Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Review Here's our first look at the new GeForce RTX 3090, Nvidia's latest 'Titan' class GPU, it packs an insane 24GB of GDDR6X memory, more CUDA cores than the RTX 3080, and a titanic $1500 price tag. By Steven Walton on September 24, 2020 80

PCIe 4.0 vs. PCIe 3.0 GPU Benchmark With the launch of the new GeForce 30 series, PCI Express 4.0 performance has come up into the discussion. To find out exactly what we're talking about, we've taken a deeper look. By Steven Walton on September 23, 2020

Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 OC Review Today we're reviewing the Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 OC, the first third-party GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card to come our way and we're very interested to see how it compares to Nvidia's Founders Edition model. By Steven Walton on September 20, 2020 90

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Review Nvidia claims the new GeForce RTX 30 graphics series provides a giant leap in raw graphics performance, based their latest Ampere architecture, today we can finally show you how the GeForce RTX 3080 performs. By Steven Walton on September 16, 2020 90

HP Omen Vector Wireless Mouse Mini-Review The HP Omen Vector Wireless mouse can stay toe to toe with wired gaming mice, offering great tracking, solid battery life, fast charging, and imperceptible latency. By J.D. Wheeler on September 15, 2020

Asus ROG Swift PG259QN Review: Hitting 360Hz The Asus ROG Swift PG259QN is the first monitor to hit a 360Hz refresh rate, giving us motion clarity that's unlike anything we've seen with LCD panels before. It also does it using an IPS panel, not a TN. By Tim Schiesser on September 14, 2020 95

HP Omen 30L Gaming Desktop Review If you're in the market for a complete gaming system with reasonably modern hardware and the ability to tackle new games with ease, you can't go wrong with the HP Omen 30L. By Cohen Coberly on September 11, 2020 85

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U Review Today's review is all about the Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD's top-of-the-line APU for lightweight laptops, also known as ultrabooks. This is the best Renoir die AMD has to offer from an efficiency standpoint, aiming to bring the great performance to 15W and 25W power envelopes. By Tim Schiesser on September 08, 2020 95

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs GTX 1080 Ti vs GTX 980 Ti: Flagship Versus Today's comparison uses brand new fresh data for the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GTX 1080 Ti and GTX 980 Ti. We're currently in the process of updating all our GPU data in anticipation of Nvidia's soon to be released GeForce 30 series. So we thought, why not compare five years of flagship GeForce GPUs while we're at it? By Steven Walton on September 01, 2020

Crusader Kings III Review Crusader Kings III is an immense game, but also an immense achievement. There's really nothing else quite like it. It's a strategy game, and a good one at that, and like I've said if you only want to raise armies and conquer the world, this will let you do that and you'll have a good time with it. By Luke Plunkett on August 31, 2020

HP Omen 15 Review The HP Omen 15 marks an attempt to introduce a new design language and a more mature vibe to the gaming range. The new machine packs a Ryzen 7 4800H, GTX 1660 Ti graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD and a 1080p 144Hz display for $1149. By Mike Jennings on August 30, 2020 80

Superhot: Mind Control Delete Stark, minimalist graphics. Time warping, freeze frame action. Glide past bullets, dance between enemies -- a ballet of epic destruction. The smash hit of 2016 is back, bigger and bolder. Welcome to Superhot: Mind Control Delete. By Nick Evanson on August 21, 2020

AMD or Intel for GeForce RTX 3080 Benchmarking: Is PCIe 4.0 a Factor? Nvidia is set to introduce faster next-gen Ampere GPUs next month. That's exciting, but we've got a tough choice to make. The new graphics cards will support PCIe 4.0, but our GPU test system that was just upgraded to a Core i9-10900K, doesn't, rather it's limited to PCIe 3.0. Should we go Ryzen 9 instead? By Steven Walton on August 20, 2020

Same Laptop, Different CPU - Part 2: Ryzen 4000 vs. Intel 10th-gen Gaming Battle This is part two of our investigation into Ryzen Mobile 4000 versus Intel's 10th-gen Core processors in the same laptop design. Before we had covered productivity performance and today we're rounding that off with a look at gaming. By Tim Schiesser on August 14, 2020

Same Laptop, Different CPU: Ryzen 4000 vs. Intel 10th-gen Battle You've seen the results of our numerous tests of Intel 10th-gen Core laptops as well as for AMD models using Ryzen 4000 CPUs. Comparing them has been somewhat tricky however. Today's test is an exciting one for that same reason. XMG has provided us both Ryzen Mobile 4000 and Intel laptops... using the same design and chassis! By Tim Schiesser on August 13, 2020

EarFun Air wireless earbuds: $60 AirPods killer? Wireless audio has ballooned in popularity, in part thanks to Apple AirPods. In terms of user experience, AirPods are tough to beat, but that comes with a steep price tag and ecosystem limitations. So when electronics startup EarFun offered us to review a set of AirPods alternatives that would only cost $60 on Amazon, we were all ears. By Cal Jeffrey and Adrian Potoroaca on August 12, 2020

