All about gaming hardware
No-nonsense true information for gamers, by gamers. We specialize in covering gaming hardware topics, such as gaming components like video cards and processors; PC gaming discussions; gaming accessories like gaming monitors, gaming mice, and so on; gaming laptops; and games. Spearblade prizes itself on authoring information that’s accurate. We’re not afraid to reflect the community’s opinions. We criticize gaming hardware so it can improve.
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GPU, processor, RAM, storage, cooling, and more.
Gaming desktops and all that’s holy.
Discussions about gaming hardware in general.



Optimizing gaming for laptop devices.
Demystifying monitor lingo the right way.
Discussing games through guides and tips.
Gaming components
Discussing components is a vital part of any gamer’s life. Every decision feels stressful without proper and clear information regarding every aspect of gaming components. And we understand that. Here you will find accurate information that guides you towards the right direction. Do your research thoroughly before making any purchase decisions.
Editor’s picks
- Low FPS on 3060 Ti [Fixed]
- Is RTX 3090 worth it?
- Does AMD RX 5700 XT have ray tracing?
- Is RTX 2060 good for gaming?
- Best CPU for 1050 Ti
- Are M.2 SSDs worth it for gaming?
- Costco gaming PC buying guide: Don’t waste money
- How many teraflops is an RTX 2080 Ti?
- Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti vs. 1660: Which one’s better?
Latest in gaming components
Nvidia & AMD GPU guide: List, comparison, and pricing of all GPUs (2018-23)
An overview of 53 graphics cards from 2018 to 2023, ending with RTX 4090 & RX 7900 XTX: Raw comparison.
GTX 1080 Ti vs. RTX 2060 Super
The 1080 Ti is faster, more expensive, draws more power. RTX 2060S has ray tracing, DLSS3. 1080 Ti’s FSR 2.1 support makes it a better option overall.
Low FPS on 3060 Ti [Fixed]
Is your RTX 3060 Ti feeling like a 1060 3GB? You’re not alone. People have been reporting low FPS on the RTX 3060 Ti since its launch. Certain settings interfere with this including RAM and BIOS configurations. Let’s see how to fix low FPS on 3060 Ti.
How to check if my CPU is bottlenecking GPU?
If your CPU utilization is 80%+ while your GPU utilization is significantly lower, then it’s a standard case of a CPU bottleneck. It’s still a CPU bottleneck even if one core is overworked. Some games rely on the CPU more. Also, some in-game settings need the CPU more than the GPU such as draw distance. Turning these settings lower can help.
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 6600 Review: How justified exactly?
The wait of prices falling ends … ?
Logitech G305 Lightspeed Review: Simply the best, as long as you want simple
The perfect gaming mouse if you’re after a sleek-looking one or if on a budget.
General gaming
Editor’s picks
- GPU artifacting: How to solve and why it happens
- Xbox Series X vs. RTX 3060 Ti
- Gamer’s guide to BIOS settings
- GPUs: Core clock vs. boost clock
- Nvidia RTX 40 series: Release date, specs, pricing, power, and more
- Does Xbox One X have ray tracing?
- Migrating your Windows 10/11 to a new SSD (without paying)
Latest in general gaming
DLSS vs. FSR Comparison (All modern GPUs & AAA games)
Can you control all that extra FPS
Arris Surfboard Thruster Review: Improves WiFi for gaming, but has some caveats
The Two Towers with the One 6GHz Band connecting them. Better gaming? In some cases, sure.
Gaming chairs guide: Brands, prices & features to know when shopping
Read this buying guide before you buy trash and wonder “What is this stinking piece of seat?”
Sennheiser Game One Review: The non-gaming brand gaming headphone
Sennheiser thinks gamers like cheap plastic.
SecretLab Gaming Chairs: Complete review for first-time gaming chair buyers
What’s the secret to those wondrous curves?
Logitech G432 Review: Features, pros, cons
Budget gaming headset that’s cheap? Too cheap?
PC gaming
If you don’t like the coolest towers (both literally and figuratively) and the best framerates, you’re at the wrong place.
