Is Liquid Cooling Worth it for Me?
If your temperatures are unbearably high while you play games, then yes, liquid cooling is going to be worth it. It does come with certain risks and a high price tag if you go with branded all-in-one kits.
Are Water Coolers Better Than Fans?
Liquid cooling or water cooling is the alternative to fan cooling with heatsinks. Mostly, it’s better, and also a little riskier. Sometimes, water cooling can get pretty expensive.
Water Block Price for PC Cooling
The price of a water block can be anywhere in the range of $10 to $250, depending on what you want. A DIY water block can cost as little as $10 (or even less) whereas a full system including a water block that’s easy to install and has RGB lighting can cost $250.
Xbox Series X vs. 3060 Ti: Which one is Better for Gaming?
Xbox Series X uses the Scarlett GPU. The Nvidia 3060 Ti is used in desktop builds along with a CPU and other hardware. The Xbox Series X GPU is only used in the Xbox Series X, duh.
Is RTX 3090 Worth It?
Officially, the RTX 3090 costs $800 more than the RTX 3080; nearly $300 more than the RTX 3080 Ti (which is also more available thanks to a reduced mining hashrate); and $500 more than the AMD RX 6900 XT. Does it deliver the performance worth its expensiveness? In other words, is an additional 10-12 GB of non-functional VRAM worth $800?
Does RTX 2060 Have Ray Tracing?
RTX 2060 has ray tracing. It’s hardware-accelerated ray tracing (vs. software-based ray tracing you’d find in cards such as the AMD RX 5700 XT). It beats its competitors right out of the water with the only trade-off being a higher power consumption.
Does AMD RX 5700 XT Have Ray Tracing?
AMD RX 5700 XT doesn’t have hardware-accelerated ray tracing. It has software-based ray tracing. Both are two very different things and depending on your usage, AMD RX 5700 XT’s ray tracing might do the job for you or might be completely worthless.
Valve Index: Is RTX 2060 Good Enough?
Yes, the RTX 2060 is good enough. But if you’re purchasing a card for Valve Index, the minimum you should think of is the RTX 2070 Super.
Refresh Rate and FPS: What’s the Connection Here?
Mind-boggling to some, kindergarten homework for others. What is the connection between the refresh rate and the FPS? How they affect each other? What’s the maximum FPS you can get on a monitor? Let’s find the answers to all these questions and more.
How to Fix Screen Tearing in Games
Screen tearing happens when your GPU’s framerate is out of sync with the monitor’s refresh rate. "Out of sync", not "more" or "less". Screen tearing remains to be the #1 gaming issue related to the monitor. But in fact, it’s got more to do with the GPU’s relation to the monitor than just the monitor.