LG 34GN850 34" Review: The New 21:9 Ultrawide Performance King The LG 34GN850 is the company's latest 34" 3440 x 1440 ultrawide display and the direct successor to the best performing ultrawide display we tested a few years back. The 34GN850 iterates on that winning formula with a few notable improvements, including their latest 1ms Nano IPS tech. By Tim Schiesser on August 11, 2020 90

The Old King of Gaming: Intel Core i7-8700K Revisited It's time we revisited the good old Core i7-8700K, an Intel CPU we're rather fond of after it remained at the top of the game for quite some time. From day one we called it 'The King of Gaming' and although it was technically superseded by the 9900K and then the 10900K, it's still a very capable gaming processor. By Steven Walton on August 03, 2020

AMD B350 vs. B450 vs. B550 Tomahawk Motherboards Over the past week we've been testing AMD B550 motherboard VRMs and today we'll look at MSI Tomahawk motherboards from the past few generations comparing B350, B450 and B550 models, as well as some new and worthwhile B550 budget variants. By Steven Walton on July 30, 2020

Desktop GeForce vs. Laptop GeForce: Gaming Performance Compared In today's review we'll unravel the performance difference between Nvidia's desktop and laptop GPUs of the same name, covering all options from the GTX 1660 Ti up through to the RTX 2080 Super. Hopefully this will make it much clearer next time you're buying a new gaming system, knowing what level of performance you're getting. By Tim Schiesser on July 28, 2020

Intel Core i3 vs. Core i5 vs. Core i7 vs. Core i9 Do you need to buy a Core i9 for gaming, and is a Core i3 sufficient for general desktop work? How about upgrading to a Core i5, how much faster is that? Our CPU reviews provide more than enough data to answer those questions, but this review will serve as a great reference for those wanting to compare Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 processors directly. By Steven Walton on July 23, 2020

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review Intel has always ruled the laptop world, but AMD is finally fighting back. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is among the first notebooks to deploy a Zen 2 processor, and the Ryzen 9 4900HS chip used in this laptop is stunning with an enviable 8-core, 16-thread specification. By Mike Jennings on July 21, 2020 90

Samsung Odyssey G7 32" Monitor Review This is one of the most heavily requested monitor reviews we've had in quite some time. The Samsung Odyssey G7 sports a 2560 x 1440 resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, VA panel, 1000R curvature and even some DisplayHDR 600 functionality. Part of the anticipation comes from this next generation Samsung VA panel that can handle a 240Hz refresh rate. By Tim Schiesser on July 16, 2020 80

Ryzen 3 vs. Ryzen 5 vs. Ryzen 7 vs. Ryzen 9 There are many third-gen Ryzen processors to pick from, but you can narrow the choices down easily and having an intended budget will help you quickly do that. It's also good to understand what kind of performance boost you'll get by going up a tier, or how much you'll be sacrificing by going down to save some money. By Steven Walton on July 15, 2020

Ryzen 7 1700 vs. Ryzen 3 3300X: GPU Scaling AMD's old-time favorite, the Ryzen 7 1700 seems to have aged rather well. Budget PC builders right now can choose between a Ryzen 3 3300X or a second hand R7 1700 for $130. The 3300X is a 4-core/8-thread CPU that enjoys all the advantages of the Zen 2 architecture, while the R7 1700 has twice as many cores, but older Zen ones. So which wins? By Steven Walton on July 13, 2020

AMD Ryzen 3600XT, 3800XT and 3900XT Review After some speculation and anticipation, today we're taking a look at AMD's Ryzen 3000XT series. These are technically new processors and you'll want to know if they're worth buying. But let's just stop right there to say, spoiler alert: they're a big fat nothing-burger that you should avoid. By Steven Walton on July 07, 2020

GTA Online Is Bigger Than Ever, Let's Review it in 2020 Rockstar never meant to support GTA Online for nearly a decade and counting. That was never the plan. Yet GTA Online continues to be updated, and oddly, now in 2020, it's bigger than ever. By Zack Zwiezen on July 02, 2020

GeForce Laptop Roundup: GPU Performance Compared Today we return to the realm of laptop graphics hardware to talk about Nvidia's refreshed line of GeForce GPUs. We've already looked at two of the new GPUs: the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, but alongside these Nvidia has also updated the rest of the series with spec improvements. By Tim Schiesser on June 30, 2020

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Review This is our first review of AMD's Ryzen Mobile 4000 U-series processors, the low power variants intended for slim, light, ultraportable laptops. Our exploration starts with the mid-range Ryzen 5 4500U, a 6 core, 6 thread part with 6 Vega GPU units. All with a default TDP of 15W. By Tim Schiesser on June 23, 2020