Editor’s picks
- Improve gaming FPS: Guide for better PC gaming in 2022
- Water cooling block for RTX 3080
- Gaming on Linux: best distros, the technologies, and hardware for Linux PC gaming
- How many fans does a gaming PC need? Think airflow, not fans
- What is a water block – Gamer’s guide to water blocks, water cooling, and liquid cooling
- Water cooling block for RX 5700 XT
Latest in PC gaming
Top 6 white gaming chairs to fall in love with (2023)
The very best white gaming chairs considering the price, comfort, durability, and features.
Razer Huntsman V2 Tournament Edition Review: Stands the test of time, the best all-rounder
Hunting for the best mechanical gaming keyboard without breaking the bank? The Huntsman Tournament Edition is TKL with RGB and checks all boxes including durability, design, and function.
Logitech G502 Hero Review: Tell me you’re a gamer without telling me you’re a gamer
TL;DR: The G502 Hero is the One Mouse to rule them all. Beefy, a little heavy, but totally gamer-friendly.
How to build a gaming PC: Short step-by-step guide
People want everything fast. Though we have in-depth guides on building a gaming PC, in this one we try to cover it all in 1200 words, or roughly 6 minutes of reading. Timer on? Go!
Best gaming keyboard for every budget in 2023
From $25 to $250, let’s look at the bestselling gaming keyboards that you can buy in 2023.
Roccat Kone AIMO Review: Big & flashy, but reliable or not?
If you like the way it looks and don’t need extremely low latency, extremely high DPI, high portability, or extremely smooth glide, this is a decent mouse for all types of gaming.
Gaming laptops
May the Force be with you, and may the chassis not melt. If you’re a gamer who worries about the battery life of a gaming laptop, you’re no gamer.
Editor’s picks
- Choosing the best gaming laptop graphics card
- How to care for a gaming laptop: 9 ways to increase longevity
- Minimum specs for a decent gaming laptop
- Laptop graphics cards: Adding, Removing, Upgrading, and Changing guide
- Difference between a gaming laptop and a normal laptop
- What gaming laptop should you buy?
Latest in gaming laptops
Asus TUF Gaming A15 Review: Solid, reliable, as good as you’d expect
It’s tough. It’s powerful. The Gaming A15 is the laptop for entry to mid-range gaming on a sleek portable machine. Made by military standards, you can go to actual wars with it and not just in games.
Asus TUF Gaming A15 Review: Solid, reliable, as good as you’d expect
Best budget gaming laptop: Top options specs & comparison
Solder a 3050 in an older chassis and move on?
MSI gaming laptops: The best options for all budgets (2023)
The contender to heavy gaming lineups from Razer and Asus, and heavy workstation lineups from Dell and Lenovo. MSI gaming laptops might just be the wholesomest notebooks out there.
HP Pavilion series: Good, bad, or ugly? Here’s what you should know before you buy an HP Pavilion machine
Old Pavilions are famously remembered to scream “Please don’t play games on me for longer than 10 minutes.” What about the new ones?
MSI Gaming GS63 Review: Features, pros, cons
The MSI GS63 is a thin and light gaming laptop that offers a great combination of power, portability and value.…
Top 5 ways to improve gaming experience on a laptop
How to game better on laptops, specially non-gaming ones? Here are 5 tips.
Gaming monitors
No more getting fooled by branding monikers and marketing lingo. True information regarding gaming monitors is right here. A good gaming monitor can increase the impact of the game, and we’ll try our best to deliver knowledge that will help you make the best choices.
Editor’s picks
- How to fix screen tearing?
- DisplayPort vs. HDMI: PC gamer’s guide
- Refresh rate and FPS: What’s the connection here?
- What is most important in a gaming monitor?
- What FPS is ideal for gaming?
- Which gaming monitors are good for which game types?
Latest in gaming monitors
INNOCN 44C1G Review: 44-inches super-ultrawide 1080p gaming, but for whom?
