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4K looks glorious — but it costs ~4× the GPU power of 1080p, and for competitive play it's the wrong choice. Here's who a 4K gaming monitor is genuinely worth it for, and who should skip it.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
OLED used to be a luxury with a burn-in asterisk. In 2026 the prices collapsed and the burn-in fear is largely outdated — here's the honest panel comparison, and who each is really for.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
The jump from 60Hz to 144Hz is life-changing. Everything after that has diminishing returns — unless you play competitively. Here's exactly how many Hz you actually need.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
1440p won 2026 for most gamers — but the right answer depends entirely on your GPU and how you play. Here's the honest breakdown of all three, and who each one is really for.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Resolution, refresh rate, panel type, response time, and sync — get these five right and everything else is noise. Here's how to pick the monitor that fits your GPU and how you play.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Before you drop $500 on a graphics card, run this checklist. For a lot of people the free levers close the whole gap — and for the rest, this tells you exactly which part to buy.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Not all settings are equal. A few eat 30-50% of your frame rate for a difference you'll barely see; others are nearly free. Here's exactly what to turn down — and what to leave on Ultra.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Before you spend a cent on an upgrade, find out which part is actually holding you back. It takes one free overlay and two numbers — and the answer decides where your money should go.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
High average FPS but the game still hitches? Stutter is a different beast from low frame rate — and frame generation can't fix it. Here's what actually causes it and how to make it smooth.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Low frame rate doesn't always mean you need a new GPU. Here's the full playbook — from free five-minute tweaks that add 30-60% FPS to knowing exactly when hardware is the real answer.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Fresh off an Xbox reset, Bethesda laid out a huge Fallout roadmap: remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Fallout 5 in pre-production, and a new Fallout from Obsidian. The catch? Elder Scrolls 6 comes first.
Diego Santos · Aug 1 · 9 min
Ryan Cohen shrugged off the death of physical games because they're now under 12% of GameStop's business. The company built on selling discs has quietly moved on — and that tells you where gaming is headed.
Diego Santos · Aug 1 · 9 min
The Xbox controller is still the safe pick, but the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 quietly out-features it for the same money. Here's the honest PC controller guide for 2026.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
Ultralight wireless is the whole game now. The Razer Viper V3 Pro leads at 54g, but the value pick punches way above its price. Here's the honest gaming mouse guide.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
Great sound is easy to find. The things that actually separate gaming headsets are mic quality, battery, and one connection type you must avoid. Here's the honest guide.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
Two laptops with the same RTX 5070 can perform completely differently. The number that actually matters is TGP. Here's the honest best-gaming-laptop guide for 2026, by budget.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
OLED changed everything, and 1440p high-refresh is the sweet spot most gamers should buy. Here's the honest monitor guide for 2026 — resolution, refresh, panel type, and what to skip.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
For years the answer was 'build a PC.' In 2026, with RAM and GPU prices sky-high, the $899 PS5 Pro is genuinely better value for a lot of people. Here's the honest call.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
There are no official GTA 6 PC specs, and the PC version is likely a 2027-28 thing. So the real buying advice isn't a card — it's a plan. Here's the honest GPU guide for GTA 6.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
Every site has a GTA 6 'system requirements' page. Here's the uncomfortable truth: Rockstar hasn't published any, and the PC version probably isn't out until 2027. Here's what we actually know.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 11 min
Emulators are legal. The games are the complicated part. Here's what's actually allowed in 2026 — the court cases, the ROM grey area, and why Nintendo goes after some emulators and not others.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 12 min
Valve quietly raised the Steam Deck OLED to $789. That reshuffles the whole handheld question. Here's the honest answer on Steam Deck vs ROG Ally X vs Legion Go S for how you actually play.
Diego Santos · Jul 31 · 12 min
A 16-hour outage of a licensing service blocked sign-ins and game launches across three Xbox generations. The uncomfortable part: even physical disc games refused to start. Here's what happened and why.
Diego Santos · Jul 30 · 9 min