Category Archives: Hardware

Best Z77 Chipset 1155 PC Gaming Motherboards 2012 – 2013

Best Motherboard for Overclocking

If you’re looking to upgrade your new computer with an Ivy Bridge processor, then you’ll need to upgrade to one of Intel’s newest chipsets; Z77, Z75, or H77. While there is one exception to this, the Gen3 Z68 models, you’re still better off going with one of the newer chipsets in order to take advantage … Continue Reading

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Best New X79 Chipset Motherboard 2013 – Socket 2011

ASUS SABERTOOTH X79

If you’re a gaming enthusiast and have to have the best, then a X79 chipset motherboard is where you should be headed in 2012. X79 motherboards are for use with Intel’s new Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge-e series CPU which includes the i7-3930k and the i7-3960x. Both of these processors are showing a large increase in … Continue Reading

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Best Gaming CPUs For the Money 2012 – 2013

Ivy Bridge Microarchitecture

Its always interesting to compare to compare our list of CPUs by popularity with which CPUs provide you the best overall value for your money. In general, you’d think that gamers would want more bang for their buck; however, this is not always the case. What do we think about AMD’s Zambezi processor? Despite all of the hype … Continue Reading

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Best Gaming PSU/Power Supplies 2012 – 2013

Best Gaming PSU

Ok, so the truth is that there’s no such thing as a gaming power supply; however, there are certainly some power supplies which are more desirable for your gaming PC. What to look for – PSU Buying Guide: Modular: A modular PSU is one whose cords are detachable. Considering how important efficient air flow is … Continue Reading

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The Best Motherboards for 2012 – 2013

Best Motherboards of 2011

Purchasing the right motherboard for your system is essential for performance and stability in the long-run. For some this can be a difficult and tedious process that leads to overspending and frustration. In this post we’ll discuss options you should look for when choosing a motherboard as well as give you our picks for the best … Continue Reading

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AMD Gamers – What Now? Phenom II or Bulldozer FX-8150?

Sour Grapes

There’s a war going on between Intel and AMD that most casual PC and Mac users never even think about. It’s the battle for the best PC gaming CPU. In 2011 Intel struck first at the end of January with its Sandy Bridge processors. There was a large overall improvement between the first generation of … Continue Reading

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Best Blu-Ray Drives/Burners

Best Blu Ray Drives

In this post we’ve updated our previous list of the best rated blu-ray drives to include new release models from 2011. Below this review you’ll find a comparison table for the models discussed. Samsung Blu-Ray Drive SH-B123L/BSBP If you don’t need to burn blu-ray discs, then the Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP is a quality choice. Even though … Continue Reading

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Modular Power Supplies

Modular Power Supply

Looking for the right power supply for your PC? If you are into gaming or care about keeping your case cool, then consider a modular power supply. A modular power supply has detachable cables which allow you to efficiently manage your PC casing space by leaving unwanted cables out. In general, the cleaner looking your … Continue Reading

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Best Wireless N Routers

best wireless n router

Professional gamers know that any hardware advantage that you can get makes a huge difference while gaming. Knowing this, we all go out and spend thousands of dollars on the best PC hardware available to make sure that our rig is just as fast as our friends and competitor’s system. One piece of the puzzle … Continue Reading

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Best nVidia GeForce Graphics Cards for Gaming 2011 – 2012

Best nVidia GeForce Graphics Cards 2011

Now that we finished our review of the best Radeon Graphics Cards we wanted to complete our graphics card installment by giving you a list of our top rated nVidia GeForce Video Cards.  We’ll use EVGA as our standard because of their popularity amongst gamers and Lifetime Warranty, but there are certainly other options from … Continue Reading

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Best Radeon Graphics Cards for Gaming 2011 – 2012

Best Radeon Graphics Cards 2011

This post is dedicated to the best rated and top selling Radeon graphics cards of 2011 – 2012.  nVidia GeForce fans look away for a moment, we’ll be reviewing the best nVidia cards in the next few days. Order is based upon sales, customer reviews, ratings, and value for each price point rather than which … Continue Reading

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Best New Z68 1155 Motherboard 2011 – 2012

Best Z68 Motherboards 2011

Why Choose a Z68 Motherboard? If you’re like us, then you’ve been eyeballing those P67 and H67 motherboards for that build with the i7-2600k, i-2500k, or any of Intel’s new top rated 2nd G Intel Core Processors. Just recently Intel released an additional chipset, the new Z68 which brings together the best of everything from … Continue Reading

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Best Hard Drives 2011 – 2012

Western Digital Caviar Black HDD

There have been many significant upgrades to computer hardware technology but one that is often overlook is the increased speed you can now get buy purchasing a Sata 3 or Sata 6Gb/s hard drive.  It took some time after the full 3.0 standard release May 27, 2009, but HDD are now very affordable and most new … Continue Reading

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Top CPU Coolers 2012

Top Rated CPU Coolers

With the recent release of Intel’s second generation of processors and AMD’s upcoming Bulldozer release most performance and gaming PC users are in the market for a new gaming CPU.  Although most processors come with a stock CPU cooler it’s often important to secure your investment with a better quality CPU cooler that will help … Continue Reading

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AM3+ Ready Motherboards – Bulldozer Release

AM3+ Ready Motherboards are already available.

Wait a Minute AMD… Despite what you may have read many AM3 motherboards will indeed be compatible with AMD’s new Bulldozer CPU.  AMD’s Bulldozer is set to release in late quarter 2 of 2011 (or early Quarter 3). This information we have received is confirmed bythe  ASUS AM3+ Ready website which gives a list of … Continue Reading