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Our nine Best of CES 2026 award winners prove this year's show wasn't all AI nonsense, even if it might feel that way
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Our nine Best of CES 2026 award winners prove this year's show wasn't all AI nonsense, even if it might feel that way

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-best-of-ces-2026/
Pcgamer.com
  • CES 2026 showcased nine award categories, spanning monitors to gaming tech and upgrades.
  • MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 named Best gaming monitor at CES 2026 for its 5th gen panel tech.
  • ASUS ROG G1000 is highlighted as the best gaming PC of CES 2026 due to its triple holographic fan displays.
  • MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G Lightning Z earns Best graphics card for over-the-top features.
  • Lenovo Legion Go 2 SteamOS Edition tops the best handheld gaming PC list for 2026.
  • Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake dominates the best processor category with on-chip iGPU gains.
  • Samsung V-Stripe OLED panel tech is praised for solving OLED text fringing on gaming monitors.
  • Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar is highlighted as a milestone in backlight strobing for motion clarity.
  • LEGO Smart Play is highlighted as the notable CES 2026 innovation.
  • The article notes AI announcements dominated CES but hardware remained the bright spot.
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I installed 189 DLC additions to Monster Hunter Wilds to see if it improves the performance, and it does—but not by a whole lot on my rig
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technology5h ago

I installed 189 DLC additions to Monster Hunter Wilds to see if it improves the performance, and it does—but not by a whole lot on my rig

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/redditor-claims-that-monster-hunter-wilds-runs-better-the-more-dlc-you-own-and-it-does-but-not-by-much-on-my-machine/
Pcgamer.com
  • Latest: A Reddit post claims Monster Hunter Wilds runs better when more DLC is owned, via a mod that skips the DLC check.
  • Benchmarks showed a modest six FPS gain on one machine when all DLC was installed versus no DLC.
  • The tester notes the six FPS improvement is not a universal fix and may not apply to older or lower-spec PCs.
  • The article clarifies the mod does not unlock DLC; it bypasses the DLC presence check to potentially improve performance.
  • Capcom intends further PC-focused fixes next January, indicating ongoing optimization work beyond DLC tricks.
  • The article cites mixed results and stresses the improvement may scale with hardware and game settings.
  • The article places the discussion in context of ongoing performance woes for Monster Hunter Wilds on PC.
  • The piece notes user testing spanned multiple runs at 4K with high preset and DLSS off for consistency.
  • The report includes related story links and additional hardware and game performance context from PC Gamer’s coverage.
  • The article notes the existence of 189 DLC options tested, with 190 technically including a high-res texture pack.
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