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Concept Nyx is Alienware’s take on a household gaming server

Enlarge / RGB not included. (credit: Scharon Harding) It’s not uncommon to have multiple gamers living under a single roof. But what happens when all those gamers want to play at the same time? Wi-Fi mayhem, arguing over who gets to use the best hardware, and, often, separation as family members retreat to their respective […]

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The Ars Technica System Guide, spring 2021: Gaming edition

Enlarge / Our two hands-on gaming rigs are the Lenovo Legion 5i (left, currently connected to the monitor) and HP Omen 30L (right). (credit: Jim Salter) If you’re planning to build a new gaming rig in 2021, we have bad news for you—that’s going to be difficult to impossible, due to supply chain constraints imposed […]