data leaving your system. We could even run a massive 120B parameter model on a small laptop, something impossible on any consumer GPU.

The MSI RTX 5070 Ti Ventus PZ moves the 16-pin power connector to the back of the card, where it's neatly hidden under a magnetically attached metal cover. The card's thermal performance is noticeably improved compared to the original Ventus as well, achieving much better noise levels.

The Team Group T-Force GA Pro is a PCIe Gen 5 SSD that delivers excellent 4K random write performance, a very large SLC cache, and strong sustained speeds. In our testing, however, real-world performance can't match the best Gen 4 drives, while power consumption and heat output are high, making effective cooling a critical requirement.