Buy Guides

A Guide To Selecting The Right Motherboard For Your PC Build

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Choosing the right motherboard for your PC build can be quite confusing at first.

How do you know which motherboard is compatible with the rest of your PC build’s components?

What should you look for in a motherboard?

What are the most important parts of a motherboard for your specific rig?

From all of the different slots on a board, the difference between form factors, ensuring compatibility with your CPU choice, to the most important types of expansion for future upgrades – this article aims to help you understand how to choose the right motherboard for your PC build and to guide you through understanding what to look for when choosing a compatible board for your rig.

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How To Optimally Upgrade From A GTX 1070

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Upgrading from the GTX 1070? This post will show you how to upgrade from the GTX 1070 to an optimal GPU for higher FPS rates and future-proof performance.

You can’t just buy any new GPU on the market today, throw it into your PC build and be good to go. You also need to ensure that it makes sense to upgrade based on your monitor’s refresh rate, to ensure that you aren’t shelling out cash for a subpar level of performance boost and that your PC can provide enough power for an upgrade.

In this post, we’ll go over everything you need to know before venturing into the multiple GPU choices that you could upgrade to and help you understand the most optimal upgrade options on the market.

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How To Upgrade From An Intel i3 or i5 CPU to i7 or i9: Ensuring Compatibility When Upgrading

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Looking to upgrade from an Intel Core i3 or i5 CPU to a more powerful i7 or even i9 CPU? This post will show you how to ensure compatibility for any upgrade!

It’s not as simple as throwing in a new i7 or i9 CPU in place of your current CPU and calling it a day… You have to ensure that whichever CPU you are looking to upgrade towards is compatible with your current PC build which is exactly what this post is about – ensuring compatibility and upgrading the right way!

Odds are, if you’re looking to upgrade, then your CPU is from an older generation… If that’s the case, then there are more steps involved in upgrading to an i7 or i9 when you’re upgrading to a newer generation processor.

By following everything in this post, you should be able to ensure compatibility with the right parts and have a CPU upgrade that’s worthy of your PC rig.

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How To Upgrade From A GTX 1060 The Right Way

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Looking to upgrade from the GTX 1060? This post will show you how to upgrade from the GTX 1060 for higher frame rates and ray-tracing support with an RTX GPU.

There’s more to upgrading your GPU than simply replacing the card with a shinier, newer GPU… You need to ensure that your PC has enough power, that you’re not overspending for something sub-optimal, and that you understand the type of performance difference that you’ll be having with a GPU upgrade.

That’s exactly what I would like to share with this post! We’ll go over the best upgrades for the GTX 1060, what kind of performance you should expect, and how to tell if it’s actually time to upgrade your GPU.

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The 10 Most Expensive PC Cases In 2023: High-End Cases For The True Enthusiasts

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I’d like to post about the most expensive PC cases that are out on the market today. From the most high-end to the most unique PC cases, these cases are spendy!

These cases are not ranked from most to least expensive. I simply wanted to share the multiple cases that are available right now that are higher up in the price range.

I’m talking about the cases that cost anywhere from the $200-$1,000+ range (yes, there are cases that cost over $1,000…)

So prepare yourself for an onslaught of crazy, amazing, super high-end, and straight up weird PC cases that are 100% real and ready to build with.

If you have ever heard of any of these cases or have seen any builds that use them, please let me know about them! I’d love to see some of these cases with different PC builds.

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The 10 Best Rated Gaming Mice Under $100 In 2024: Reviews & Comparisons

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The Best Gaming Mouse Under $100

Welcome to our guide on the top gaming mice available under the $100 price point. A great gaming mouse is essential for optimizing your level of control with any PC game, and with a budget of around the $100 price point, you’ll be more than ready to snag a mouse that’ll enhance versatility and overall gameplay.

Having delved deep into the realm of gaming mice at this price range, I’ve created what I think is the ultimate list of gaming mice under the $100 mark that are the best bang for your buck.

The goal of this guide is to provide you with quick n’ detailed reviews, highlighting the pros and cons of each mouse, detailing their specs, and offering more understanding of what sort of games and use cases each mouse will shine most with.

Whether you’re a gaming mouse vet or just starting out searching for the best mice for your rig, this guide should help you out with the key information needed to move forward with an ideal mouse.

Let’s dive into the qualities that make these gaming mice stand out around the $100 budget range.

With that, let’s get to the list.

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Best RGB Gaming Mouse For 2021

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You need the best RGB gaming mouse that’s on the market? Look no further, these are the best RGB gaming mice that you’ll be able to find online!

The RGB aesthetic is awesome and you’re looking for the best of the best so what do you need to look for? There are important factors to choosing the right RGB mouse because the one with the best lighting isn’t the only factor you should consider.

We’ll be going over the specs of each mouse listed here as well as why or why not to get it!

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