AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs. Intel Core i5-14600K: best $300 CPU?

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs. Intel Core i5-14600K: best 0 CPU?

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends If you want a midrange processor in 2024, two of the best options available are AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel’s Core i5-14600K. These $300-ish processors offer lots of cores for high performance computing and gaming, as well as 5GHz+ clock speeds. They aren’t quite as powerful as the very … Read more

Ryzen 5 5600 vs. Core i3-14100F: best CPUs for under $100

Ryzen 5 5600 vs. Core i3-14100F: best CPUs for under 0

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends If you’re buying or building an ultra-budget PC, then two of the best CPU options around $100 are the AMD Ryzen 5 5600, and the Intel Core i3-14100F. These chips come from two different manufacturers from different generations, and are built on very different designs. But which is best? It … Read more

The best CPU for the RTX 4070 or 4070 Ti

The best CPU for the RTX 4070 or 4070 Ti

Intel Core i5-13600K Best Intel CPU for the 4070 and 4070 Ti Jump to details AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Best budget CPU for the RTX 4070 and 4070 Ti Jump to details Show 1 more item The Nvidia RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Ti are among the best graphics cards you can buy for high … Read more

Intel may have a monster new CPU coming soon

Intel may have a monster new CPU coming soon

The Core i9-13900KS was a milestone product for Intel, as it was the first consumer processor capable of reaching an impressive 6GHz straight out of the box. This year, Team Blue is expected to take it up a notch. A recent leak reported by Tom’s Hardware has unveiled crucial details about Intel’s upcoming flagship CPU, … Read more

AMD vs. Intel: the rivalry has never been more fierce

AMD vs. Intel: the rivalry has never been more fierce

Picking between AMD and Intel is one of the main considerations when building a new PC. Like macOS versus Windows, the AMD versus Intel rivalry is one of the greatest debates for PC enthusiasts, and right now, we are in the middle of a neck-and-neck race that’s bound to get even more heated. AMD’s latest … Read more

AMD’s Ryzen 8000G still can’t make the APU dream a reality

AMD’s Ryzen 8000G still can’t make the APU dream a reality

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I could barely contain my excitement when AMD announced its Ryzen 8000G APUs. It was a return to form, offering the latest in AMD’s CPU and GPU architectures in a single package for a low price. More than that, there was hope that these would be the first APUs to … Read more

Why MSI’s leaked gaming handheld might crush its competitors

Why MSI’s leaked gaming handheld might crush its competitors

wxnod / MSI That didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after the initial mysterious teaser, MSI’s first gaming handheld got leaked in its entirety ahead of its official launch during CES 2024. The handheld, which is set to compete against the likes of the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally, is going to … Read more

Why I went with the MacBook Pro over the Mac Studio

Why I went with the MacBook Pro over the Mac Studio

Mark Coppock / Digital Trends A few weeks ago, I decided to migrate to all-Apple computing. It’s been a fascinating journey and certainly not a straight line, with several unanticipated twists. Perhaps the biggest is an about-face when it comes to my main PC. I had fully intended to replace my workhorse Windows desktop with … Read more

Mac Studio buying guide: how to configure your powerful Mac

Mac Studio buying guide: how to configure your powerful Mac

Apple’s Mac Studio is an elegantly designed desktop PC that fits into tight spaces. It’s also one of the quietest desktops you’ll find, making it an unobtrusive choice, while also providing surprisingly fast performance. But while the Mac Studio offers decent connectivity, it’s also a sealed enclosure with zero expandability. What you order is what … Read more

The Best Laptops for Music Production, Chosen by Experts

The Best Laptops for Music Production, Chosen by Experts

https://www.123rf.com/profile_maxoidos The world has gone pretty far when it comes to the processing power that we carry around with us, and if you’re big into music production, then you’re the luckiest of all. Some of the best laptops on the market have high-end CPUs for relatively low prices, which means that if you want to … Read more