Next-gen Radeon and Ryzen are… just on the horizon 😊. Zen 3 and RDNA 2 represent some of the most impressive and affordable generational performance improvements that AMD has been promising for years since the launch of the original Zen architecture. They made a fantastic showing last generation for mid-range GPU performance with their Radeon […]
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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 […]
Building the Ultimate Streaming Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide
So you’ve decided that you want to start streaming. You want to work from the comfort of your room, doing what you love most and interacting with people all over the world. To become successful and make it your primary income source should be excellent motivation to put in a concerted effort. Which is something […]
$1900 RTX 3070 Workstation Build for 2021
We know there are many people out there who wish to plan and own a build that can do it all. Gaming PC builds are easy but workstation focused systems need to take many more variables into deep consideration. What are the applications that you’re going to run? Do they benefit from single-core or multi-core […]
$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 […]
$1300 Ryzen 3600XT ITX Build for 1080p Gaming
In recent years the ITX trend has built momentum with PC enthusiasts realising that huge performance doesn’t necessitate a huge box. AMD’s Ryzen CPUs lend themselves to this form factor owning to their high performance and efficient architecture that makes them easy to cool. The Ryzen 3600XT is the latest and highest performance Ryzen 5 […]
$2800 Ultimate Ryzen 3950X Workstation PC Build
The Ryzen 3950X brought 16 core CPUs into the realm of a mainstream PC build. Prior to the Zen 2 release of these productivity focussed CPUs, you had to buy into a high end desktop or ‘HEDT’ platform to obtain similar performance. Intel’s Cascade Lake X and AMD’s ‘Threadripper’ CPUs required specialist motherboards and attracted […]
$2700 All-Rounder Ryzen 9 3900XT Build
As you’ve probably already heard, AMD is refreshing their Zen 2 Ryzen 3000 lineup with new chips that were released yesterday, on the 7th of July. These mark an intermediate generation between Zen 2 and Zen 3 and consist of better-binned chips with higher boost clock speeds and some more Infinity Fabric optimizations. With this […]
$1800 Ryzen 7 3800XT + RTX 2080 Super Gaming PC Build
With the Ryzen XT refresh around the corner, we will focus on building a high-end Ryzen 7 3800XT PC in a $1,800 budget. If this is not the processor you’re looking for then you can find on our platform builds for both of the other two new CPUs, the 3600XT Build and the 3900XT Build […]
$3700 Ultimate Liquid Cooled Intel Core i9-10900K Productivity & Gaming PC Build
Intel has risen to the challenge of AMD’s onslaught on the CPU market. They have long since boasted of producing the ‘best gaming CPUs’ and so the new flagship CPU, the i9-10900K, pulls out all the stops to retain that accolade. This CPU has 10 cores and 20 threads with hyperthreading enabled. It boasts new […]
Best $3800 Core i9-10900K mATX Battlestation PC Build
Looking at the most popular consumer motherboard form factors as a spectrum, we have ATX, mATX, and mini-ITX in descending order of size. ATX is the most common, comprising the vast majority of available products and user builds that provide virtually unrestricted hardware compatibility with your favorite full and mid-tower case options. mATX comes in […]
Best Core-i7 10700K ITX Gaming + Workstation PC Build under $2800
At PremiumBuilds, we always strive to offer users as many options as possible when it comes to their next PC. Thanks to the release of Intel’s 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake‘ desktop CPUs, we now have some exciting new opportunities for high-performance gaming machines, especially when considering mini-ITX builds. The mini-ITX market is growing ever popular […]
Best $2500 i7-10700K + RTX 2080 Ti Gaming PC Build
These are exciting times in the processor market because Intel just released its new generation of CPUs called ‘Comet Lake‘. Unlike 9th Gen, all current-generation processors come with Hyper-Threading enabled which seems to be a measure to catch up with AMD’s performance on the multi-threaded front; even if gaming performance largely remained unchanged due to […]
Best ITX Gaming PC Build under $1500 (ft. LOUQE Ghost S1) for 2020
As part of our PC build series here at PremiumBuilds, we aim to assemble the best possible PCs based on a specific need (e.g., gaming), form factor (e.g., ITX), budget (e.g., $500 or $2500) or component selection (e.g., building around the RTX 2080 Super or Ryzen 9 3900X). For this entry to the series, we are focusing on the increasingly-popular ITX form factor with the best possible price-to-performance and the best […]
$2300 Enthusiast i9-9900KS Gaming PC Build
While gaming has become more and more accessible as manufacturers expand their product lines to include offerings at almost any price point, the enthusiast build still represents the near top-of-the-line components and holds a special place in the market segment. Enthusiasts are the ones that are serious about PC building, the ones writing reviews and […]
Best $2000 Ryzen 9 3900X Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build for 2020
When building most PC’s, you can create your parts list, determine what kind of build you are going for, and even easily estimate the power of your theoretical system. With ITX small form factor builds, you really cannot plan your build until you have selected your case, and even then you must proceed in a […]
Our $3500 Ultimate Ryzen 9 3900X + 2080 Ti Build for 2020
Looking to build the ultimate Ryzen 3900X build with the RTX 2080 Ti for 2020? Want to know the absolute best components for the money to pick for your 3900X + RTX 2080 Ti, and get the most out of these enthusiast-grade components? If you are looking to do such a build then we recommend […]