Computer Components

Rocket Lake is an amalgam of new technologies. Although the new Cypress Cove cores in the 11700K do have good generational improvements, all compared to the predecessor, that's not quite enough for single-thread performance. Still, as the i9 now also has

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is one of two cards launching in June 2021, with the other being the RTX 3080 Ti that hit the market last week. The 10.5-inch, double-slot card is exactly an inch larger than the original GTX 3070 Founders Edition. Its performance

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition is more than 70% more expensive than the original RTX 3080. As a 11.2-inch, 2-slot card, it is smaller compared to some of the crazier third-party models. Those who like the compact design of the original wo

Being a reference card, the Founders Edition RTX 3060 Ti offers the performance of the new Ampere architecture without extra bells and whistles. It has a nice performance bump over the 2080 Super, though the real changes can be found in ray tracing perfor

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition offers RTX 2080 Super performance for US$399.99. The GA104 die that powers the Turing-based card packs just over 60 percent more transistors into even less space than the TU106 die found in the Nvidia GeForc

The ROG Zenith II Extreme looks to set the standard for enthusiasts on AMD's new high-end desktop platform. With a 16-phase power delivery for the CPU and a LiveDash 1.77'' OLED color screen, the board is very competitive with other TRX40 models. The moth

The new AMD Threadripper processors are breathing new life into the high-end desktop market. AMD is now going after raw throughput, and combining that with almost double the number of cores that Intel can offer. The 3970X offers 64 lanes of PCI Express la

With Zen 2 for the Threadripper series today, AMD is now going after raw throughput, and combining that with almost double the number of cores that Intel can offer. The most affordable option, the 3960X combines the I/O die with eight Core Complex Dies (C

The six-core/12-thread Intel Core i5-11600K represents the pillar of Intel's midrange options. AMD's price creep of $50 is the key to Intel's edge this time around. This is the first Intel processor to have actually stayed competitive with AMD on price in

The Intel Core i9-11900K is the flagship desktop processor in Team Blue's new Rocket Lake-S range. Intel backported the 10nm Ice Lake architecture to a 14nm process, which is the core reason why it's back down to an 8-core, 16-thread design. The new Cypre