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Corsair Xeneon 34WQHD240-C 34" Review
Corsair's Xeneon 34WQHD240-C is a premium 34-inch QD-OLED ultrawide, featuring a 240Hz refresh rate and sleek white-silver design. However, its $1,200 price raises questions about its overall value.By Tim Schiesser on75 -
AMD X870 Flagship Roundup: Zen 5 Motherboards Are Here
AMD's new 800-series chipsets are officially here, but are they worth the upgrade? We'll dive into performance, features, and pricing of the X870E motherboards from Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI.By Steven Walton on -
God of War Ragnarök GPU Benchmark
God of War Ragnarök finally arrives on PC after two years as a PlayStation exclusive. It still looks stunning and plays really well, with support for DLSS 3, FSR 3.1, and XeSS 1.3.By Steven Walton on -
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs. Intel Core i7-14700K
AMD had claimed the Ryzen 7 9700X would outperform Intel's i7-14700K by 6% in gaming. They have revised this statement though, admitting that both CPUs should be a match. But are they?By Steven Walton on -
Sneaky Downgrades: Nvidia RTX 4070 GDDR6 Review
It's become tradition that with almost every GPU generation, Nvidia does something misleading. If you thought they would break this tradition with the GeForce 40 series, you were clearly mistaken.By Steven Walton on -
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 GPU Benchmark
We've benchmarked Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 with over 40 GPUs to show how your GPU stacks up. With the Swarm Engine pushing both GPU and CPU to their limits, find out if an upgrade is in order.By Steven Walton on -
Star Wars Outlaws GPU Benchmark
Star Wars Outlaws is a new open-world action game, so we've locked ourselves in the lab for a few days to come back with a 43 GPU benchmark across five configurations at three different resolutions.By Steven Walton on -
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs. Ryzen 7 7700X: 45 Game Benchmark
Today we'll show you how to boost the gaming performance of your Ryzen CPU by 10% with one simple trick. Sounds too good to be true, right? But somehow, this actually works.By Steven Walton on -
Black Myth: Wukong GPU Benchmark
Black Myth: Wukong is a new action RPG that's gained attention for its stunning visuals and intense combat. Today, we'll focus on GPU benchmarking to compare performance across a ton of cards.By Steven Walton on -
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Review
The Ryzen 9 9950X is AMD's most powerful Zen 5 desktop offering. Dual CCD Ryzen CPUs have never been the best options for gamers, but they have been the best options for those who like to work and play.By Steven Walton on65 -
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Review
In a nutshell, what makes the Ryzen 5 9600X a bad product is the fact that it's often slower than its predecessor and yet somehow costs 40% more. There's no reason anyone should buy this CPU.By Steven Walton on65 -
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review: Zen 5 Arrives
Today we're taking our first look at AMD's new Zen 5 processors, starting with the Ryzen 7 9700X, their latest 8-core / 16-thread CPU designed to replace the 7700X.By Steven Walton on65 -
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP 32" Review
Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDP is a best-in-class gaming monitor sporting a 32" 4K WOLED panel that is fast, produces an outstanding contrast ratio, and has per-pixel control for stunning HDR performance.By Tim Schiesser on90 -
AMD AM5 Mini-ITX Motherboard Roundup for Ryzen 7000/8000/9000
A roundup of all the AMD AM5 Mini-ITX motherboards we could get our hands on, from the likes of Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI. Compared and benchmarked.By Steven Walton on -
Cheap vs. Premium DDR5: Stock vs. EXPO/XMP Memory
When building a new PC, should you play it safe with official memory specs, or aim for maximum performance with XMP and EXPO DDR5 kits? Let's find out the answer with a few gaming benchmarks.By Steven Walton on -
DDR5 vs. DDR4 in the Latest PC Games
As next-gen CPUs quickly approach, we've updated all our CPU benchmark data and have retested some Intel CPUs to highlight DDR5's impact on modern PC gaming performance.By Steven Walton on -
We Tested 250 Games on an Intel Arc GPU: How Did It Go?
We have tested almost every game in our collection on an Intel Arc GPU to determine how many titles work on Intel's discrete graphics architecture and what kind of experience you can expect.By Tim Schiesser on -
x56 AMD B650 Motherboard Roundup
We're updating our AMD B650 VRM thermal database for a grand total of 56 motherboards. In addition to testing new popular boards from Asrock, MSI, and Gigabyte, we can tell you which models to avoid.By Steven Walton on -
Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS 27" Review
The Asus ROG XG27ACS is an affordable 1440p 180Hz gaming monitor, which means today we are not reviewing another OLED gaming monitor, but a $290 LCD targeting mainstream gamers.By Tim Schiesser on90 -
The Ultimate Upscaling Showdown: FSR 3.1 vs DLSS 3.7 vs XeSS 1.3
Upscaling technologies continue to improve every year, and today we'll be looking at five games updated to use AMD FSR 3.1 to compare against the latest in Nvidia DLSS 3.7 and Intel XeSS 1.3.By Tim Schiesser on -
The Best Gaming CPUs of the Past Two Generations
Soon we'll see the arrival of AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 CPUs, but in the meantime we've updated all our CPU benchmark data to recap how the current Intel and AMD generations played out.By Steven Walton on -
How Much VRAM is Enough for PC Gaming?
Graphics card memory, or VRAM, has been a hot topic of discussion as of late because we're not getting enough of it. Here's our latest testing of GPUs and VRAM capacity at 8GB, 12GB, 16GB and 24GB.By Steven Walton on -
How Much RAM Do Gamers Need? 16GB vs. 32GB vs. 64GB
How much RAM do gamers need? It's a question we get asked a lot, and it's one we used to answer yearly with a good old-fashioned benchmark review. Here's our latest update.By Steven Walton on -
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs. Intel Core i9-14900K: The Definitive Test
In this comprehensive shootout comparing AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel's Core i9-14900K, we explore Intel's Extreme and Performance profiles, stability issues, and their impact on gaming performance.By Steven Walton on -
Upgrading to a New iPad: 2024 iPad Air vs. My Old iPad Pro
The thing with every new iPad is that it is, in essence, pretty much the same as the last one. Does that make upgrading a waste of money?By Rob Thubron on -
Would 3D V-Cache Help Intel CPUs?
"Why doesn't Intel develop their own kind of 3D V-Cache?" It's a thought-provoking question, especially given how beneficial 3D V-Cache has been for AMD Ryzen chips. Let's benchmark and check that out.By Steven Walton on -
6 Cores vs. 16 Cores: How Well Have Ryzen 5 CPUs Aged?
AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 was always competitively priced and presented excellent value for gamers. However, how well has it aged, and should you have bought an 8-core or even 16-core CPU instead?By Steven Walton on -
Are 6 Core CPUs Enough for PC Gaming?
There are plenty of fast 6-core gaming CPUs that outperform relatively new 8, 10, 12, and even 16-core chips. In this article we'll show you some interesting comparisons using different GPUs and gaming settings.By Steven Walton on -
BenQ Zowie XL2586X 24" Review
The BenQ Zowie XL2586X is a beastly esports gaming monitor packing a 540Hz refresh rate and BenQ's latest backlight strobing tech called DyAc 2. If you want the ultimate in motion clarity this is it.By Tim Schiesser on75 -
Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault: Intel Baseline Profile Benchmark
For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. The issue now is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing.By Steven Walton on
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