AMD’s Ryzen CPUs have come to redefine what we expect from a processor in terms of performance and value. Using higher core counts to achieve versatile CPU whilst pricing them competitively saw AMD build a strong market. They still excelled in-game though, with more than enough performance for all but the most demanding competitive players. […]
Ryzen 5 5600X
$1800 Ryzen 5 5600X ITX Gaming Build for 2021
Fans of ITX systems should be chomping at the bit to either build or upgrade their machines because both AMD and Nvidia are soon to deliver options that all but guarantee incredible gaming performance in relatively small packages! First, AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 5 5600X is shaping up to be the go-to pick for affordable PC […]
5 Best Motherboards for the Ryzen 5 5600X
Based on the newly revealed Zen 3 lineup, mid-range builders have a lot to be excited about thanks to the upcoming Ryzen 5 5600X. If you saw the announcement, you might have noticed the slight price hike across the board for Zen 3 at roughly $50 more for each tier than Zen 2. However, fret […]
4 Best CPU Coolers for the Ryzen 5 5600X
We’ve made it folks! AMD’s initial Zen 3 lineup has been revealed, and it’s a doozy. The long and short of it is: Zen 3 has the same or lower TDP than Zen 2, a new architecture, and the benefit of their new unified eight-core CCXs (core complexes) with shared 32MG L3 caches which all […]
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel i5-10600K: Which CPU is Best Value?
A little over five months after the release of Intel’s 10th generation Comet Lake desktop CPUs, AMD has announced their own Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Series processors. Taking advantage of the fact that Intel did not surpass AMD’s Zen 2 processors in core, thread, or level 3 cache storage counts, AMD has opted to maintain […]