Emily Parker

Building a compact gaming rig no longer means sacrificing performance. After spending three months hands-on with ten of the most popular mini-ITX cases available in , our team has seen firsthand just how capable these small form factor enclosures have become. The best mini ITX cases gaming PCs build can fit full-length RTX 5090 cards, … Read more

I’ve been testing VR headsets since the Oculus DK1 days, and 2026 has become the most exciting year yet for metaverse-ready hardware. The best metaverse headsets now combine sharp 4K visuals, full-color passthrough mixed reality, and untethered freedom that lets you jump into VRChat, Horizon Worlds, or Rec Room without a single cable. If you’re … Read more

I’ve been tinkering with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater mods since launch, and the biggest lesson I’ve learned is simple: your PC hardware decides which mgs delta snake eater mods you can actually run. Some of the most popular FPS unlock and texture mods stutter hard on weak rigs, while a properly built setup … Read more

I still remember the first time I saw a finished Mil Mi-26 Halo model on a hobby shop shelf, almost 60 cm of rotor-head engineering frozen in polystyrene, and I thought: this is the helicopter I have always wanted to build. The Mi-26 Halo is the largest production heavy-lift helicopter in the world, a Soviet-era … Read more

I spent 90 days living with multiple MicroLED and MicroLED-adjacent displays to find out which ones actually deliver on the hype. The truth in is that true consumer MicroLED TVs from Samsung, AWALL, and LG still cost more than a luxury car. But “MicroLED technology” has quietly trickled down into wearables, rugged tablets, modular signage, … Read more

I’ve been building PCs for over a decade, and the compact revolution changed everything. After testing 12 boards over 90 days in cases ranging from the tiny NZXT H1 to the Fractal Design Meshify mATX, I’m convinced that the best micro ATX motherboards now rival full ATX boards in features while saving serious desk space. … Read more

A mid tower case is a PC case roughly 18 to 20 inches tall that supports ATX motherboards, full-length GPUs, and large CPU coolers while still fitting comfortably under most desks. After testing 8 of the most popular mid tower cases over the past 90 days, our team narrowed the list down to the models … Read more

The best model display stands do more than prop up a finished kit. They turn a $40 plastic build into a $400-looking centerpiece and keep it from face-planting off the shelf the first time your cat walks past. Our team spent 8 weeks testing 26 different stands across a real collection: Master Grade Gundam, 1/48 … Read more

I tested 8 of the best monitor arms for dual display setups over the past 90 days across two home offices, a standing desk, and a gaming battlestation. After mounting, adjusting, gaming, and editing on each one, I learned what separates a $35 workhorse from a $120 ultrawide champion. Our team ran each arm through … Read more

I spent the last six weeks testing portable monitors with mini HDMI input and capacitive touch, and the category has changed more than I expected. Most newer displays push USB-C as the only video port, but plenty of laptops, desktops, Raspberry Pi boards, and older game consoles still rely on full-size or mini HDMI output. … Read more