This week on, “things we didn’t ask for…” comes the i9-9900KS. Now, is Intel providing a genuine improvement here? Or are you just paying to have an S at the end of your CPU model, like certain recent NVIDIA GPU releases? Let’s have a look.
Up until a few years ago, the value king for gaming was the Intel i5 processor. More recently, AMD’s Ryzen APUs have stolen the show at the low tiers, and we all know that no integrated graphics from Intel can currently compete with AMD’s Vega 8 and Vega 11 iGPUs. So it’s a no-brainer for […]
With the release of the highly-anticipated i9-9900k, gamers running Intel systems may still be wondering whether it’s worth upgrading to this pricey CPU, even over less-expensive options like the i7-9700k and the year-old i7-8700k. It can be tempting to default to the latest flagship model, but that may not be the best option for every […]
On January 7, nVidia announced the latest card in the RTX lineup—the RTX 2060. We recently took a deep dive into what the RTX technology had to offer, as well as (earlier this week) what instances the new high-end cards might be a good buy. But after the disappointing announcements of the first run of […]
While there are a great number of options these days for good-looking PC cases that entirely lack 5.25” drive bays, the majority of cases still offer at least one of these spaces. And efficient builders won’t want that space being used for nothing. Don’t get me wrong: Many builders still do want to use those […]
All graphics cards need both a GPU and VRAM to function properly. While the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) does the actual processing of data to output images on your monitor, the data it is processing and providing is stored and accessed from the chips of VRAM (Video Random Access Memory) surrounding it. Outputting high-resolution graphics […]
The craziness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are long behind us, but Newegg has Christmas Week sales! Though less extensive, these sales are great for some last minute pre-New Year shopping. There were no monitors on a good enough sale to include, so we were forced to abandon the “What is your […]
Amazon has a few nice deals on its PC components for Cyber Monday. To be totally honest, Amazon has some amazing deals, but most of them are not related to PC parts, so we are sad. If you know of any good deals that we missed, let us know in the comments section! Please note: […]
Ladies and gentlemen, it has begun! We’ve have been waiting a year for Black Friday sales, and Newegg’s current Black Friday deals are great! These sale prices are guaranteed to be the best prices on these parts through Black Friday, which means you can safely buy them now without worrying about a better deal showing […]
We’ve gone through Newegg’s current pre-Black Friday deals, and picked out the best deals on PC components. These sale prices are guaranteed to be the best prices on these parts through Black Friday, which means you can safely buy them now without worrying about a better deal showing up on Black Friday.