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Introduction Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what kind of an upgrade the Ryzen 7 9800X3D would be over a Ryzen 7 7700X3D in 2026? We thought so too. With the recent launch of the Ryzen 7 7700X3D in July of 2026, we wanted to know what the gaming performance difference is between this Zen […]...

DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering launched recently, with official support in NBA 2K27. There have been a lot of official performance reviews of DLSS 5, image quality reviews, and even modders adding unofficial support to a lot of games, showing off its IQ, performance, and capabilities. I...

Introduction Let’s take a look at how the new AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU (released in 2026) compares to its bigger brother, the higher-clocked AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU. That’s right, AMD has released a new AM5 Zen 4 CPU in 2026, and it is the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D, based on AMD’s 3D V-Cache […] See...

Introduction Update 2.0 – Back To The Zone – has just launched for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. This very large patch brings with it some major updates to the game, and even a DLC that is available called Cost of Hope. However, for us, we are excited to see the game engine itself get...

Introduction Let’s catch up with GeForce RTX 5090 gaming performance in 2026. In today’s review, we are going to take a look at a factory overclocked GeForce RTX 5090 and see how that compares to the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition. With brand new gaming benchmarks today, we are including...

Introduction Does DDR5-8000 EXPO actually make a difference on the AMD AM5 platform with AMD Ryzen CPUs? The sweet spot for AMD Ryzen CPUs is the DDR5-6000 using the EXPO profile, but what if we upgrade to DDR5-8000 EXPO memory? Would there be a difference, and how much? We are going to test a...

Introduction In this AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE review, we will dive into the average and 1% Low gaming performance of this 12GB video card at 1440p on the PC. At launch, on June 1st, 2026, we reviewed the XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 GRE Triple Fan Gaming Edition video card and the SAPPHIRE PULSE...

Is this the first game to have a Recommended (32GB Minimum) 64GB Recommended, system RAM? https://store.steampowered.com/app/4651830/CINDER_CITY/ In this economy! Lol First I've heard of this game.

My #STEAM Summer Sale 2026 purchases! I can't wait to get to these games; I had always meant to. I owned Dying Light 1 & 2, but now that I have the extras and DLCs, I will finally play the games all the way through now. I am also very aware of the Dead Space series, in fact, I've seen Let's...

Introduction The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE was launched globally on June 1st, of 2026. Previously, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE was a China-exclusive video card that debuted in May of 2025. At Computex 2026, AMD announced that the Radeon RX 9070 GRE would now be available in the US and global markets. As...

Introduction In today’s graphics card review, we have a factory overclocked Radeon RX 9070 GRE review, and this one has a pretty big factory overclock with a higher board power to boot! The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is not new; it debuted as a China-exclusive launch in May of 2025. AMD is...

Introduction The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE itself is not new; in fact, it debuted as a China-exclusive launch in May of 2025. Now, AMD is launching the Radeon RX 9070 GRE in the US and globally for 2026 to other regions with an MSRP starting at $549. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE Global Launch […] See...

AMD at Computex 2026 AMD is at Computex 2026, though there won’t be a keynote this year from AMD. AMD is still announcing some interesting things, and hardware and gaming-related for DIY as well! It’s that time of the year again for Computex 2026, where we are bound to see new announcements...

Introduction CUDIMM, or Clocked Unbuffered Dual In-Line Memory Module, is a type of DDR5 memory that integrates a clock driver (CKD) chip directly onto the memory module itself. This allows the electrical signal to be improved, thus allowing the memory modules to achieve very high memory speeds...

Introduction How does the new Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus perform as you scale up the RAM speed? With Intel’s new Core Ultra 200S Plus series of CPUs recently launched, the highest officially supported memory speed has now been moved up to 7200MT/s. However, it doesn’t stop there; these CPUs...

Introduction The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was launched in March 2026 at $299 MSRP, while the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K was launched in October 2024 at $589 MSRP, but do they perform the same? In what might be a surprising and positive outcome, the newly released 24-core Intel Core Ultra 7 270K...

Introduction The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus was launched alongside the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus on March 26th, 2026. Both of these new CPUs are part of the new Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop CPU series “Arrow Lake Refresh” launched for current generation socket LGA1851 motherboards...

Introduction The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was launched on March 26th, 2026, with an MSRP of $299. It is part of the Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop CPU series for socket LGA1851 motherboards, which is the current generation of motherboard support from Intel. Being based on the Intel Core...

Introduction There is no better time than now to evaluate gaming performance between 16GB of VRAM versus 8GB of VRAM, specifically on the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. In light of the current memory pricing and availability issue plaguing 2026, VRAM capacity and pricing are also affected. NVIDIA has two...

Introduction Intel is announcing its official “Arrow Lake” refresh with the new Core Ultra 200S Plus Desktop CPU series. As the name suggests, these new models are based on the current generation Arrow Lake architecture, based on the LGA1851 CPU socket and motherboards. These are desktop CPUs...