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Does Your CPU Cooler Fit Intel's New Socket
Cooling

Does Your CPU Cooler Fit Intel's New Socket

The 2L-ILM on Intel's LGA1954 socket is the clamp that presses the CPU onto its pins, now with two levers instead of one. It is a separate piece of hardware...

Oct 12, 2026 • 5 min read

How to Tell If a Case Has Good Airflow
Cases

How to Tell If a Case Has Good Airflow

Oct 9, 2026 • 5 min read

A case has good airflow when cool air reaches the GPU and CPU intakes with little resistance on...
Why Multi-GPU Gaming Setups Died and What Replaced Them
Builds

Why Multi-GPU Gaming Setups Died and What Replaced Them

Sep 23, 2026 • 4 min read

Multi-GPU gaming was never killed in one announcement. The interconnect was removed one product generation at a time,...
How Game Performance Reviews Measure Frame Rates and 1% Lows
Monitors

How Game Performance Reviews Measure Frame Rates and 1% Lows

Sep 23, 2026 • 3 min read

Average FPS is the least informative number on a GPU benchmark chart. It is total frames divided by...
Builds

The sub-1000 dollar gaming PC build guide now that RAM costs 400 percent more

Sep 19, 2026 • 8 min read

For the three line items you still control, the picks are a Montech Air 903 Max at $75...
Corsair RM1000e 2026 vs the old RM1000e, is the new ThermalProtect 12V-2x6 cable worth it
Power

Corsair RM1000e 2026 vs the old RM1000e, is the new ThermalProtect 12V-2x6 cable worth it

Sep 15, 2026 • 8 min read

The 2026 Corsair RM1000e is the previous RM1000e with a thermistor in the cable comb. Tom's Hardware put...
ASUS ROG Thor III EVO vs be quiet Dark Power Pro 14 IO, which 1600W PSU actually gives you 1600W at 120V
Power

ASUS ROG Thor III EVO vs be quiet Dark Power Pro 14 IO, which 1600W PSU actually gives you 1600W at 120V

Sep 15, 2026 • 10 min read

The ROG Thor III EVO's 1600W rating is a 240V figure. On 100 to 120V mains it is...
MSI GPU Safeguard+ vs Gigabyte T-Guard vs ASUS ROG Equalizer, which 12V-2x6 protection actually trips before your GPU melts
Power

MSI GPU Safeguard+ vs Gigabyte T-Guard vs ASUS ROG Equalizer, which 12V-2x6 protection actually trips before your GPU melts

Sep 15, 2026 • 9 min read

The three headline 12V-2x6 protection schemes on sale right now do not measure the same variable, do not...
AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency RAM costs up to 79 percent more, here is the actual FPS gain labs measured
Memory

AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency RAM costs up to 79 percent more, here is the actual FPS gain labs measured

Sep 15, 2026 • 8 min read

A G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX 32GB DDR5-6000 C26 kit lists at $699.99 on Newegg. The EXPO ULL version...
DDR5 prices are up 500 percent this year, which $400 kit actually hits CL30
Memory

DDR5 prices are up 500 percent this year, which $400 kit actually hits CL30

Sep 15, 2026 • 9 min read

Newegg's own AM5 buying guide lists a 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL30 kit at $519.99 and calls it...
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