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Micro Center's 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is here! Whether you're waiting till the last minute to shop, picking out those final stocking stuffers, or just grabbing a great gift for yourself, we've got the hot gifts that are sure to be a hit. It's our 2021 Holiday Buying Guide! Gifts for the Gamer: PXN Universal Racing Wheel If you've got a…
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Intel Evo Spotlight - Dell XPS 13
Intel Evo certification is a badge of honor in the mobile computer space, guaranteeing a laptop has been vetted by Intel to meet a number of important milestones for quality, performance, battery life, and responsiveness. Only Intel laptops can be Intel Evo laptops, but not all of them meet those strict specifications. If…
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The Best Laptops for Under $1000
Portable laptops provide convenient web browsing to those who go on business trips overseas, upload entertaining videos for their viewers, or stay home button-mashing their controllers. When you can’t bring a bulky desktop outside in a carry-on, then it’s time to pick up a laptop with cutting-edge tools and features, so…
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Announcing the New Maingear Vector Pro 17 (MG-VCP17)
Main Features RTX 3080 Laptop GPU 165Hz QHD Display - 2560x1440 Resolution 4 Zone RGB Keyboard Webcam with IR for Windows Hello WiFi 6 - 802.11ax 6-Cell Battery (7900 mAh - 91.24Wh) Ports 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen 3) Type C 2 x USB 3.2 (Gen 3) Type A 1 x HDMI 2.1 Mic Jack Headphone Jack RJ45 Ethernet Micro SD card Kensington Lock…
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What To Know When Choosing a PC for Content Creators
When looking for your next streaming, video editing, or art PC, it can be easy to overlook prebuilt PCs for something entirely custom. But if you’re new to the PC builder space, worried about building your own rig, or just looking to save a little money, a prebuilt creator PC might be the right choice. Prebuilt PCs are…
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Intel 12700K Overview and Benchmarks
The highly anticipated Intel 12th Gen CPUs, codenamed Alder Lake, are finally here. Since Intel has been talking up these new processors since CES 2021 back in January, we’ve had quite a bit of time to speculate. And, based on first impressions, these new CPUs don't fail to live up to the hype. The Specs: Intel has done…
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Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake Breakdown
Intel’s brand-new lineup of processors are launching today! Intel's 12th Gen processors add hybrid processing to desktop PCs, and that’s just the beginning. All of the new Alder Lake processors come DDR5 RAM ready, with support for PCIe 5.0 and as many as 16 cores and 24 threads (with a boost of up to 5.2GHz!). And don’t…
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What is the Platinum Collection: HP
The latest generation of gaming laptops are the most impressive of their kind ever made. They combine the performance and efficiency of cutting-edge components, with sleek designs, and battery-saving technologies that make them impressive on all fronts. There are a lot of them to pick from though, which is why it can help…
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Introducing a Brand-New PC Builder - Powered by ASUS!
Powered By ASUS - Customized by You - Built by Micro Center Releasing today, we've partnered with ASUS to create a brand-new, easy-to-use online PC builder. Designed to help everyone from computer novices to pros build the custom computers of their dreams with just a few clicks. The ASUS PC Builder tool is designed to make…
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What Are Intel Evo Laptops?
Are you in the market for a new laptop? Tired of using your old computer and want something that truly feels next-gen? Well, then you may want to check out the brand new Intel Evo laptops. Evo laptops are designed to be the next generation of Window’s PCs, offering a stylish, sleek, and responsive upgrade to any laptop.…
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What is the Platinum Collection: MSI
Whether you’re a high-speed esports gamer or someone who enjoys the more single-player-focused AAA and narrative games, you want a gaming PC or laptop that gives you great performance so you can enjoy them to their fullest. Building your own PC is one way to get that, but it can feel a little daunting. So can searching…
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AMD Radeon RX 6600 Build Guide
The brand new AMD RX 6600 is here, and it's ready to rock your budget PC build. Don't believe us? Check out our benchmarks over here. In honor of this not-so-pricey powerhouse, we've put together a build guide designed to squeeze every last drop of power out of it while keeping some cash in your wallet. Processor: AMD…
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Windows 11 First Impressions - One Week In
By Ben Price Check out the Big Differences Between Windows 10 and 11 for even more Windows 11 updates! Released to the public on October 5th, Microsoft Windows 11 has now officially been out for just over a week. After having spent some time hands-on with the new operating system, I’ve got more than a few first…
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What Is The Platinum Collection: Dell
Dell has been one of the most iconic laptop and desktop PC brands for decades, with wide ranges of lauded business-focused systems, high-end gaming laptops, and svelte, industry-leading Ultrabooks. That makes it a perfect brand for the Micro Center Platinum Collection. Dell PCs come packing the latest and greatest hardware…
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Best Controllers for Star Wars Squadrons!
