Parts & Reviews

With classes starting in the next couple of weeks, this is the window to sort out your setup before the semester gets busy — not the week homework piles up. The good news: the gear that makes online classes and video calls look professional is largely the same gear that makes gaming better, so nothing

The Razer BlackWidow has been the go-to gaming mechanical keyboard recommendation for over a decade, and it’s still a genuinely solid board — full aluminum construction, tactile clicky Green switches, and broad availability. But the base BlackWidow V3 has no hot-swap sockets, no wireless, and a typing feel that hasn’t fundamentally changed in years while

The HyperX Cloud II has been a go-to recommendation since 2015, and it earned that reputation honestly — comfortable, reliable, and reasonably priced. But over a decade later, its 53mm drivers, USB-only virtual surround, and dated in-line controls have been matched or beaten in nearly every category by newer options, some from HyperX itself. Here

These are two of the most recommended entry points into mechanical keyboards, and they represent genuinely different philosophies: the K552 is a full-featured tenkeyless board built for durability at the lowest possible price, while the RK61 shrinks down to a 60% layout and adds wireless connectivity most budget boards skip entirely. Here’s which one actually

The Logitech G502 has sold tens of millions of units and remains one of the most recommended gaming mice ever made — but it launched in 2014, and even its 2019 Hero refresh is starting to show its age. At 121g with an aging sensor and no wireless on the base model, it’s been surpassed

On July 31, 2026, Gigabyte launched a brand new line of AM4 motherboards — for a socket AMD introduced a decade ago and moved on from back in 2022. That alone tells you how severe the memory crisis has gotten. But there’s a twist that changes the advice we and others have been giving: DDR4,

These are two of the most recommended budget gaming mice on the market, both sitting in the same $25–30 price bracket, and both genuinely good. If you’ve read our budget peripherals roundup and still can’t decide between them, here’s the real breakdown: shape, sensor, and who each one actually fits. ⚡ Quick Answer 📊 Spec