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Sharky Guides

May 2012

PC Buyer's Guide for Gaming Enthusiasts -- May 2012

Our latest Enthusiast Gaming Guide arrives with the top recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and value in a sub-$2000 system.  The May edition is loaded with new recommendations to check out, including updated motherboard selections for both builds.

May 3, 2012

April 2012

PC Buyer's Guide for Entry-Level Gaming -- April 2012

The April update of our Entry-Level Gaming Guide arrives with the latest recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and affordability. New system case, monitor and video card recommendations debut in this edition as well as a new pick for our Intel motherboard.

April 2, 2012

March 2012

PC Buyer's Guide for Gaming Enthusiasts -- March 2012

Our latest SharkyExtreme Enthusiast Gaming Guide arrives with the top recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and value in a sub-$2000 system. The March edition offers an updated AMD motherboard selection as well as new system case, memory and solid state drive recommendations.

March 16, 2012

February 2012

PC Buyer's Guide for Entry-Level Gaming -- February 2012

The February edition of our Entry-Level Gaming Guide arrives with the latest recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and affordability, including a new processor pick for our AMD build.

February 12, 2012

January 2012

PC Buyer's Guide for Gaming Enthusiasts -- January 2012

Our initial Enthusiast Gaming Guide for 2012 arrives with new and improved recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and value in a sub-$2000 system. Most noticeably, the heart of our Intel system gets a big change in this installment of the guide.

January 23, 2012

PC Buyer's Guide for Entry-Level Gaming -- January 2012

Our initial Entry-Level Gaming Guide for 2012 arrives with new and improved recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and affordability.

January 9, 2012

November 2011

Build Your Own Gaming PC Guide -- Nov. 2011

Just in time for the holiday season, we look at how to build a perfectly capable PC gaming system for less than a $1,000 -- from case to fan to CPU.

November 17, 2011

August 2011

PC Buyer's Guide for Gaming Enthusiasts, August, 2011

The Enthusiast-level PC Buying Guide offers CPU and motherboard suggestions for both Intel and AMD system, though the other components will remain the same. For this we went with a Sandy Bridge processor -- not the fastest Intel processors available, but they offer the best bang for buck.

August 31, 2011

July 2011

July Entry-Level Gaming PC Guide

From case to CPU, our guide shows you how to build a perfectly capable PC gaming system for less than a $1,000.

July 29, 2011

April 2011

PC Buyer's Guide for Gaming Enthusiasts, April 15

The Enthusiast-level PC Buying Guide now includes the latest in storage technology -- SSD drives –- in our $2,000 system. Of course, SSDs aren't cheap, so where did we make the compromises?

April 14, 2011
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