If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to upgrade your gaming PC or build a new one, Black Friday is easily the best time of the year to do it. From GPUs and CPU coolers to motherboards, processors, and full prebuilt systems, a huge number of components have dropped to their lowest prices of … Read more
If you’re looking for a CPU to pair with the RTX 5060, you want the right balance. Go too low and you risk bottlenecking your GPU. Go too high and you’re spending money on power you’ll never use. In this guide, we’ll go over the CPUs that actually make sense for the RTX 5060 — … Read more
The Ryzen 9 5900XT is one of AMD’s most efficient high-end CPUs, and because it only pulls around 65 watts, you don’t need to overspend on cooling. But which cooler makes the most sense? In this guide, we will review the 3 best picks: one budget option that proves you don’t need to spend big, … Read more
Pairing the RX 9060 XT with the wrong CPU can bottleneck your performance or waste money on power you’ll never use. So in this guide, I’ll show you the three CPUs that actually make sense: one for tight budgets, one for future-proof multitasking, and one that I think is the smartest overall pick. I’ll also … Read more
The Ryzen 9 9900X3D is one of the fastest gaming CPUs you can buy — but it’s only as good as the GPU you pair it with. The problem is, there are way too many options, from budget-friendly AMD cards to Nvidia’s monster flagships, and not all of them make sense. In this guide, I’ll … Read more
The RTX 5070 Ti is one of the most interesting GPUs in Nvidia’s latest lineup, offering excellent 1440p performance, strong ray tracing capabilities, and DLSS 4 for smoother frame pacing. But as with every Nvidia launch, the GPU itself is just the starting point — the real decision comes when you look at all the … Read more
The RX 9070 XT has a ton of partner cards — Red Devil, Nitro+, Mercury, Hellhound, Taichi — and if you’ve been shopping around, you’ve probably seen the prices all over the place. But here’s the thing: not all of them are worth your money. In this guide, I’m ranking the top three RX 9070 … Read more
If you’re building around the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, you need a graphics card that won’t hold it back. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D is AMD’s flagship gaming CPU, built with massive cache and next-gen efficiency that make it a powerhouse for high-refresh 1440p and 4K gaming. But a CPU this powerful can only shine when paired … Read more
The short answer: for a full-size B850 build, the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II offers the strongest all-round feature balance. Choose the LiveMixer if you connect lots of peripherals, the TUF B850M-PLUS WIFI7 for Micro-ATX, or the ROG Strix B850-I for Mini-ITX. Last reviewed: August 14, 2026 B850 is the AM5 chipset I … Read more
The short answer: for a full-size Z890 build, start with the MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI II. Choose the ASRock LiveMixer if you connect lots of creator hardware, the Z890M Riptide for Micro-ATX, or the MSI Z890I Edge Ti if you are building a genuinely small Mini-ITX PC. Last reviewed: August 15, 2026 Z890 is … Read more
