Why Buying a Gaming PC Is Better Than Building Right Now By Andrew E. Freedman published 26 January 18 Cryptocurrency miners have driven up the cost of components, so buying a prebuilt gaming PC will save you money over building one yourself.
Lenovo Legion Y720 Review: A Decent Road-Ready Gaming PC By Andrew E. Freedman published 22 January 18 Get the Lenovo Legion Y720 Cube if you prioritize space savings over gaming performance.
New Maingear F131 Looks Hot, Stays Wicked Cool By Sherri L. Smith published 11 January 18 Maingear's latest desktop features a proprietary cooling system and introduces some new customization features.
Shadow's Cloud Service Could Make Gaming PCs Obsolete By Michael Andronico published 10 January 18 Shadow is a subscription service that lets you access a high-end gaming PC from the cloud.
Intel's New Mini PC Is a Pint-Sized VR Powerhouse By Andrew E. Freedman published 9 January 18 Intel's NUC 8 Enthusiast, aka Hades Canyon, is a pint-sized mini-PC capable of VR, thanks to 8th-Gen Core CPUs with Radeon Vega graphics.
PowerColor's External GPU Makes Any PC a Gaming Rig By Tom's Guide Staff, Leon Chan, Tom's Hardware published 9 January 18 PowerColor announced a new ThunderBolt 3 external GPU called the Gaming Station at CES 2018.
AMD’s New Desktop Processors for 2018: What You Need to Know By Matthew Murray published 8 January 18 AMD is bringing out a series of new Ryzen chips for desktop, including a pair of affordable processors with integrated Radeon graphics.
Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower Review: A Dependable, No-Frills Gaming PC By Andrew E. Freedman published 23 December 17 The Lenovo Legion Y720 Tower is easy to upgrade and comes with either AMD or Intel configurations.
HP Omen X Compact Desktop Review: True VR Freedom By Sherri L. Smith published 20 December 17 Editor's Choice The HP Omen X Compact Desktop PC P1000-010 cuts the cord on PC-powered VR headsets for an immersive, free-moving virtual-reality experience that functions as a powerful desktop.
Razer Tartarus V2 Chroma Review: Good For MMO Mavens By Marshall Honorof published 20 December 17 The Razer Tartarus V2 can be useful for high-level MMO players, with easily programmable buttons, but its benefits are mild for most gamers.
Nvidia Titan V: What You Need to Know About This $3,000 GPU By Andrew E. Freedman published 8 December 17 Nvidia's Titan V GPU is its most powerful graphics card yet, but the pricey $2,999 card is meant more for scientists than gamers.
Lenovo Legion Y920 Tower Review: Strong Performance, High Price By Michael Andronico published 7 December 17 The Lenovo Legion Y920 Tower offers powerful specs in an easy-to-upgrade design.
Razer Cynosa Keyboard Review: A Colorful Value By Marshall Honorof published 20 November 17 The Razer Cynosa offers decent membrane performance for the price, but you should spring for a mechanical keyboard if you can.
Gaming Desktop Buying Guide: 7 Things You Need to Know By Sherri L. Smith, Michael Andronico published 13 November 17 From graphics and tower design to VR-readiness and upgradability, here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming desktop.
How to Pre-Order the Razer Phone By Sherri L. Smith published 10 November 17 Razer's hoping that you'll let your gamer flag fly and dare to be different with its first-ever smartphone. Here's how to get one.
Nvidia 1070Ti Graphics: Everything You Need to Know By Sherri L. Smith published 2 November 17 A half-step between the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 GPU, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070Ti takes a lot of cues from the latter in an effort to stave off AMD's growing stable of cards.
Razer Phone Is Gaming Beast with First 120Hz Display, Crazy Powerful Speakers By Sherri L. Smith published 1 November 17 Razer's jumping into smartphone arena with the new Razer Phone, the first handset to feature a display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Razer's Gaming Phone: Everything We Know So Far By Philip Michaels published 16 October 17 Razer will reportedly unveil a gaming-focused smartphone on November 1. Here's what we've heard about this coming mobile device.
The HP Spectre AMA: All Your Questions Answered By Joshua Simenhoff published 12 October 17 We invited the HP Spectre Product Team to answer all of your most pressing questions about laptop design, specs, performance, configuration options and more.
5 Things You'll Love About Assassin's Creed: Origins By Philip Michaels published 4 October 17 Assassin's Creed: Origins comes to Xbox, PS4 and PC at the end of this month. Here's what makes this prequel in the long-running series stand out.
HyperX Cloud Alpha Review: An Excellent Sub-$100 Gaming Headset By Michael Andronico last updated 8 June 21 Editor's Choice The HyperX Cloud Alpha offers cozy ear cups, a premium-looking design and impressive sound quality in an affordable $99 package.
Origin Chronos Review: A Compact Gaming Desktop Done Right By Michael Andronico published 29 September 17 Editor's Choice The Origin Chronos delivers high-end gaming performance within a compact, customizable and easy-to-upgrade chassis.
Intel 8th-gen Core for Desktops Unveiled: What Gamers Need to Know By Michael Andronico published 25 September 17 Here's what Intel's powerful new 8th-gen Core processors mean for gamers and content creators.
MSI Infinite Review: A Truly 'Lit' Gaming PC By Michael Andronico published 14 September 17 The MSI Infinite is a beastly gaming PC with stunning LED lights and strong overall performance.
Alienware AW568 Keyboard Review: Good Price, So-So Performance By Marshall Honorof published 30 August 17 The Alienware AW568 is a workable, if bland, peripheral with a few attractive aesthetic touches and a few notable drawbacks.
AMD Ryzen 7 vs Intel Core i7: Benchmark Battle By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 30 April 20 AMD released its new Ryzen 7 chips to the world, and while they’re great at productivity tasks, they fall short of Intel’s CPUs in gaming.
Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Review: Kick Ass for the Price By Sherri L. Smith published 10 August 17 Editor's Choice The Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Edition delivers awesome power for a relatively reasonable price.
AMD RX Vega: What Gamers Need to Know By Michael Andronico published 31 July 17 AMD's RX Vega graphics card aims to deliver high-end 4K gaming at a price that won't break the bank.
Ryzen 3 1300X Benchmarked: Here's How It Handles Games By Andrew E. Freedman published 27 July 17 AMD’s Ryzen 3 1300X CPU benchmarks show that with the right GPU, it can handle intense gaming.
Call of Duty WWII: Everything We Know So Far By Michael Andronico published 20 July 17 Here's what we know so far about Call of Duty: WWII, which hits consoles and PC on Nov. 3.