Building a PC for mid-range gaming, streaming, and content creation means having a powerful CPU that can muster both single-core and multi-core performance, and a GPU that can handle 1440p 144 Hz and 4K 60 FPS gaming, as well as editing software like Premiere or DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and Photoshop. The two components that … Read more
Getting your hands on a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 ranges from difficult, to almost impossible; seeing as how quickly this GPU sold out and how little initial stock Nvidia offered. Of course, this issue is only exacerbated by the number of scalpers that purchased both Nvidia and AMD’s newly released GPUs, in order to … Read more
The ultimate flagship of the new Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Series of CPUs – and currently the most powerful consumer-grade processor available – is the Ryzen 9 5950X. With a massive 16 cores, 32 threads, and 64 MB of L3 Cach, all fit into just two Core Complexes (CCX), this CPU has now also proven … Read more
AMD has released their Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Series processors, and this highly anticipated pack of new CPUs sold out almost instantly. This is due to the fact that these new processors are capable of achieving the best possible performance the market has to offer; not just for multi-core, workstation, and rendering applications, but also … Read more
In early October we knew the name of the model that would be the most powerful consumer-grade CPU in the market: The Ryzen 9 5950X. This processor outclasses both AMD’s last batch of Zen 2 CPUs, as well as Intel’s flagship Core i9-10900K. Almost a month after the Zen 3 announcement, we now also know … Read more
It’s been three weeks since AMD announced their new line up of Ryzen CPUs. It’s no surprise a lot of PC gamers join the online event, as Dr. Lisa Su called it “Where Gaming Begins”. One CPU included in line up of Ryzen 5000 series is the Ryzen 5 5600X. It is a 6 core … Read more
AMD has now announced both their new Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, as well as their RDNA2 based Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs – both of which are looking to be powerhouses of gaming processing power. Together, they make a perfect pair for a high-end gaming enthusiast build, as the Ryzen 7 5800X makes … Read more
It’s been an exciting moment for gamers as AMD announced their Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, and as time goes by, we get additional tidbits of information regarding the performance of these highly anticipated processors. The most recent release of information we’ve had dealt with the single-thread performance of the least expensive Zen 3 … Read more
Intel Core i9-9900K processor has been the best processor for gaming for years, AMD is slowly catching up and may have surpassed the Intel Core i9-9900K processor, but many currently use the Intel Core i9-9900K in their gaming setups. The Intel Core i9-9900K features eight cores and a total of sixteen threads with a maximum … Read more
Intel’s Core i5-8400 processor offers six cores and six threads, which means that this processor doesn’t feature any Hyper-threading and has a clock speed of 2.80 GHz and a Max Turbo Speed of up to 4 GHz. This processor can only achieve maximum performance when paired with a motherboard that can supply the necessary power … Read more