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The Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset has had something of a rough ride since its release. While the engineering involved is impressive, the $3,499 price tag in combination with some early adopter woes seems to have taken some of the shine off of a device that Apple CEO Tim Cook described as «the beginning of a new era for computing».
We're always on the hunt for hardware deals here at PC Gamer, but this might be a bit much even by our standards. The US General Services administration is currently auctioning off a decommissioned 5.34 petaflop supercomputer, and although the starting price was a mere $2,500, the top bid is currently $280,085. A bargain, we think you'll agree, but it does come with the odd issue.
WD_Black SN850X | 2TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,300 MB/s read | 6,350 MB/s write | $189.99$139.99 at Amazon (save $50)Currently sitting at the top of our best SSD for gaming list, the SN850X makes for a superb all-rounder of a drive. Fast, cool-running, and in this particular variant, spacious to boot.
LG UltraGear 34GP63A-B | 34-inch | VA | 3440 x 1440 | 160 Hz | 1 ms response time | $399.99$249.99 at Amazon (save $150) LG make some stunning high-end monitors, but even when you get down to the more budget ultrawide level you still get a lot for your money. With a 160 Hz (overclocked) refresh rate this monitor can show a decent turn of speed, even if it is a VA panel, and at this price makes for a very affordable way to get a good gaming ultrawide on your desk.
While Intel has been busy making bets on its 18A node as part of its accelerated roadmap towards chip making dominance, TSMC appears to have been beavering away in the background to undercut it.
Ah, the PC in the spare room. Back when «going on the computer» was an event, not a daily necessity, I cut my teeth on MS-DOS games. I didn't really know how they worked, and I wasn't very good, but there a hardware and gaming enthusiast was born. Now Microsoft has released the source code for MS-DOS 4.0 in partnership with IBM, and apparently, all it takes is the logo to make me go all mushy.
I've sometimes toyed with the idea of building a wall display of dead hardware, so I can live out my fantasies of a house covered in futuristic greebles. This Japanese Gacha machine might be the cheapest way of getting hold of a large number of borked chips for my project, as it dispenses them for a mere $3.25 a go.
VR is sometimes dismissed as a fad, with some seemingly desperate to ring the death knell on virtual reality and its associated hardware at the earliest opportunity. While we're not so convinced, the latest financial report from Meta shows staggering expenses in regards to its VR headset and augmented reality division that are difficult to ignore.