Intel’s Core i5 series has long been their premier offering for gaming CPUs, providing excellent performance without the high cost of options like a Core i7 or, more recently, a Core i9. That dynamic is especially evident in Intel’s ‘Comet Lake‘ CPUs, which have re-asserted their position at the top of gaming performance benchmarks. In […]
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4 Best CPU Coolers for the Intel Core i5-10600K
The new generation of Intel ‘Comet Lake‘ processors has recently come out, and with them comes the opportunity to build a brand-new PC. The i5-10600K, Intel’s mid-range option, offers up to 4.8 GHz of overclocking speeds, together with hyperthreading capabilities which are new to the i5 series. This makes the i5-10600K a top-notch gaming CPU, […]
5 Best Z490 Motherboards for the Intel Core i5-10600K
With Intel’s recent launch of their 10th Gen Comet Lake CPUs comes a compelling mid-range offering: The Core i5-10600K. With an MSRP of ~$300, the 10600K is an excellent option for gaming, makes a perfect pairing for either the Radeon 5700XT or RTX 2070 Super, and (when overclocked) performs respectably in workstation tasks against even […]
Intel Core i5-10600 vs. Ryzen 5 3600: Which CPU is best value?
Every year there is a brand new generation of CPUs that become the mainstays and serve as a great blend between performance and price. After all, not everyone is looking for the most powerful CPU every time – maybe they just want a simple and usable option that does what they need it to do […]
Best Memory (RAM) for Intel 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake’ CPUs (i3/i5/i7/i9)
If you’ve bought into the hype of Intel’s newest 10th Generation CPUs, dubbed ‘Comet Lake‘ then you are going to need an LG1200 chipset compatible motherboard: The Z490. With the enhanced RAM compatibility featured by the new 10th generation processors, including the i3-10100, i5-10600K, i7-10700K and i9-10900K, it is a good opportunity to upgrade/purchase some […]