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2020’s most popular PC components
Although 2020 is a year most want to leave in their rearview mirrors, there’s still some lovely graphs for us to summarise 2020 in PC hardware as selected by you all: the customers. The following graphs represent all the PCs ordered by customers during the 2020 period. Compared to 2019, 2020 had a 40% increase…
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Artificial Intelligence-powered NVIDIA Broadcast turns any room into a Home Studio
In what can be seen as an expansion on some of NVIDIA’s pre-existing developments, such as ShadowPlay, Broadcast is set to be the next hit for NVIDIA-powered gaming PCs to enable gamers to present themselves as more highly polished streamers without the high setup costs. The world of live streaming has expanded rapidly this year:…
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Building an RTX 3080 Powered Gaming PC
Keen to get your hands a new gaming PC powered by a latest and greatest next-gen RTX 3000 series GPU? Well of course Australia’s #1 custom PC retailer will have them ready for order on day one. All you need to do is sort out the rest of the build and get ready to lock…
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2019’s most popular PC components
Another year just about wrapped up for us. With the year ending, it’s common to look back at what made this year as great as it was. And what better way to do that than with some data and graphs! While we sometimes think we know what the most popular choices would be since we…
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Studies show: gamers have better K/D ratio with higher FPS
Nvidia seems to have put a whole heap of research into this subject, and also graced us with heaps of graphs, infographics, and easy to digest information regarding high FPS and the gaming advantages it brings. Not alone in the study by any means, with Linus & friends from Linus Tech Tips also studying the…
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Graphics Card Roundup (2019 December)
Back again due to popular demand! Another edition of GPU roundup so you can make a more informed decision when customising your next gaming PC. Custom Gaming PC Graphics Card Prices vs. Passmark Score Not much has changed compared to last roundup. Prices went up, and have come back down to just under where they…
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Coming in 2020 (next year!) Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next iteration of one of the most loved simulation games. Featuring everything from light planes to wide-body jets, you’ll fly highly detailed aircraft in an incredibly realistic world. Create your flight plan and fly anywhere on the planet. Enjoy flying day or night and face…
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Liquid Cooling vs Air Cooling
Serious about your computer’s performance while keeping it as cool as possible? The advice has usually been to opt for liquid cooling, opposed to the often standard and alternative of air cooling. Generally speaking, this advice makes sense, liquid cooling your CPU or GPU yields better results.* * There are exceptions, such as when comparing…
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Valkyrie Gaming PC in Corsair 270R Windowed
Certainly not a new case, nor is it one we’ve only just had the pleasure of building in. But the Corsair 270R is a sophisticated case that can look awesome with the right hardware inside it. It’s due to become end of life soon, so may be the last time we get to feature it.…
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Graphics Card Roundup (2019 September)
It can be hard to work out which graphics card (GPU) to pair with your new gaming PC. So we’re hoping that once you get done viewing this article, your decision is easier. Custom Gaming PC Graphics Card Prices vs. Passmark Score So everything’s pretty in line, the more you pay the better performance you…