Buyer's Guides
When it comes to building a new system or upgrading an existing one, the AM4 socket has numerous options at various price points for users to select from. We are now seeing CPU prices come back down to earth - the flagship AMD Ryzen 9 5950X desktop processor is available for $749 at both Amazon and Newegg currently, and despite the obvious pitfalls in graphics card pricing, it's a better time to build a new PC right now than it has been during most months during 2021. There has also been a number of new 'X570S' models making its way into retail channels from all of the major vendors, with upgraded features such as Wi-Fi 6E and passively cooled chipsets. It's time to give...
Best CPUs for Gaming: August 2021
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
21 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/13/2021
Best Intel Motherboards: August 2021
Selecting a motherboard for your system can be an arduous task, due to the sheer volume of options to select from on any given desktop chipset. Focusing on Intel...
2 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/5/2021
Best Android Phones: July 2021
Much like June, July wasn’t very eventful in terms of smartphone releases, however what does seem to have happened is more substantial pricing changes across the high-end of the...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/23/2021
Best CPUs for Workstations: June 2021
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
54 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2021
Best SSDs: May 2021
A solid state drive is often the most important component for making a PC feel fast and responsive; any PC still using a mechanical hard drive as its primary...
20 by Billy Tallis on 5/14/2021
Best Mechanical Keyboards: Holiday 2020
Continuing our run of holiday buyers' guides, today we're taking a look at peripherals. Considering that a PC’s peripherals can easily outlive the main system’s components and usually stay...
51 by E. Fylladitakis on 12/9/2020
Best Laptops: Holiday 2020
It's time for our holiday look at the laptop market, and what a year 2020 has been in the laptop space. After starting out with a large number of...
31 by Brett Howse on 11/20/2020
Best Video Cards for Gaming: Q1 2019
For gaming PCs that push the pretty pixels on the screens, the video card is the most important component. And given the sheer amount of custom options, choosing the...
23 by Nate Oh on 3/11/2019
Best CPUs for Gaming: Holiday 2018
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
0 by Ian Cutress on 10/24/2018
Best CPUs for Gaming: Q3 2018
In our series of Best CPU guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended Gaming CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the...
1 by Ian Cutress on 6/19/2018
Best CPUs for Gaming: Q1 2018
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
1 by Ian Cutress on 1/2/2018
Best CPUs: August 2017
Our newest CPU Guide can be found here: https://www.anandtech.com/show/9793/best-cpus Best CPUs, August 2017 Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give...
0 by Ian Cutress on 8/30/2017
Best CPUs Q2 2017
In our series of Buyer Guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the time of...
1 by Ian Cutress on 7/6/2017
Best Tablets: Q1 2017
Unlike the red-hot smartphone market that continues to grow, with new models appearing at a blistering rate, the tablet market is, well….a little boring. Apple still releases a few...
30 by Matt Humrick on 3/31/2017
Best CPUs: Q1 2016
When building a custom PC, especially on the consumer side, the processor is typically second or third down the list of priorities, behind graphics, storage or specific motherboard features...
17 by Ian Cutress on 3/24/2015
PSU Buyer's Guide: Holiday 2014
In this Holiday Buyer's Guide, we will be evaluating and recommending desktop PC power supply units. We should clarify that the selection of a PSU is based on parameters...
23 by E. Fylladitakis on 12/3/2014
Best SSDs: July 2014
Given the recent product releases in the SSD industry, it is now a good time to do another purchase recommendation post. We did our first "Best SSDs" post in...
42 by Kristian Vättö on 7/23/2014
Best Desktop Video Cards - Holiday 2013
Continuing our series of Holiday Buyer’s Guides, today we’ll be taking a look at desktop video cards. Cyber Monday kicks off today, and while video cards neither have the...
44 by Ryan Smith on 12/2/2013
Best SSDs: Holiday 2013
Since the holiday shopping season is going at full speed and Black Friday is only a few days away, we are doing a bunch of product recommendation posts to...
54 by Kristian Vättö on 11/27/2013
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