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The best budget 144Hz gaming monitors of 2021

Gaming monitors range from budget-orientated offerings with entry-level specs to the fastest options with high performance and equally high prices. While everyone wishes they could have the best monitor, financial constraints are real, and most users have to make some sort of compromise between the price they’re willing to pay and the performance they can afford. Users looking for a decent gaming monitor without spending top dollar might consider 144Hz options. These monitors are affordable but still have adequate refresh rates to keep up with the competition in most games.

Asus releases upgraded lineup of X570 motherboards

Asus has officially released a new suite of gaming motherboards, including the ROG Crosshair, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, and ProArt X570 motherboards. ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme The new ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme motherboard is tuned specifically for the maximum performance that one can get. It features a new passive cooling design and a large heatsink armor to prevent overheating while overclocking. The Crosshair VIII Extreme also features a Dynamic OC Switcher, high-speed memory support, and control over water and fan-based cooling. In terms of CPU support, the ROG Crosshair VIII

Best PC gaming accessories

When a PC build is complete, the only worry that’s left is to make sure everything around it is helping achieve a more convenient and enjoyable gaming experience. This is where a PC’s accessories come into play.  Stands, racks, mouse pads, chairs, and other accessories offer solutions to many issues that can inconvenience PC gamers. Many of which are affordable and have longer lifespans than a PC itself. The following items are some of the best PC gaming accessories. Best headset stand Gamenote RGB headset holder Image via Gamenote The

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

Hyo-bin “ChoiHyoBin” Choi is a professional Overwatch player competing for San Francisco Shock. Throughout his career, ChoiHyoBin placed first at over seven premier tournaments and is known for his signature tank heroes D.Va and Roadhog. Additionally, ChoiHyoBin is popular on Twitch and streams to his over 22,000 followers. Below is ChoiHyoBin’s Overwatch streaming setup.  Headphones Bose QuietComfort 20 Image via Bose The Bose QuietComfort 20 are noise-canceling earbuds compatible with smartphones and PCs. What sets these earbuds apart from standard headphones is their advanced control module. With the control module

When is Pokemon UNITE Coming to Mobile?

PokémonPhoto by The Pokemon CompanyWhen is Pokemon UNITE coming to mobile? That’s a question that is commonly repeated by Pokemon fans, as since its Nintendo Switch release in July, no official date regarding the mobile version’s debut has been announced.However, since the Switch launch, things on the mobile port’s end have been quiet. Since then, there's been some negative fan reactions to announcements like Blissey being added instead of Blastoise. Fans still await when the mobile version of the game will come out.Trainers, it’s time. #PokemonUNITE is now available on

Best USB-C docks

Computers are meant to multitask and help you increase efficiency and productivity, but they only come with so many ports. Docks allow you to plug in many devices at once into your computer, from something as small as a flash drive to something as big as a 4K monitor. USB-C docks range in usability, versatility, size, and shape, so it’s important to find one that best fits your needs. Here are the best USB-C docks. Best overall USB-C dock Accell Driverless USB-C 4K Docking Station Image by Accell via Amazon

Sony Will Be Using Nixxes To Port More IPs To PC

Sony might not have been making as many moves to acquire studios as Microsoft. However, this month Sony did announce their Nixxes acquisition. This is a development studio that, for over a decade, has been pushing out plenty of PC ports. However, now it looks like the company will be working exclusively on PlayStation games for the PC platform. That’s at least according to a recent statement from PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan. It’s been more or less assumed Nixxes was purchased for Sony’s PlayStation PC ports efforts. However, now a

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki Reveals Even More Characters & Gameplay

Today, during a livestream hosted by Dengeki Online, Nihon Falcom introduced new characters and gameplay of The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki. We meet the president of Calvard, Roy Gramhart, 46 years old. He was elected two years ago and consolidated his popularity by exacting huge reparations from the Erebonian Empire after the war. Ashen Lu, 17 years old, is the daughter of the Lu family and sister of Xin. She is a bright and friendly lady and a childhood frine of Aaron Wei. Gilliam Thorndike is the General

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki Introduces New and Returning Characters With New Screenshots

Nihon Falcom released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming Trails JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki. We meet Ouroboros Enforcer No. VIII Walter Kron, who returns from the Trails in the Sky series. He is currently chasing a young man in the republic of Calvard and this will bring him to meet Van. Next is Lucrezia Isselee, also known as the “Golden Butterfly” and Ouroboros Enforcer No. III. She was mentioned in Trails of Cold Steel and is a former member of the Order of the

Take-Two Interactive Has Been Killing Off GTA Mods

Take-Two Interactive has quite a few development studios under it but one of the game IPs that most will be familiar with from this company is Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto. This franchise has been around for decades and it’s continued to thrive today with the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 along with the online counterpart, Grand Theft Auto Online. However, with any popular video game or series especially titles available on the PC platform, you’ll have a slew of modifications.  Mods have always been around for PC gamers