Aw, micro-ATX PC… you never get the love you deserve! You’re always seen as the middle child between ATX and mini-ITX.
Well not today! Let’s get into some builds.
Building a Micro-ATX PC in 2020
- Chris Cunningham
- 29th Sep 2020
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Building a Mini-ITX PC in 2020
- Chris Cunningham
- 24th Sep 2020
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With the march for bigger and bolder cases ongoing, has the sun set on the Mini-ITX PC? Let’s take a look!
Building a PC for Valorant
- Chris Cunningham
- 4th Sep 2020
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With Valorant, we get something like a new blend of Counter-Strike and Overwatch, still in a low-specification package.
But what exact kind of PC is required to play Valorant smoothly? Let’s get into some details!
The Logical Increments September 2020 Update
- The Falcon
- 2nd Sep 2020
- Logical Increments Updates
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If you missed the nVidia Ampere reveal, you can read a recap here. Ampere, like nVidia’s previous ~2-3 generations of chips, should be really good. Just… be sure to stay realistic and not to get your hopes up too high, or believe too deeply in marketing material. Every modern product launch promises to dramatically alter your life, but few genuinely deliver.
While we wait for the new cards to launch and undergo benchmark testing, we have some other updates:
Student Budget Build 2020: 1080p Gaming
- Chris Cunningham
- 10th Jul 2020
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Welcome to our 2020 student budget build guide for 1080p gaming!
Wait a second, aren’t you meant to be studying?! In all seriousness, studying can be stressful at times, and gaming is a great way to unwind after working hard. Let’s get into looking at gaming on a student budget!
The AMD “XT” CPU Non-Update
- The Falcon
- 8th Jul 2020
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Nothing lasts forever, and that includes “hot” runs of success. AMD’s last two years have been a series of CPU hits, helping AMD dominate the full spectrum of consumer CPU market segments. At one point, AMD had 15 (out of 16) of our tiers! This success came on the back of the efficient 7nm CPU architecture, AMD’s decision to have hyperthreading on everything, and competitive prices. Well done, AMD.
Well… till now.
Battle of the $200 CPUs: AMD or Intel?
- Chris Cunningham
- 3rd Jul 2020
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AMD or Intel? It’s a question that comes up at every flagship launch… yet what if the flagship options are irrelevant to you, because you don’t want to spend a fortune on a CPU?
What if you just want to spend something more within a sensible budget, plug everything in, and get going? Well, the eternal debate can be invoked even at a lower price point! Let’s take a look at what both AMD and Intel have to offer around $200.
The June 2020 ‘Mostly CPU’ Update
- The Falcon
- 17th Jun 2020
- Logical Increments Updates
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Welcome to our biggest round of updates for the main chart in several months!
There are some major CPU (and accompanying motherboard) updates that are coming to the guide, but in this changelog we’ll also list off some smaller changes that are on their way as well. All of these listed changes are either implemented or coming soon to all country versions of the chart.
The R3 3100 and R3 3300X Pre-Update
- LI Staff
- 9th May 2020
- Logical Increments Updates
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AMD is releasing two new low-tier CPUs at the end of May (the R3 3100 and R3 3300X).
Due to their specifications and pricing, it’s very likely that one or both of them will be added to our main chart—but not immediately.
The Calm March 2020 Logical Increments Update
- The Falcon
- 18th Mar 2020
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! Also: Greetings.
The topic of this month has been the Coronavirus epidemic, so you are probably expecting some sage advice in this update. We will not give you any medical advice, because… we are not qualified to give medical advice. We research computer parts, not medicine! So please visit the official website of the Ministry of Health (or Department of Medicine, or Center of Disease Control, or etc) of your country, and follow their advice. They are professionals, and they know the best ways to deal with this.
As for us: We are professionals too, we know the best ways to buy PC parts! And this update brings changes to our main chart, mostly in the CPU column.