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Best gaming PC build under $1,200

Although many gamers build their PCs from scratch, not everyone has the time or expertise to pull it off. Thanks to prebuilt gaming PCs, it’s possible to purchase a gaming rig that suits your needs for $1,200 or less.  When choosing a gaming PC, there are a few major components to consider. You need to know what kind of processor fits your needs. This will give you a clear indication of what kind of speed and general performance you can expect. RAM capacity is another important detail since having sizable

Striker’s Overwatch streaming setup: Headset, mouse, keyboard, and more

Nam-joo “Striker” Kwon is a former professional Overwatch player previously playing for San Francisco Shock. Although his streams are infrequent, he has a Twitch following of over 21,000 followers. Striker is known for his DPS skills and has won over five major tournaments since he began playing Overwatch professionally in 2016. Striker recently stepped back from the Overwatch competitive scene, and his future in professional play is uncertain.  Striker’s setup is tailored for FPS games to help him perform at his best. Because Striker isn’t currently on a team, his setup is subject to

DOTA 2 Adds AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Support In New Update

Valve’s incredibly popular DOTA 2 just received a new update, which adds support for AMD’s latest FidelityFX Super Resolution technology. The game was confirmed to be receiving FSR support recently. In a news post on the official DOTA 2 website, Valve has listed all of the features and content additions coming to the game with the update. AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution will allow for all players who’re using any GPU compatible with DirectX 11 or Vulkan to see improvements to the performance while still reaping the benefits of playing at

AMD’s FSR Has Been Added to Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One Dev Kits

AMD’s supersampling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution is out for developers to implement in their PC games now, and many have started adding support already. Not too long ago, Microsoft stated that they’d be sharing details regarding FSR implementation on Xbox soon as well, and as promised, they’ve provided those new details. Over on Twitter, Jason Ronald, director of program management at Xbox, recently confirmed that AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution is now available to Xbox developers. The supersampling tech has been added to game development kits and is preview. Surprisingly enough,

S1mple’s CS:GO streaming setup: Mouse, keyboard, and more

Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev is a professional CS:GO player for Natus Vincere. He’s known for his skills with the AWP and his game-winning clutches.  S1mple began playing CS:GO professionally in 2016 and has been dominating ever since. He’s had over six first-place finishes in major tournaments and is considered one of the best CS:GO players in the world. Unsurprisingly, S1mple uses a quality setup for both gaming and streaming to play at his max potential. This includes having a powerful graphics card and a high refresh rate monitor to keep up.

Forspoken Shows Snippets of Gameplay in New Video

AMD has launched its supersampling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), and recently confirmed that Square Enix’s upcoming open world action RPG Forspoken (previously known as Project Athia) would be supporting FSR when it launches. In a video recently uploaded by AMD, Forspoken developer Luminous Production’s studio head and general manager Takeshi Aramaki speaks about FSR and how it’s going to boost the game’s performance and resolution, and how easy it has been to implement (apparently, it took just one day to implement FSR in the game). Meanwhile, brief snippets of new gameplay footage are also

Microsoft Reveals New Monitors Designed to Be Used With Xbox Series X/S

Credit: Microsoft Microsoft today revealed in a news post a series of monitors that are “Designed for Xbox.” As the company continues to tout the graphical hardware of the Xbox Series X/S, it’s probably wise to ensure users have a monitor that can handle it. These monitors are made by partner companies but are listed as “Designed for Xbox,” just to make sure potential consumers get the message. Xbox describes the new monitor’s capabilities: “Soon, players will see the new “Gaming Features for Xbox” badge appear on select monitors on

Best APUs for gaming

The accelerated processing unit (APU) is a piece of hardware that takes the prospect of building a gaming PC and simplifies it for newcomers. Most computers are built with one processor (CPU) and one dedicated graphics card (GPU). An APU combines those two pieces into one with generally lower prices and performance than a dedicated CPU/GPU setup.  This makes the APU a great product to consider when building an entry-level gaming PC on a budget or when you want to make a PC as simple to build as possible. But