This is a double update: one CPU, one GPU.
Let us begin with the section that contains (on balance) good news for PC builders!
This is a double update: one CPU, one GPU.
Let us begin with the section that contains (on balance) good news for PC builders!
A couple of weeks ago, AMD released the R9 7950X3D CPU, which they are marketing as “the ultimate processor for gaming.” That’s quite a big claim, and if true it would definitely belong in our PC building chart!
Does it live up to that title? Well, just about, yeah. Let me explain:
To keep your PC running like a well-oiled machine, you must, well… not oil it… but dust it!
Cleaning your PC can seem like a time-consuming and daunting task considering the sheer number of nooks and crannies nestled inside your case. But after reading through this simple guide, you’ll know exactly how to keep your PC pristine inside and out without breaking a sweat! We’ll also give some tips for dust prevention further down.
January brought a lot of CPU options to our attention from AMD and Intel, and as a result we’ve made a whole host of changes to the processor column of our main chart!
Since its launch many years ago, the Athlon 200GE was the refuge of the tired, the hungry, the poor and oppressed. For a tiny fee of about $55, you would get a decent-ish CPU that had a decent-ish iGPU within. All you had to do next was find a very cheap motherboard to house it, and you had yourself a very affordable computer. This made it our go-to recommendation for the absolute cheapest build in our main chart.
But recently, the price of the 200GE has been going up, and it is getting harder to find…
In the midst of a festive season, we bring tidings of good graphical cheer to some of the highest tiers of our main PC building chart!
New GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia are now making an appearance, and causing some accompanying changes for older graphics cards.
Cyber Monday 2022 Sales! These are Logical Increments’ picks for the best Cyber Monday 2022 deals from Newegg and Amazon.
A while after Black Friday caught on, online retailers introduced Cyber Monday in order to get in on the action. Over time, it became established, and now Cyber Monday is basically just a second Black Friday that happens a few days later!
Newegg has been one of the most consistent sources for Cyber Monday sales on PC hardware, so we’ve focused on them and sifted through the thousands of offers they have up for the event. We narrowed down the choices to just this elite list of what we believe are the 50 best deals of the day.
Please note: Some of the best Cyber Monday 2022 deals are dependent on rebates. Such rebates are reliable, but only if you follow the instructions exactly and submit everything on time, so better be careful!
Newegg Black Friday 2022 sales! These are Logical Increments’ picks for the best Newegg Black Friday 2022 deals.
Black Friday is the day where a large number of retailers all around the world have the biggest sales of the year. Newegg’s focus on PC hardware makes it one of the absolute best places to find deals for building a computer on Black Friday. We’ve sifted through thousands of deals to bring you this list of the 57 best deals on PC components across nearly every important component category. And, yes, if you act fast enough that they aren’t out-of-stock, there are worthwhile deals on graphics cards and CPUs this year!
But that’s not all—some of the best discounts we found were actually on cases, keyboards, and mice. And you’ll find other computer parts discounted nicely in the list below, too.
Please note: Some of the best deals are dependent on rebates. Such rebates are reliable, but only if you follow the instructions exactly and submit everything on time, so better be careful!
What a fantastic month it has been, with so much new hardware available! But what is this? It is Intel, who decided to add even more spice with their new Raptor Lake launch! Woohoo!
Potential CPU buyers had already had their options improved when AMD launched Zen 4 earlier this month, and from Intel’s timing, price, and performance, it is clear that this is a response. How good are the new choices from Intel?
Let us take a look.
Behold, friends-with-big-wallets: the biggest, heaviest, most expensive, most power-consuming, and *drumroll* best-performing card ever made!
Let us take a closer look.