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Handheld Showdown: Steam Deck, Switch 2, ROG Ally — which console gets your vote?

Welcome to Handheld Showdown, a bracket-style competition series in which our hosts Paul and Tony battle out the best handheld gaming consoles out now.

Tom’s Guide

A gaming benchmark face-off between AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme and Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V is surprisingly close, proving once more that Lunar Lake is the best chip Intel has made in years

Even at 17 W, the Ryzen's lead isn't as big as its specs suggest it should be.

PC Gamer

AMD's Z2 Extreme flies past Intel's Lunar Lake in new gaming benchmarks — MSI Claw 8 running at 17W favors the Z2E by roughly 8.5%, lead drops to 6% at 30W

AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme beats Intel’s Lunar Lake in MSI’s Claw A8 vs Claw 8 AI+ showdown. At 17W, AMD leads by 7–8% with stronger 1% lows and smoother gameplay, while still holding a 5–6% edge at 30W. Both cost around $900–$1000, but AMD offers better GPU scaling and a…

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Gigabyte quietly disables Gen5 PCIe 5.0 GPU support on B650 motherboards in F35 BIOS update — Stay on F34 if you value the unofficial PCIe 5.0 support

Gigabyte has removed unofficial PCIe 5.0 support from its B650 motherboards in the latest BIOS update, citing stability concerns. While PCIe 4.0 remains sufficient for most GPUs, the move highlights AMD’s strict chipset segmentation and could signal similar changes from other vendors.

Tom’s Hardware

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X vs Lenovo Legion Go 2 vs MSI Claw A8: Which next-gen gaming handheld should you buy?

Which top-of-the-line handheld is best: the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go 2 or MSI Claw A8?

Tom’s Guide

This Phase One camera sees through time and reveals lost histories

How Phase One’s multispectral cameras are resurrecting the past

Digital Camera World

Here are all the Radeon AI Pro R9700 cards that have been announced: MSI, XFX, Biostar and Acer are still missing

Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire and others unveil custom Radeon AI Pro R9700 cards for professional and AI workstation markets.

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MSI's RTX 5080 Expert features a dual-fan blower-style cooler inspired by the Nvidia RTX 40-series Founders Edition — GPU retails for $1,399 at the MSI online store

Specs and pricing of MSI's new RTX 5080 Expert have appeared, featuring virtually identical cooling to its predecessor, the RTX 4080 Super Expert.

Tom’s Hardware

MSI will add its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more QD-OLED gaming monitors this month

MSI is allegedly rolling out its homemade EOTF Boost feature to more QD-OLED models this month. The new technology improves HDR performance of supported MSI monitors, offering higher average brightness compared to HDR 1000.

Tom’s Hardware

The first gaming benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip

At low power and low resolution, though, the Z2 is a nice improvement over the Z1.

PC Gamer

Why the US is burning $10m worth of birth control

With action after action, the Trump administration has made clear it does not value women’s health, their dignity, their aspirations

The Guardian - US

New video shows the Legion Go 2 outperforming the MSI Claw A8 in benchmark test

A recently uploaded video shows the upcoming Lenovo Legion Go 2 outperforming the MSI Claw A8 in an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme benchmark test.

Tom’s Guide

Buckle up, MSI – the Lenovo Legion Go 2 looks set to outperform the Claw A8, based on new benchmarks

The competition among handheld gaming PCs is amping up, with the Lenovo Legion Go 2 in the pipeline for release– and its prototype has just outperformed the MSI Claw A8.

TechRadar

ROG Xbox Ally: Everything we know about the two new gaming handhelds from Microsoft and Asus

The ROG Xbox Ally has just been announced — a new Xbox gaming handheld created in partnership by Microsoft and Asus! Here's everything you need to know about it!

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Miss the Nintendo DS? The world's first dual-screen Android handheld just landed to bring that spark back

Ayaneo is bringing back the Nintendo DS nostalgia with the Pocket DS, as the 'world's first' dual-screen Android handheld gaming device.

Windows Central

I've seen enough premium gaming handhelds — ASUS, Lenovo, and more could learn from AYANEO's new budget-friendly line

AYANEO is a brand best known for creating Windows handheld gaming PCs. During today's Strategy Sharing Session, the company revealed several new devices including a new budget line of handhelds.

Windows Central

AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme portable gaming chip fails to impress in early benchmarks — could driver updates save next-gen handhelds?

AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme will soon be found in a range of new gaming handhelds, but an early range of tests shows that the newfound performance is hardly worth an upgrade over the Z1 Extreme.

TechRadar

You might not have to wait long for the ROG Xbox Ally – a new leak suggests a launch may be sooner than you expect

The ROG Xbox Ally handhelds are edging closer than ever to launch, and it looks like they may be right around the corner, according to a new leak.

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Tom's Guide Awards 2025: Our favorite laptops, monitors, tablets and more

These are Tom's Guide Awards 2025 winners in our computing and home office category which includes everything from laptops and monitors to routers and more.

TechRadar

This free SteamOS plugin is a game-changer for handheld performance – it’s already given my Asus ROG Ally a new lease of life

SteamOS handhelds have received a pivotal community update, with a new Decky Loader plugin improving performance using the Lossless Scaling frame generation application.

Tom’s Hardware

MSI on track to ship 10 million motherboards in 2025 despite a reportedly cautious AI strategy — milestone would be first for the company, matching Gigabyte

MSI is set to ship over 10 million motherboards in 2025, tying with Gigabyte—and without going full-throttle on AI servers. While rivals like ASUS and ASRock push into server gear, MSI is keeping its core consumer boundaries strong and ramping notebook and GPU volumes cautiously.

Tom’s Guide

MSI Claw A8 with AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme gets August launch date in Europe — here's when it may release globally

The MSI Claw A8 with AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is set to launch in Germany this August, but there's no word on a global release yet. Here's when it could launch.

Tom’s Guide

This MSI Creator 16 AI+ shines as the creator laptop for most — but I'd get this configuration instead

The MSI Creator A16 AI+ takes creator laptops for Windows users to the next level, offering impressive performance across the board thanks to its combination of AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX CPU and RTX 40-series GPU power. But prepare to pay a tall price.

TechRadar

Handheld PC makers are slowly losing touch with Valve's successful Steam Deck template of affordability, and that's very concerning

Handheld PC gaming was saved by Valve when it launched its Steam Deck at an affordable price, but other mainstream handheld PC makers are quickly spoiling its comeback with ludicrous pricing.

Tom’s Hardware

Amazon sells a legacy MSI CPU air cooler for $5,340 — the Core Frozr L launched in 2016 with a $50 MSRP

MSI is selling a nearly 10-year-old air cooler for over 10,000% above MSRP.

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