Azza GT1 Full Tower Case Review By Thomas Soderstrom last updated 28 April 22 Not yet rated Azza always has a full tower for builders who want enough space for their enormous hardware. Today we examine the firm’s latest iteration.
A Basic Guide To Motherboard, Case and Power Supply Form Factors By Thomas Soderstrom last updated 24 February 21 Avoiding incompatible parts and getting the rig you really want is easy when you understand the basics of a few commonly used form factors.
Ryzen Above: Best Memory Settings for AMD's 3000 CPUs, Tested By Thomas Soderstrom last updated 18 June 20 Is Ryzen 3000 optimized for DDR4-3200? What if we want more? We examine everything from frequency to rank count to nail down optimal settings.
How to Choose the Right Memory: A 2020 Guide To DRAM By Thomas Soderstrom published 5 June 20 We break down the easy shortcuts enthusiasts use to choose RAM that delivers the ultimate combination of performance, capacity and price.
HP V6 2x8GB DDR4-3200 Review: Old Hand Or New Player? By Thomas Soderstrom published 14 April 20 The HP brand enters the enthusiast memory market with a variety of data rates that exceed those of its stock PCs. Is it truly competitive?
Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha Review: More Overkill? By Thomas Soderstrom published 13 April 20 Editor's Choice Asus gets a second bite at the premium TRX40 title with the Alpha version of its Zenith II Extreme. With so much packed into the original version, what could push this board over the top?
GeIL Evo Spear Phantom Gaming DDR4-3200 Review: Cheap AMD Performance By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 April 20 GeIL shoots for the heart of the value crowd with an AMD-centric 2x 8GB kit. Does it perform well enough to prove its value?
PNY XLR8 2x16GB DDR4-3200 Review: A Really Big Deal? By Thomas Soderstrom published 6 April 20 Touting 32GB capacity and prices as low as $140, does PNY now have the industry’s best high-capacity DRAM bargain?
Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Xtreme Review: Battle For Threadripper Supremacy By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 April 20 Gigabyte shoots straight past any of our regular value analysis to take on rival Asus in the battle for best current-gen Threadripper motherboard. Does it prevail?
Retesting The MSI MPG X570 Plus Motherboard By Thomas Soderstrom published 26 March 20 Is this bargain-priced board equipped to handle a Ryzen 9 3900X?
OLOy WarHawk RGB 2x32GB DDR4-3200 Review: Lower-Priced 64GB Performance By Thomas Soderstrom published 18 March 20 With the lowest price in its class, OLOy’s WarHawk RGB is determined to win our approval through value. But can it keep up with the performance level of its higher-priced competitors?
OLOy Owl 2x 8GB DDR4-3200 Review: Performance Meets Value? By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 March 20 Can value-brand OLOy set the price of its 16GB Owl DDR4-3200 C16 kit low enough and the quality bar high enough to warrant a recommendation?
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2x 32GB DDR4-3200 Review: 64GB In the Middle By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 February 20 Even at more than twice the price of its 32GB kit, Corsair’s Vengeance RGB Pro hits the middle of the 64GB market. Can it out-value the others?
Thermaltake ToughRAM DDR4-4400 Review: RGB Light Or Silver & White? By Thomas Soderstrom published 25 February 20 Two different DDR4-4400 kits top Thermaltake’s ToughRAM lineup: Are either of these right for you?
MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus Review: Affordable Basics By Thomas Soderstrom published 21 February 20 Editor's Choice Our search for the best deal in 3rd Generation Ryzen processor support led us to MSI’s MPG X570 Gaming Plus. Is it a deal or should you look elsewhere for X570 options?
HyperX Fury 32GB DDR4-3733 Dual-Channel Kit Review: A Faster 2x 16GB Option By Thomas Soderstrom published 13 February 20 With most of the competing kits we’ve been able to get for testing stuck at DDR4-3200, is HyperX’s DDR4-3733 Fury our new dual-stick champion?
G.Skill TridentZ Neo 2x32GB DDR4-3200 C16 Review: Dense Modules Get Faster By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 February 20 Editor's Choice G.Skill bumps up the performance of its 64GB (2x32GB) dual-channel kit: Will these higher-capacity DIMMs finally catch up to their mainstream (2x16GB) counterparts?
ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax Review: Legendary Value For Ryzen 3000? By Thomas Soderstrom published 3 February 20 Editor's Choice With mid-priced X570 boards hovering around $300, ASRock shows us what it can do to satisfy the $200 market with its X570 Steel Legend. We weren’t disappointed.
MSI Creator TRX40 Review: Creative Competition By Thomas Soderstrom published 16 January 20 The Creator TRX40 from MSI has a better feature set than it’s competitor’s TRX40 Creator, but is it worth the price difference?
Should You Buy OLOy RAM? By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 January 20 OLOy-branded RAM is some of the cheapest memory on the market, but is this largely heard-of brand reliable and performant enough to buy?
Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme TRX40 Review: Premium Board at a Premium Price By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 January 20 What sets Asus’s $850 Zenith II Extreme apart from its $500 rivals? We take a closer look.
Oloy WarHawk DDR4-3200 Review: RGB Value at 32GB? By Thomas Soderstrom published 24 December 19 An upstart brand from Hong Kong, Oloy, has created big stir in the enthusiast community with low-cost performance memory. Does it have the quality to match competitors?
Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 2x 8GB Kit Review: Expensive Elite By Thomas Soderstrom published 20 December 19 People pay a premium for premium memory, but how much more performance do they really get? The Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 2x 8GB Kit may push the limit too far.
Geil Evo X II AMD-Edition DDR4-3600 Review: Ryzen Overclocking Champ By Thomas Soderstrom published 17 December 19 Editor's Choice Want DDR4-4466 from a sub-$100 kit? GeIL’s RGB-lit Evo X II can help you out.
Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review: Trimming the Fat By Thomas Soderstrom published 17 December 19 More onboard, less above the board, what’s not to love about the Gigabtyte's new TRX40 Threadripper motherboard?
