The Disco Pixel PC: Building a Flashy, Formidable Mid-Tower in InWin’s 309 Case By Matt Safford published 29 April 20 Starting off with InWin’s pixel-packing 309 chassis, we built a bright, capable PC with a Ryzen 7 3700X, an Nvidia RTX 2070 Super and lots of RGB extras.
Gaming Desktop vs. Gaming Laptop: Which Is Better For You? By Andrew E. Freedman published 11 April 20 We compare gaming desktops and gaming laptops to see which is better for PC gaming.
Play in 4K: Building a Liquid-Cooled, Dual-GPU Gaming Rig By Zak Storey published 17 November 19 We put together the ultimate UHD gaming PC, using dual RTX 2080 Super cards.
Console Killer: Building a Liquid-Cooled Living Room PC By Zak Storey published 8 August 19 Eliminating both noise and heat from a high-powered gaming PC typically means one thing: water-cooling. Can you truly make a quiet, cool gaming PC to rival any console? Let’s find out.
Steiger Dynamics Maven Pure Custom PC Review: Game In Silence By Thomas Soderstrom published 30 September 14
System Builder Marathon, Q1 2014: The $2400 People’s Choice PC By Thomas Soderstrom published 24 March 14
AIO DRN-STN Review: A Gaming All-In-One With A 120 Hz Display By Thomas Soderstrom published 17 February 14 The AIO Drone Station is a combination chassis and 120 Hz FHD display, ready to take your choice of ATX motherboard, CPU, graphics cards, storage, and power supply. We'd stop short of calling it portable, but appreciate the appeal of a fast all-in-one PC.
Origin PC Chronos: Two GeForce GTX 780 Tis In A Mini Gaming Cube By Thomas Soderstrom published 28 January 14 Origin PC proves you can get two GeForce GTX 780 Tis and a heavily overclocked Core i7-4770K into a microATX form factor using BitFenix's popular Phenom M chassis. Yes, the combination is expensive, but it's also oh-so fast. We deconstruct it for you.
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: A $2400 PC That Costs $2700 By Thomas Soderstrom published 30 December 13
AVADirect’s Mini Cube Gaming PC: Good Looks, Price, And Performance By Thomas Soderstrom published 18 December 13 Boutique builders employ an endless array of customizations to win over customers who don’t have the time or desire to piece together a PC. But enthusiasts in the know still want to feel like they're getting a fair deal. Can AVADirect demonstrate value?
Lenovo Erazer X700 Gaming PC Review: Is It As Fast As It Looks? By Thomas Soderstrom published 27 November 13 Famed for its ThinkPads, data center-oriented servers, and dependable office PCs, Lenovo is looking to carve out a piece of the enthusiast segment with its Erazer X700 gaming system. Can this sexy-looking setup stand up against our SBM configurations?
ASRock M8 Mini-ITX Barebones Gaming PC Review By Thomas Soderstrom published 25 October 13 Some of us love compact gaming builds, but the best of these have always been pre-configured into custom enclosures. Is ASRock’s M8 the perfect open-architecture alternative? We load this $550 barebones up with hardware and test its mettle.
System Builder Marathon, Q3 2013: $350 Bonus Entry-Level PC By Paul Henningsen published 27 September 13
System Builder Marathon: Performance And Value Compared By Thomas Soderstrom published 26 September 13
System Builder Marathon, Q3 2013: $2550 Performance PC By Thomas Soderstrom published 25 September 13
