The i9-11900K is a somewhat confusing component. On the one hand, it compares unfavorably with its own predecessor, the i9-10900K: it has 8 cores (down from its older sibling’s 10), yet has the same top speed. And indeed, benchmarks by Gamers Nexus show that performance is very similar, with the i9-11900K sometimes slightly behind its […]
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Building a Gaming PC with the i7-11700K
Intel recently launched a new lineup of chips, and one of them was the i7-11700K, an 8 core/16 threaded powerhouse with a boost clock of 5 GHz. With such specifications, this processor runs any game smoothly. As a result of the high core count, it would also be fit for workstation purposes such as video […]
Building a Gaming PC with the RTX 3060
The RTX 3060 was recently launched. It is an improvement compared to the previous-gen RTX 2060, while (as expected) falling behind its faster RTX 3060 Ti brother. With seemingly promising benchmarks and an MSRP of 330 USD, it seems like a great card. But the RTX 3060 is not available for its MSRP of 330 […]
Building a 4K Gaming PC with the Ryzen 7 5800X
- Chris Cunningham
- 2nd Feb 2021
- Guides
With Ryzen 7 CPUs often being a popular choice for high-end gaming builds these days, we take a look at what can be done with the Ryzen 7 5800X.
Building a Live Streaming PC with the Ryzen 9 5900X
- Chris Cunningham
- 22nd Jan 2021
- PC Builds
With more cores and threads than most games know what to do with, the Ryzen 9 5900X sits as an ideal choice for those looking to build a game streaming or other live streaming rig.
Building a 1080p Gaming PC with the Ryzen 5 5600X
- Chris Cunningham
- 5th Jan 2021
- PC Builds
It’s time to board the hype train, as we look at building a 1080p gaming beast with the new Ryzen 5 5600X.
Building a Workstation PC with the Ryzen 9 5950X
- Chris Cunningham
- 30th Dec 2020
- PC Builds
AMD came out swinging with their top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 5950X. They haven’t quite hit that mystical 5 GHz clock speed just yet, but 4.9 GHz isn’t far off! Let’s get into building a high-powered workstation desktop PC with it!
But Can It Run Crysis (Remastered)?
- Chris Cunningham
- 3rd Dec 2020
- PC Gaming
Back in the day, my PC failed the “but can it run Crysis?” test. Nevertheless, when a game company remasters one of the biggest memes in PC building, we have to take note.
Building a PC with Black Friday 2020 Deals
- Chris Cunningham
- 27th Nov 2020
- Hardware Sales
With the deals coming and going fast, we take a look at if we can bundle various components together to go about building a PC entirely with Black Friday 2020 deals from Amazon and Newegg! Let’s get into it!
A Guide to 8K Gaming
- Chris Cunningham
- 18th Nov 2020
- Guides
Otherwise known as ‘the unofficial RTX 3090 hype build,’ in this guide we take a look at what is needed to achieve 8K gaming in today’s market.