Review articles

Got a budget for your next gaming monitor? We've tested the best options from $150 to $1,500 and picked the top choice at every price point - no fluff, just clear recommendations that make buying easy.

MSI's RTX 5090 Lightning Z is a limited-run halo product built without practical constraints. We test its thermals, power draw, and performance to see what's possible at the extreme end of GPU design.

With DDR5 prices quadrupling as AI demand drains supply, we tested CXMT Chinese RAM to see how it stacks up against premium and budget kits in gaming.

Cherry's MX 8.2 Pro TMR is its first magnetic keyboard using tunnel magnetoresistance tech instead of Hall Effect, promising ultra-fast wireless performance and rare hot-swap support for mechanical switches.

AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D promises the fastest gaming performance yet, with higher clocks and a small price bump. But does it deliver real gains, or is it just more hype?

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 arrives with a new transformer model promising better image quality, but not without performance trade-offs. We test DLSS 4.5 vs DLSS 4 to see where this latest upscaler genuinely improves.

We revisit the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 5700X3D to see how they hold up in modern games, updating our benchmarks and comparing them against today's CPUs across multiple generations.

DDR5 pricing has pushed gamers back to AMD's AM4 platform. With Zen 3D chips gone, CPUs like the 5600X, 5700X, and 5800XT are resurging, so we retested them across 14 games.

We once told people to avoid the Ryzen 5 5500. Years later, it's a top-selling CPU. With DDR5 prices spiraling, has this budget Zen 3 chip become the right choice after all?

Almost no one asked for it, but curiosity won out. We're taking a close look at Intel's Core Ultra 5 225F – a locked, budget-focused CPU that's been quietly sitting on shelves for nearly a year.

Which $250 GPU is the better buy: Nvidia's RTX 5050 or Intel's Arc B580? We compare performance, upscaling quality, and VRAM limits to find out.

One of last year's standout gaming stories was the rise of indie hits, proving that while game dev budgets balloon, spectacle matters less than how fun a game is to play.

With DDR5 prices still rising, DDR4 vs. DDR5 is back in focus as we test whether pairing DDR4 with a budget Intel Core i5 CPU can offset the cost of DDR5 and challenge the Ryzen competition.

We compare the budget friendly Core i5 12400F and Ryzen 5 7500F to see which CPU still delivers the best value in modern games using updated hardware and consistent test conditions.

We compare six years of Nvidia's RTX 70 series, from the 2070 to the new 5070, to see whether the latest card truly moves forward or simply holds the line in performance and value.

AMD's Ryzen 5 9500F is generating plenty of buzz. We tested this cut-down 9600X - same cores, no iGPU, and slightly lower clocks - to see if it's a smart, affordable upgrade for your next build.

720Hz OLED is finally here. Asus' ROG Swift PG27AQWP pushes 540Hz at 1440p or a wild 720Hz at 720p, making it the fastest desktop OLED we've tested.

Our year-long AMD B850 motherboard roundup is complete. We have tested 47 boards in total, and this second part covers the final models across all price ranges. Let's jump in.

Upscaling on? Wondering whether to go RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT? We break down performance, pricing, and DLSS vs FSR to see which mid-range GPU upgrade makes the most sense.

GPU prices have finally cooled, DDR5 has spiked, and AMD's new Threadripper opens fresh pro power. Here are five builds for every budget - mix and match to fit your needs.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 and AMD's Radeon RX 9070 are going head to head at the same price. We benchmark both with DLSS 4 and FSR 4 to see which mid-range GPU delivers the stronger gaming experience.

Battlefield 6 has arrived, and we've put it through an exhaustive benchmark: 43 GPUs, three resolutions, two presets, plus DLSS, FSR, and image quality testing. Here's how it performs.

AMD's next big move could bring FSR 4 to older GPUs. We test the leaked INT8 build to see how it performs on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3, and whether it can match the image quality of full FSR 4.

Intel's Arc B580 finally hit $250, undercutting rivals like the RTX 5060 and 9060 XT. With 12GB VRAM vs. their 8GB, it's a budget gamer's win – if Intel's lingering CPU overhead issue holds up.

We compare four generations of $300 GeForce and Radeon GPUs to see how budget gaming has evolved, from crypto-fueled chaos to today's AI-driven market, and which card delivers the best value now.