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In our series of Best Guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the time of writing (29-Aug). Numbers in graphs reflect MSRP. Best CPUs, August 2017 Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data from our reviews. CPU Recommendations: August 2017 AMD Segment Intel Ryzen 7 1800X Ryzen 7 1700 $431 $300 Peak Gaming / VR $325 $337 Core i7-7740X Core i7-7700K Ryzen 5 1600 $210 Smart Gaming / VR $198 Core i5-7500 Ryzen 3 1300X $130 Sub $700 Gaming $116 Core i3-7100 Athlon X4 960 Athlon X4 860K ? $66 Sub $500 Gaming $85 Pentium G4560 A12-9800 + AM4 A10-7890K + FM2+ A10-7860K + FM2+ $111 $143 $96 Integrated / eSports - - Threadripper 1950X $1000 CPU Workstation $1000 Core i9-7900X Threadripper 1900X EPYC 7251 $549 $475 Memory Workstation $213 Xeon W-2123 Raven Ridge APUs One to Watch Core i9-7980XE Core i7-8700K Core i3-8100 The...
Best CPUs Q2 2017
In our series of Buyer Guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the time of...
0 by Ian Cutress on 7/6/2017
Best SSDs: Q2 2017
The next generation of 3D NAND—with 64 or more layers—has not yet hit the shelves, but it's getting closer. Toshiba and Western Digital announced their first mainstream client SSDs...
54 by Billy Tallis on 6/16/2017
Best Laptops: Q2 2017
Every quarter we like to take a look at the market and offer a summary for a quick recommendation list of laptops. Although there were no new CPU or...
24 by Brett Howse on 6/2/2017
Best Tablets: Q1 2017
Unlike the red-hot smartphone market that continues to grow, with new models appearing at a blistering rate, the tablet market is, well….a little boring. Apple still releases a few...
27 by Matt Humrick on 3/31/2017
Best Android Phones: Q1 2017
Flowers are blooming and temperatures are rising, which means it’s time for our Q1 2017 Best Android Smartphones guide. There’s been a flurry of phone announcements over the first...
73 by Matt Humrick on 3/30/2017
Best Gaming Laptops: Holiday 2016
It’s been about a year since our last look at gaming laptops, and the one major change over last year is the launch of the 16 nm FinFET GPUs...
44 by Brett Howse on 12/19/2016
Best PC Power Supplies: Holiday 2016
For today's holiday buyers' guide we are having a look at power supplies. Once again, I shall begin with discussing and clarifying a common misconception among users, that a...
63 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/30/2016
Best NASes: Q1 2016
Network-attached storage vendors do not usually follow a regular yearly cadence in updating their offerings. Releases for different market segments are spread throughout the year. That said, thanks to...
26 by Ganesh T S on 3/30/2016
Best High-End Laptops: Holiday 2014
High-End Laptop Recommendations Our holiday guides have covered a lot of products so far, and just on the laptop side of things we've looked at budget laptops, Chromebooks, and mainstream...
85 by Jarred Walton on 12/18/2014
Best $1000 Laptops: Holiday 2014
Mainstream Laptop Recommendations So far we've covered the budget laptop sector as well as Chromebooks in our Holiday 2014 Guides, but if you want a good quality laptop that can...
80 by Jarred Walton on 12/5/2014
Chromebook Buyer's Guide: Holiday 2014
If you want something more than a tablet, the cheapest options are undoubtedly Chromebooks. These are basically the least expensive laptops you can find, and while we're working on...
64 by Jarred Walton on 11/26/2014
Best Video Cards: October 2014
After a couple of months off due to a very busy fall product season, we’re finally back again with our monthly guide to video cards and video card industry...
73 by Ryan Smith on 10/30/2014
The AnandTech Guide to Video Card Overclocking Software
Video card overclocking has become a very popular topic amongst gamers and PC enthusiasts these days. With the release of next generation games around the corner and the growing...
59 by Michael Wilding on 10/8/2014
Best Desktops for Under a Grand
Following up on last week's Best Budget PC Guide, today we have midrange systems with roughly twice the cost. Of all the systems types to configure, the midrange market...
65 by Jarred Walton on 8/8/2014
State of the Part: CPUs
Short Introduction to CPUs and Terminology There are many elements that go into any modern computer: the CPU/APU, motherboard, memory, (optional) GPU, storage, case, and power supply. While some items...
69 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2014
Best PC You Can Build for Under $500
With yesterday's launch of AMD's 65W Kaveri APUs, it seemed a good time to give some recommendations for new system builds. We're starting out at the budget end of...
86 by Jarred Walton on 8/1/2014
Best Video Cards: June 2014
We’re back once again with our monthly guide to video cards and video card industry recap, this time for June of 2014. June has been another quiet month from a...
51 by Ryan Smith on 6/30/2014
Best Video Cards: May 2014
We’re back once again with our monthly guide to video cards and video card industry recap, this time for May of 2014. All things considered, the month of May has...
44 by Ryan Smith on 5/29/2014
Best Video Cards: April 2014
As April comes to a close we’re back once again with our monthly guide to video cards. Compared to the February/March time period and the flurry of activity coinciding with...
65 by Ryan Smith on 4/30/2014
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