How To Get the Best Sound From a TV By Sponsored published 3 May 21 Sponsored The Enhanced Audio Return Channel makes it easy to bring Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio to television viewing.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-11900K: Rocket Lake and Ryzen 5000 CPU Face Off By Paul Alcorn published 20 April 21 We put the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X up against the Core i9-11900K in a six-round battle to determine which chip deserves your hard-earned dollars.
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.
Four Cheap Micro ATX B550 Motherboards Tested: Low Price, Big Value? By Joe Shields last updated 24 February 21 We put four of the least-expensive B550 motherboards to the test. Are they able to handle our Ryzen 9 3900X and do they have enough features for a discerning user?
Lian Li Spinoff Ssupd’s Meshlicious Is a Versatile, Compact ITX Case By Matt Safford published 9 February 21 The Ssupd Meshlicious is an affordable ITX case with lots of airflow and a glass side panel for showing off your GPU or motherboard.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5-9600K: Mid-Range Rumble By Zhiye Liu last updated 30 January 21 We put the Ryzen 5 3600X up against the Core i5-9600K in a seven-round faceoff.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Roundup: ASRock, Asus, and Sapphire Reviewed By Jarred Walton last updated 21 January 21 Factory overclocked RX 6800 XT cards that you still can't find in stock
Zhaoxin KaiXian x86 CPU Tested: The Rise of China's Chips By Paul Alcorn last updated 20 January 21 We have the new eight-core Zhaoxin KaiXian processor, which hails from China, in for testing.
Should You Care if Your Monitor Is Certified G-Sync Compatible? By Scharon Harding last updated 8 January 21 We talk to Nvidia and gaming monitor vendors to determine how important G-Sync Compatible certification actually is.
Intel's Core i9-9900KF May Overclock Better Than 9900K By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch last updated 31 December 20 Welcome to the Core i9-9900KF. Yes, this is not a typo. The eight-core 16-thread Core i9-9900KF is the newest mainstream processor from Team Intel. And versus the 9900K, it may overclock better.
Doom Eternal Graphics, CPU Testing: id Shows How to Optimize for Performance By Jarred Walton last updated 31 December 20 We've tested Doom Eternal on 20 GPUs and 10 CPUs to find out what sort of PC it requires to run it at 60 fps or more.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9900K: Which CPU Is Better? By Joe Shields last updated 31 December 20 We pit AMD’s new 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X flagship CPU against Intel’s 8-core Core i9-9900K. Can Zen 2 beat Intel’s current top-end mainstream chip?
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060: Which is the best mainstream GPU? By Jarred Walton last updated 16 December 20 Which graphics card is best if you have about $300 to spend, AMD’s Radeon RX 5600 XT or Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2060? We put the two cards head to head to find out.
What Graphics Cards Are Compatible With My PC? By Jarred Walton last updated 16 December 20 Can that RTX 2080 Super or Radeon RX 5800 plug right into your 10 year old PC? It might.
Faster Than Threadripper: How I Overclocked Ryzen 9 5950X to 6 GHz and a World Record By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch last updated 28 November 20 With LN2, AMD's new flagship chip can hit 6.05 GHz on all 16 cores.
Phison's New PCIe 4.0 Controller Tested: 7.4 GBps of Potential By Sean Webster published 17 November 20 Phison’s PS5018-E18, the company’s fastest NVMe SSD controller yet, is still in development.
Can Wireless Gaming Mice Really Be Trusted? By Scharon Harding published 23 October 20 Execs from Bluetooth and Razer weigh in on how to make mice with Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz dongle connections more reliable for gamers.
How I Overclocked the Ryzen 9 3900XT to World-Record Speeds By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 22 August 20 By adding LN2 and tweaking memory settings, I brought AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900XT up to a record-setting 5.7-GHz. Here’s how.
Z490 Mini ITX Motherboard Roundup: Four Tiny Boards do Battle By Joe Shields published 10 August 20 We take a close look at four Intel Z490 Mini ITX motherboards. Which one is best for your SFF build?
Why a Raspberry Pi is the Ultimate Gift for Geeks By Avram Piltch last updated 8 June 20 This inexpensive, single-board computer will open up a whole new tech world for your giftees or fortify their existing collection.