The INNOCN 44C1G is a 43.8” UW PC monitor that supports 2 inputs at 60 Hz and a full 3840 pixels wide display that’s not curved at 120 Hz with a 2ms response rate. It also has FreeSync Premium. In this review, we’ll find out how suitable is it for gaming and other things.
4K gaming monitors: Best options for a budget gaming setup
Is four-kay okay for a budget PC? How much should I pay for those almost 4,000 pixels?
DUEX Plus Review: A portable laptop monitor with an amazing display
Compact, light, and very well-built. Most importantly, it offers great screen quality.
Best gaming monitors in the world: Top 9 products with the best reviews & ratings
In the last few years, gaming monitors have become more popular than ever. As a result, the market for these devices has exploded. There are now hundreds of different models available and every manufacturer seems to be trying to offer the best product on the market. However, not all gaming…
Connection options for a multi-screening gaming setup
VGA, HDMI, and DisplayPort: Connection options for a multi-screen gaming setup are three. Let’s learn about them.
What to consider when buying a gaming monitor for consoles?
Display size, panel, compatibility, response time, LCD/LED, connection – all the important considerations when buying a gaming monitor for consoles – discussed here.
Game talk
This corner on Spearblade is dedicated to discussing games and addressing the pain points and common questions of gamers. Just trying to help gamers out with our two cents stuffed in. It’s hard to discuss gaming hardware without covering the games themselves, or so we have found.
Editor’s picks
- Xbox cheats for Call of Duty Warzone
- Pokémon Sword and Shield: How to choose the best starter Pokémon?
- Jedi: Fallen Order – How to unlock, reset, and use the Skill Tree?
- How good are fossil Pokémon in Sword and Shield?
- What is the best Assassin’s Creed game (story-wise)?
- How to solve Jindosh Riddle and Lock in Dishonored 2?
- Borderlands 3: Comparison between Amara Builds and Zane Builds
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What is Spearblade?
Spearblade publishes stories, articles, commentary, news, reviews, and opinions by independent writers. We discuss, mainly, gaming hardware such as video cards (GPUs), processors (CPUs), RAMs, cooling, storage; gaming monitors; gaming laptops; gaming equipment; gaming components; gaming gear; and more. The general articles on Spearblade talk about gaming on desktops in general.
New video games, PS4 and Xbox gaming, PC gaming troubleshooting, in-game guidance – you name it. You’ll find plenty of content on Spearblade regarding niche topics ranging from liquid cooling to ray tracing, and we leave no stone unturned in doing our research and mentioning the technicalities.
Carefully disposing all the marketing lingo from our hardware talk while keeping it all simple, straightforward, and somewhat technical – we build content around the core value of true information. It’s more than likely that you’ll find the answer to a problem or help on a matter very quickly when you read an article on Spearblade. We don’t beat around the bush. We don’t write for the robots. We keep it simple and real.
Of course, we also have a gaming section. You’ll find us talking about console games, PC games, and sometimes even smartphone games. We don’t do game reviews or walkthroughs, however.
You should know that you will find help, guidance, answers, and news for all leading manufacturers, designers, and brands in the gaming hardware industry including Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Not just that. You’ll find content around products from nearly every brand that matters in our space, Razer, Fractal Design, be quiet!, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, EVGA, NZXT, Western Digital, ASRock, MSI Gaming, ASUS, Gigabyte, Crucial, G.Skill, Corsair, Xbox, PlayStation, and on and on.
We know that gamers aren’t just on Windows desktops. Just as the entire gaming community is diverse – spread across operating systems (Linux and MacOS are also covered here) and devices (consoles, laptops, smartphones – you name it), the Spearblade authors community is also pretty diverse when it comes to expertise and knowledge.
Stuck about some terms related to something specific? Resolution, comparisons, thermal paste, refresh rates, response times, cases/chassis, rig design, motherboards, BIOS settings, APUs, iGPUs, G-Sync and FreeSync, or something entirely different? Don’t worry. Spearblade is here to help.
We also deal specifically in publishing content around product ranges such as GeForce, Radeon, RTX series, RX series, FE cards, Anniversary Edition cards.