He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. It ships in iBuyPower’s Element 9 Pro case, which has tempered glass on the front and one side, and features a 360mm RGB liquid cooling system. The GPU will be shipped uninstalled, so that’s the only component you’ll need to insert with iBuyPower’s instructions. The biggest highlight is that the Slate features AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, which edges out the 7800X3D in performance (although both are very capable CPUs). Verge Deals Sign up for Verge Deals to get deals on products we’ve tested sent to your inbox weekly.