Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard – Review

Change, some people like change, and others are scared of change. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t. This is generally not the case with tech. New doesn’t always mean better, immediately. In the last few months, we have seen announcements from many of the big names in the CPU and GPU […]

Gigabyte UD750W Power Supply – Review

Power supplies, are not usually the most exciting thing to look for when you are building a new PC. The basics that you usually look at are the rating, can it run my CPU and GPU, the form factor, will it fit my case, and the price. That is what most people consider when they […]

AORUS FV43U 4K gaming monitor – Review

All monitors are equal, but some are more equal than others… Aorus has, once again, created a breathtaking monitor that, in my humble opinion, cannot be beaten right now. The whole Aorus gaming monitor range as a matter of fact is all simply mind-boggling! I have reviewed a fair amount of monitors from a variety […]

Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X Motherboard – Review

Intel’s new 12th generation of CPUs, named Adler Lake, for those interested, have once again changed their socket.  The 11th generation CPUs used the LGA1200 socket and with the 12th generation, they have gone to LGA1700.  The increase in number is due to the increase in pins.  But thanks to a new socket, manufacturers have […]

AORUS Waterforce 360mm AIO – Review

The days of simple stock coolers being enough to keep CPUs cool are long gone.  With monster CPU’s such as the Ryzen 9 5950X boasting a massive 16 cores and 32 threads, and the new Adler lake, 12th Gen Intel CPUs with the 12900k which has, a very confusing, 16 cores, of which 8 is […]

Gigabyte AORUS-FI27Q-P Tactical Monitor – Review

Monitors, and gaming monitors, in particular, have been a topic of conversation for quite some time.  What is best?  what is better?  Do I get a 1080p monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate, or 1440p with 144Hz.  HDR?  Response time.  If you have lost me completely I don’t blame you.  With 4K gaming becoming more […]

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 XT – review

Our new friends over at Gigabyte South Africa were kind enough to send us our very first Gigabyte graphics card to review.  My personal gaming PC journey started with a Gigabyte RX580 card so the brand holds a dear place in my heart.  We are lucky enough to be able to spend some time with […]