How to Choose a Motherboard for Your Gaming PC Build

How to: Choose a Motherboard for Your Gaming PC Build

This article is part of Newb Computer Build’s “How to: Build a Gaming PC” guides to choosing your PC hardware for your Gaming PC builds. When you are choosing all of the hardware for your Gaming PC build, I would suggest that the very second piece of hardware you choose is the motherboard; with the Processor being your first choice. The reasoning …

Choosing a Processor for your Gaming Build

How to: Choose a Processor for Your Gaming PC Build

This article is part of Newb Computer Build’s “How to: Build a Gaming PC” guides to choosing your PC hardware for your Gaming PC builds. When you decide to build a gaming PC, the very first thing you must decide on is which processor / CPU you are going to purchase. There are many factors that may be your deciding …

Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard Review

Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard Review

Overview So I have been on a roll lately with gaming hardware arsenal with my purchase of the   Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma gaming headset (check out my review here) and the Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse (check out my review here). So far I have been very impressed with my hardware choices, and I am still very impressed with my new purchase of the Logitech G510 Gaming …

Newb Computer Build's Gaming PC Builds of the Month

Gaming PC Build of the Month ($1000-$1500): August 2011

Gaming PC Build Recipe:  Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K Processor  Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme6 B3  Graphics Card: 2X EVGA GeForce GTX460 SE 1 GB in SLI  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit  Hard Drive: Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Blue  Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-950TX 950-Watt Computer Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Case with SuperSpeed …

Newb Computer Build's Gaming PC Builds of the Month

Gaming PC Build of the Month ($500-$1000 ): August 2011

Gaming PC Build Recipe:  Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K  Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme4 B3 Motherboard  Graphics Card: HIS Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2GB  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit  Hard Drive: Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Blue  Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt Computer Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case  Optical …

Newb Computer Build's Gaming PC Builds of the Month

Gaming PC Build of the Month (< $500 ): August 2011

Gaming PC Build Recipe:  Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 450  Motherboard: MSI AM3 NVIDIA nForce ATX AMD Motherboard  Graphics Card: MSI ATI Radeon HD6670  RAM: Crucial 4GB 2GBx2 240-pin DDR3  Hard Drive: Western Digital 500 GB  Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt Computer Case: Cooler Master Elite Mid Tower Case  Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD±RW Drive Estimated Price: $ 496

Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 Review

Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 Review

Overview: Lately I have been ramping up my gaming hardware arsenal as I was feeling a lack of anything in terms of ‘legit’ gaming gear. I started off with purchasing the Creative Sound Blaster Sigma Headset for what I think to be a great headset for its price range and loved it so far. Next I went searching for a …

How to Choose a Gaming Monitor

Best Gaming Monitors – And How to Choose?

Jump Straight to the Best Gaming Monitors: Asus Ve276Q 27″ Planar PX2710MW Black 27″ Asus VH242H Black 23.6″ So you want to choose the right monitor for you to enjoy the best possible gaming experience? Well there may be a few things you need to look for when searching for the best gaming monitor for you. Choosing the best possible gaming monitor …

Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Review

When searching for a new headset to fulfill all of my listening wants, I finally settled on purchasing the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma headset and here is the Newb-Computer-Build review!

Portal 2 System Requirements: What Do You Need To Play? ( PC / Mac )

  Portal 2 was officially released on April 19, 2011 as the sequel to the 2007 game Portal. This first-person puzzle-platform video game consists of a series of puzzles that are solved through teleporting your character and other objects using a portal gun. Sounds lame? Yes! But it’s not…seriously it’s so much fun. How it works is say there is …

Crysis 2 System Requirements – Get Ready To Play!

Crysis 2 has officially been released as of March 22, 2011. This is the sequel to the 2007 EA game Crysis / the Crysis Expansion – Warhead. The game takes place in New York City in the year 2023, three years after the first game takes place. The world has now been overcome by climatic disasters with a societal breakdown, …

Duke Nukem Forever: "Come Get Some!"

I remember playing Duke Nukem 64 hearing the nostalgic “Damn I’m Good!” The old Duke Nukem 3D is a first person shooter released back in 1996 under several versions for the PC, Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64 platforms. Now I cannot wait for the release of Duke Nukem Forever! Check out the Duke Nukem Forever Official Website to …