When Should you Upgrade your CPU?
It’s the age-old PC gamer’s dilemma: You have one of the best graphics cards on the market, but the rest of your system is showing its age, so should you upgrade your CPU or not? …
PC Hardware
Do CPUs Come with Thermal Paste?
If you’re looking to buy one of the best gaming CPUs, you probably already know that it will need a CPU cooler to keep it running at a good temperature. You probably also know that …
Safe GPU Temperature Range: What is a Normal GPU Temp?
Whether you’ve just bought one of the best graphics cards or you’re curious how your older GPU is faring, knowing your GPU’s safe temperature range is important. To assess your graphics card, it’s crucial that …
How Long Does Liquid Cooling Last?
Considering how much expensive hardware PC builders cram into their system, it might surprise you to hear that putting tubes filled with water—the unequivocal enemy of electronics—inside those systems is a pretty common practice. Odd …
Western Digital Blue vs. Black vs. Red
We previously discussed Samsung’s different product lines for their SSDs—more specifically, the differences between their QVO and EVO drives. Despite performing the exact same tasks, there’s some fairly substantial differences between the two, even if …