A long time ago in a galaxy far away… Except it’s right here and now! Star Wars: Squadrons Is a space combat gameset in the Star Wars universe developed byMotive Studios and published by Electronic Arts.It promises immersive combat set amongst the stars.You’ll have your option of eight different spacecraft. Two of each…
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The Platinum Collection: Lenovo
Lenovo is one of the most popular and respected laptop and PC manufacturers in the world, and for good reason. There’s also a good reason its gaming laptops and prebuilt gaming PCs feature so prominently in the Micro Center Platinum Collection: they’re that good. Although Micro Center sells thousands of different gaming…
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Why You Need a Supermicro Intel XEON Workstation
A workstation is a high-performance computer designed for high-powered tasks, such as 4k video editing and AutoCAD. While they share some DNA with gaming PCs and home PCs, a workstation, such as the Supermicro Workstation Desktop Computer, is primarily meant for work and has the power and reliability required by many…
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The Platinum Collection: ASUS
The Micro Center Platinum Collection offers a range of hand-picked desktops and laptops with cutting-edge components, no compromise on performance, and at a great price. The Platinum Collection is a great place to start if you’re buying a new prebuilt gaming PC, workstation, homework laptop, or anything in between.…
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Wireless Gaming Headset Buying Guide
Gaming headsets are an absolute necessity for gamers of all skill levels, from beginner to eSport Pro. But with so many gaming headsets are available in the market, it can be hard to pick out the perfect fit. Most gamers look for top-quality surround sound experience and, because these headsets are typically worn for long…
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Keyboard Buying Guide: Mechanical Or Membrane?
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everybody uses a keyboard on a daily basis, be it the built-in set of keys on a
laptop or a separate one that’s connected to a desktop PC. Many of us don’t pay
that much thought to these ubiquitous peripherals, but if you’re finding that
your cheap keyboard isn’t cutting it any longer and it’s time for an…
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Micro Center Platinum Collection – Top-Of-The-Line Gaming For Every Budget
Gamers need gaming PCs and though there are heaps of desktops and laptops out there that might be designed to look or even feel the part, not all gaming PCs and gaming laptops do a fantastic job. The Micro Center Platinum Collection is a line of systems that have been specifically vetted to deliver excellent performance at…
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IceGiant ProSiphon Elite Benchmarks and Review
As semiconductor technology has evolved in keeping with Moore’s Law and ever-increasing user demands, so too has the need for efficient cooling solutions. And, depending on your build, traditional cooling methods might not be enough to keep things running comfortably. One side effect of CPUs growing more powerful is that…
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MAINGEAR Vector Pro Series Unboxing and Comparison
MAINGEAR recently released a new lineup of powerhouse laptops. We put together a review of the Vector Pro 17” with an Intel CPU and NVIDIA 3080 GPU, but that’s just the beginning. Since then, we got our hands on an AMD version of the Vector Pro and spent some time digging into the decadent packaging to do a nice unboxing…
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Do I Need a Server for My Business?
Whether you are a business owner or a freelancer who works from home, you have most likely asked yourself at one point ‘do I need a server for my business?’ Is it necessary to run a successful business? To answer that question, we'll discuss what are servers, what are their uses, and how they help businesses flourish and…
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The Best Tech for Back-to-School 2021
Now that the end of summer is approaching, students are getting ready for the new school year. And whether you’ll be returning in person or doing remote learning, students, especially those in high schools and universities, need to be equipped with the right tech to make sure their learning experience is everything it…
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AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Build Guide
The brand new AMD RX 6600 XT has been positioned by AMD to be the new king of 1080p gaming (and we've got the benchmarks to back that up!). So, with that in mind, we've picked out a tiny powerhouse that will get you the best 1080p gaming possible in a small top-of-desk-sized package. Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer…
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What You Need to Know Before Buying a Back-To-School Computer
Getting back to school can be an exciting time for parents and students alike, but the challenges of a new school year can place new demands on your PC hardware. Back-to-school computer upgrades can be a great way to set up you or your favorite student for all the work they have ahead of them, and fortunately, modern PCs…
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The Definitive Micro Computer Buying Guide
Written by Nick Beiderman Choosing a microcomputer board for a project can be a difficult task. Raspberry Pi alone offers a plethora of boards, each one having unique strengths and weaknesses based upon what you want to do with them. Then you get into Adafruit and Arduino’s microcontrollers and even more questions arise.…
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How a High-Powered Workstation Could Help Your Business
Gamers might have the prettiest of PCs, but the ones with the most raw power will always be in the hands of professionals, and with good reason. If your work places big demands on your personal computer system, then then the benefits of switching to a high-performance workstation could be enormous. That’s especially true…
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Build Your Own Mechanical Keyboard with Glorious
Written by Sean Mekinda Do me a favor. Head over to Micro Center’s website and search “mechanical keyboard.” We have more than a few keyboards available. And with all those differing keyboards, it can be hard to decide what keyboard is right for you (though we do have a handy guide!). Whether you have a very particular…
