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TOP 5 Best Gaming Motherboard Under $500 [2021]

In this article, we're going to look at the top five best Gaming motherboards under $500 available on the market today. We made this list based on our own opinion, research, and customer reviews. We've considered their quality, features, and values w...

Den W. · 28 February 2021 · 436

The ACTUAL Difference Between Intel and AMD

As much as AMD and Intel fan boys, like to scream at each other online, the average user would be hard pressed to notice the difference between these companies' CPUs in everyday use, unless you're like us and benchmark things religiously. But on the...

Alex · 11 April 2022 · 409

Best Low Profile CPU Coolers for ryzen 9 5900x

Noctua NH-D15 Noctua is the most popular brand because of its highly-researched processor cooler. It also offers the best airflow-based heat exchanging products. Noctua NH-D15 cooler is a large air-fin-based cooler that has low noise and high TDP....

Buttlerjohn · 07 June 2022 · 399

Is Threadripper Worth It?

We've had high-end desktop or HEDT processors for quite a while now, you know, those CPU's that sit at the very top of the food chain that straddle the line between home PC and workstation, with a high price tag to match. And for a long time, Intel d...

Jacob Enderson · 30 January 2021 · 389

HP Omen 15 Review - The Best Ryzen Has To Offer

The HP Omen 15 is one of the best Ryzen gaming laptops currently available, I’ll show you why it’s worth considering in this review. There’s some nice specs for a gaming laptop inside, including 8 core AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor, N...

JT · 31 August 2020 · 384 · 1

Do You Need A New Power Supply? - ATX 3.0

Power supplies haven't changed that much over the years but there's a new specification that could force you to buy a new one the next time you upgrade your GPU. It's called ATX 3.0 and it was designed by Intel specifically with high performance GPUs...

Jacob Enderson · 13 June 2022 · 385

Fixing Graphics Card Glitches

Even if you've spent tons of money on a top end graphics card, graphical artifacts can still be an unfortunate fact of life. And by artifacts, we mean any kind of unwanted visual side effects that appears on the screen, when you're trying to play a g...

Alex · 17 December 2021 · 376

Acer Nitro 5 - Best $670 Ryzen Gaming Laptop!

The Acer Nitro 5 is the best gaming laptop I’ve ever tested at the sub $700 USD price point so far, I’ll show you what it can do and help you decide if it’s worth buying in this detailed review. My Nitro is packing the 6 core Ryzen...

JT · 29 September 2020 · 339

Nvidia RTX 3000 Is Here For Laptops! 2080 Super Performance at $999?

Nvidia RTX 3000 graphics are here for gaming laptops, let’s get straight into the details! These are the specs for these new laptop GPUs. It’s no surprise that we’re getting RTX 3060, 3070 and 3080, just like what’s currently...

JT · 13 January 2021 · 333

The Best PC Setup for Online Gaming

Access to online gaming has improved considerably over the last few years, with many affordable gaming laptops and desktops hitting the market. However, to get the best experience, you will need a computer that’s capable of processing the graphics. T...

Alex · 22 August 2022 · 331 · 4

A Premium $399 Laptop? CoreBook Pro Review

Cheap laptops are getting good. The Chuwi CoreBook Pro is a smaller laptop that punches well above its $400 price range. They seem to be prioritizing the design and screen at the expense of the specs, but again it is only $400 USD, so while you won&r...

JT · 17 September 2020 · 328

The Sneaky Thing About PCI Express

You wouldn't be able to connect high-speed components like graphics cards and NVMe drives to your computer without the PCI Express bus that's been a fixture on our motherboards for over a decade now. If you're not familiar, you can connect your devi...

Alex · 30 November 2020 · 330

How Your Graphics Card Will Get To 8K

The focal point of any graphics card, once you get past the RGB lighting of course, is the GPU itself, which does all the number crunching that pushes the frames of your favorite games to your screen, but an often overlooked component is your video m...

Alex · 30 September 2020 · 313

Why This WEIRD USB Connector Exists

The U in USB stands for universal, which is appropriate seeing as how USB devices are everywhere. I mean, you can even get a USB turret to shoot Nerf projectiles at your irritating coworkers. But one common annoyance is that there's been a plethora o...

Den W. · 12 March 2021 · 333

Lenovo Slim 7 Review - Ryzen 4800U 8 Core Power!

The Lenovo Slim 7 packs in AMD’s new 8 core Ryzen 7 4800U processor into a 14 inch machine, offering CPU power in a smaller form factor that was never previously possible. The build quality feels great, it’s got a metal lid, interior, and...

JT · 23 September 2020 · 312 · 2

Build A PC For Under $600 (Early 2021)

So, you already know from the title that this article is from early 2021 and right now the market for PC components isn't in a very good way. Supply chain squeezes have made it really difficult to get your hands on both big ticket graphics cards and...

Den W. · 19 March 2021 · 410