One of the most essential skills every PC enthusiast should know is how to choose a CPU. Your CPU, along with your motherboard, is the beating heart of your system. The choices you make here will directly affect what your rig will be good and, unfortunately, not so...
Love it or hate it; there’s no denying that RGB is here to stay. What seemed like a flash in the pan a few years ago has become an everyday part of gaming rigs. Every PC part you can think of has been given the RGB treatment, and fans are no exception. In fact, we’d...
“Portable” and “desktop PC” don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. You could even say that anyone who needs a portable PC should just get a laptop. But definitions of portable can differ; not everyone’s looking to work on their novel at a Starbucks after all. Say, for...
The mechanical vs. membrane keyboard decision used to be simple. Have $100 or more laying around to spend on one peripheral? Get a mechanical keyboard. On a budget? Stick with membranes. The price premium and limited availability meant that mechanical boards were...
Picking out parts for your new PC but stuck on the case? We’ve all been there. The mid tower vs. full tower selection can be tricky, mainly because there are so many things to consider. Given how much of a pain moving a completed rig into a new case can be, starting...
60 Hz vs. 144 Hz and beyond: the modern gamer’s dilemma. High refresh rate monitors used to be rare and expensive, but they’re now quite commonplace and accessible to gamers on more modest budgets. You’ve probably heard that a 144 Hz monitor is “totally worth it.” But...