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Western Digital HDD

Best HDD for mining crypto in 2025

By Rahim Amir published

Buying Guide We reviewed the top hard drives for mining CHIA, StorJ, BURST, Arweave, and other cryptocurrencies.

Buying Guide
An MSI PC build on display at Computex 2025 with a TechRadar Computex 2025 badge overlay

MSI's component showcase at Computex was impressive, but in the end, I fell in love with a bracket

By John Loeffler published

MSI's Unibracket for its new AIO cooler is my dark horse favorite reveal at Computex

Computing Components
The six major consumer PSU 80 Plus certification badges against a gradient background

Power supply ratings explained: the 80 Plus certification system in detail

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

TechRadar outlines everything there is to know about power supply ratings

Computing Components
A set of TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 RAM modules in a motherboard

What is CAS latency in RAM? Memory timings and their importance

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

RAM CAS latency is an important thing to understand when it comes to your RAM.

RAM
An AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX on a table against a white backdrop

Best mining GPU for mining crypto in 2025

By Rahim Amir last updated

Buying Guide We benchmarked the best mining GPUs for when you need maximum performance.

Buying Guide
Facebook processors

Best cheap processor sales and prices

By Alex Whitelock last updated

TechRadar Deals Looking for the best price on the latest CPU? See our roundup of this week's best cheap processor deals and sales.

TechRadar Deals
Corsair Vengeance RAM sticks on grey background with 'TechRadar deals' text

The best cheap RAM deals and prices for gaming, desktop, and laptops

By Alex Whitelock last updated

TechRadar Deals Upgrade your PC without breaking the bank by jumping on these excellent cheap RAM deals.

TechRadar Deals
Samsung Evo 850 and Crucial P5 Plus solid state drives on creme background

The best cheap SSD deals and prices

By Alex Whitelock last updated

TechRadar Deals Whatever your needs, find the best SSD deals and prices.

TechRadar Deals
The T1000 from Terminator 2

Remember T1000 from Terminator 2? Scientists are planning something similar but with a cuter name – SMARTLET

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published

Microelectronics that can self-assemble into ‘living technology’? What could possibly go wrong?

Pro
A Samsung 990 Pro SSD against a technological blue-lit background.

Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are apparently failing fast, and nobody knows why

By Christian Guyton published

Bad news for owners of this high-end Samsung drive, as users report alarmingly rapid deterioration.

Storage & Backup
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