Purchasing the absolute best CPU for gaming that the consumer market has to offer, means purchasing either the Ryzen 9 5950X, or the Ryzen 9 5900X. Not only have benchmarks from multiple sources (Gamer’s Nexus, Techspot, Tom’s Hardware) proven the superiority of these CPUs in gaming performance, single-core performance, and multi-core performance, but they also […]
RTX 3090
Best RTX 3090 Aftermarket Cards for 2021
There is no getting around it, the GeForce RTX 3090 is ridiculous. The RTX 3090 represents not only the most expensive consumer desktop GPU ever released, but the most peculiar case of what should likely be a workstation card being marketed for gamers. That’s not to say that the affluent gaming enthusiast shouldn’t pick one […]
AMD RX 6900 XT vs Nvidia RTX 3090: Best Flagship GPU?
It feels strange comparing 2 GPU’s with a $500 price difference, but that’s what this round of GPUs has set up with AMD’s top offering, the Radeon RX 6900 XT going toe to toe with Nvidias RTX 3090 – whilst retailing at just two thirds the price. It’s hotting up to be a fantastic end […]
Ultimate $5000 Ryzen 9 5950X + RTX 3090 Command Center for 2021
Today, this one is for the window shoppers and 1%. There might be a handful of builders in the world that genuinely need this level of performance out of a machine, but there’s not a soul who wouldn’t appreciate it. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we must mention the fact that […]
7 Best Monitors for RTX 3090 Builds in 2021
The RTX 3090 has stormed onto the scene as the halo product for Nvidias Ampere GPU launch. Whilst it’s squarely aimed at content creators and computational workloads with its 24GB VRAM, that hasn’t stopped gamers wanting it or Nvidia boasting of its gaming prowess. There’s no point spending over $1500 on a GPU unless you […]
5 Best CPUs for RTX 3090 Builds
When it comes to prepare a PC build, the GPU is usually the component which takes the biggest chunk of the budget so obviously, it needs to be carefully selected; usually a PC build is made around a GPU’s performance levels because its that strong of a reference point. The newly announced RTX 3090 is […]
Best Power Supplies for Ampere RTX 3070, 3080, 3090 Builds
Nvidia has announced its Ampere GPUs and it’s clear they’re going to be a massive step up in performance. Despite a new more efficient chip design they are also going to be power-hungry. Nvidia state that the RTX 3070 draws 220 Watts and requires a 650W power supply, whilst the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 […]
$3300 RTX 3090 Ultimate Workstation Build for 2021
The following article will focus on an enthusiast-grade workstation build which is up to date with late 2020 standards. Such a PC will fit very well in a developer/artist/producer/content creator or streamer’s arsenal as its both CPU and GPU strong in any application you may want to throw at it. Fast, plenty and upgradeable amounts […]
RTX 3090 Aftermarket Card List – 22 AIB Models Compared
Nvidia has finally announced their GeForce RTX Ampere 30 Series GPUs, and their new flagship is the RTX Ampere 3090. This GPU absolutely dwarfs any previous, current generation, graphics card released by Nvidia, as it features a massive 10,496 CUDA Core count and an FP32 computing power of 36 teraflops. To put these numbers into […]
$4100 RTX 3090 Gaming PC Build for 2021
Nvidia’s Ampere release presentation on 1st September sent hype levels stratospheric. Not only are they releasing the RTX 3070 at just $499 whilst claiming that it out-performs the $1200 RTX 2080 Ti, but they previewed their new fastest ever GPU. Cheekily codenamed the ‘BFGPU’ the RTX 3090 is the absolute new king of the hill. […]
Nvidia RTX 3070, 3080, 3090 Aftermarket Card Prices & Preorder Listings
With the recent announcement of Nvidia’s upcoming ‘Ampere’ graphics cards – the RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 – aftermarket (AIB) variants of these enthusiast-grade cards are beginning to appear on retailers across the web. With prices known for the Founders Edition variants of the RTX 30-series cards, AIB models will vary greatly depending […]
Nvidia RTX 3090 vs RTX 3080: What are The Key Differences?
If you have been waiting for Nvidia’s upcoming 3000 series GPUs, then you know that the time draws neigh onto the official release of these powerful new GPUs – the RTX 3070, 3080 and 3090. But since no company is immune to leaks, and especially not Nvidia, we have been receiving a slow stream of […]