Buying guide articles

How has the PC market evolved in the past few months for builders and gamers alike? Our PC Buying Guide includes four recommended component lists, meant for different budgets and purposes.

After a period of consistent graphics card releases from Nvidia and AMD, things have cooled down in February. No new GPUs to talk about, but it's still worth taking a look at how the market is behaving and what we can expect.

With the recent launch of new GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia, it's time to take a look into what graphics cards are the best value right now, using the most up to date pricing in several regions.

When it comes to graphics cards, we go in-depth. Year in and year out we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD (and also Intel) to see which are worth your money, and which are dead on arrival.

If you're upgrading to a new flagship GPU from AMD or Nvidia, you won't want to play games on some crappy old monitor. Harness their full benefits using a top quality display like these 5 recommendations.

The PC market has changed tremendously in the past few months. New Ryzen, Intel Core CPUs and high-end GPUs, so should you buy the latest and greatest, or settle for more affordable parts? In this PC Buying Guide update we've included four recommended component lists, meant for different budgets and purposes...

How should you keep your CPU cool? The more powerful your CPU is, the bigger and better cooler you'll need, but rest assured our guide will cover many great options at every size and price point.

The problem with gaming laptops these days is not their lack of power or hefty size, it's that there's so much choice: Intel or AMD? Team Green or Team Red? Faster display or higher resolution? To help you pick the laptop most suited to your needs, we've updated our recommendations with the latest and greatest.

Fast storage is now a commodity, and hopefully it will only get bigger and faster. Our best storage picks are split into six categories covering SSDs, HDDs, portable and external drives.

Our picks for the best gaming monitors come after much testing to give you comprehensive advice on shopping the best models including 1440p, 4K, ultrawide and HDR gaming monitors.

The launch of Nvidia's RTX 4080 has not gone well, with weak demand for the high-end GPU which is unusual. That said, it's been an interesting month for the GPU market despite the slower movement.

A good set of speakers for your PC is essential when it comes to truly appreciating music, movies, and games. Here are some of the best PC speakers you can buy right now.

With readers constantly inquiring about which CPU they should buy, and after all the extensive testing you're familiar with, the TechSpot CPU buying guide narrows things down to a handful of recommendations you can trust.

Choosing the right case for all your PC hardware is important, but with so many options, how do you know what's best for you? Our round-up of the best cases makes the process much, much easier.

If you are buying a new iPad, you may find there are many more options than before. The iPad Pros differ in more than size, the Air and Mini are around, and there's two generations of standard iPads.

It's time for another look at graphics card pricing and this month it's particularly exciting as we enter a new generation of GPU hardware. So what impact has that had on other GPUs?

Let's talk GPU prices and this month's update is very interesting because of two key factors: the first, Nvidia just launched new GeForce 40 series graphics cards; and second, GPU mining is now dead.

Gaming monitors at 1440p remain the sweet spot for many PC gamers who don't want to spend a ton of money to play at high refresh rates. With recent price drops, it's actually become an affordable segment with plenty of great options to choose from.

If you're about to build a new PC right now, and that requires you to buy a new motherboard and memory, we feel you're best off going with affordable entry-level DDR5 modules, but why?

In the lead up to next-gen GPUs and current graphics card pricing discussion, there are still a few horrible deals, a few decent buys, and some news to talk about in our latest GPU pricing update.

With next-gen products around the corner, is it a good time to buy or build a new PC? This PC Buying Guide update gets you four recommended component lists, meant for different budgets and purposes.

Until now, it hasn't made sense to write a guide about the best HDR monitors for gaming, but it feels like we're finally starting to see some momentum with some noteworthy contenders.

When it comes to graphics cards, we go in-depth. Every year we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia and AMD (hopefully soon from Intel, too) to see which ones are worth your money, and which are dead on arrival.

You won't get the latest SoC, camera tech, and a few other bells and whistles with our great value choices, however, these phones are capable of handling almost everything you can throw at them.