The parts store
Window-shop like a kid in a candy store.
Every aisle we buy from, every part we would actually put in your machine. No house brands, no paid placements. When you are ready, your build list links straight out to live Amazon prices.
Deal of the day
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AMD
Radeon RX 9070 XT
LER 5.0 - our take
AMD's most complete card in years. In pure rasterised performance it lands close to the 5070 Ti for less money, and it carries the same 16 GB of memory, which is the spec that decides how a midrange card feels three years from now.
Launch MSRP$599Prices move fast on this one. Check the live number.
The aisles
Graphics cards11 picks - The single biggest line item in a gaming build, and the part that should be sized to your monitor before anything else.Processors9 picks - Decides your floor, not your ceiling.Memory kits3 picks - Capacity first, then speed, then timings.Drives4 picks - Load times and shader compilation, not frame rate.Monitors3 picks - The part that sets the budget for every other part.Cases7 picks - The only part you look at every day.Cooling and lighting7 picks - Fans move heat and, increasingly, carry the whole look of a build.Network gear3 picks - Latency and jitter decide your online experience.
Staff picks this week
Assembly service
Picked the parts? We will build it better than anyone in the USA.
Three service tiers, one accountable human, and a machine that arrives tuned, tested, and documented. That is the whole pitch.
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