Below you’ll find a list of every article we have ever written. This includes Hardware Reviews, PC-Build Guides, How-to Articles and a multitude of Benchmarks related to both Content Creation and Gaming.
March 17, 2021
Camera movement is one of the key elements to any animation, representing the lens through which the viewer sees your animated creation, framing and visually narrating the action (or inaction) displayed.
March 16, 2021
Picking the right motherboard is one of the most complicated but critical tasks when you’re getting parts together for a brand-new PC build.
February 27, 2021
Well, it’s 2021, and stock issues still plague buyers worldwide.
February 4, 2021
Whether you’re a professional graphics designer working in Adobe Illustrator or a new talent that’s picking up the industry-standard program, it’s crucial to figure out Adobe Illustrator’s system requirements, first, to know what it’ll take to perform smoothly.
![Best Workstation PC for DaVinci Resolve Studio [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2021/01/Best-PC-for-Davinci-Resolve-Twitter-1200-x-675-420x236.jpg "Best Workstation PC for DaVinci Resolve Studio [2021 Guide]")
January 27, 2021
DaVinci Resolve is a powerful video editing package in a unique market position.
February 20, 2021
Adobe After Effects is one of the most popular Motion Design & Compositing software on the market.
January 18, 2021
Over the past few years, Blender’s industry adoption rate has skyrocketed, with the extra exposure and interest driving the contributions to the Blender Development Fund up.
March 15, 2021
Video Editing is more accessible than ever.
January 17, 2021
It’s a reasonable enough assumption to make that if one new graphics card (GPU) can speed up your work by X amount, two will do the job twice as fast, right?
March 12, 2021
Samsung—possibly the most prolific SSD brand on the market—recently released a new line of SSDs to go with their other popular options, the Samsung 870 QVO.
January 18, 2021
Blender is finally shedding its “quirky kid around the block” attire and donning a more serious and respected “3D powerhouse” one.
January 7, 2021
Upgrading your system is an exciting experience that comes with a lot of benefits:
March 12, 2021
Adobe Photoshop is the most popular photo editor in the world.
February 17, 2021
Skip this intro and jump straight to the good stuff.
January 2, 2021
You ask yourself if going to film school is worth it or if there’s another way.
January 2, 2021
Picking gifts for a loved one is never easy.
December 21, 2020
We all want to render faster.
January 13, 2021
The 3D industry is full of expensive professional 3D Software.
![Current Software Versions of Content Creation Applications [Updated Regularly]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/12/Current-Application-Versions-Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Current Software Versions of Content Creation Applications [Updated Regularly]")
March 14, 2021
As Content Creators our day to day work involves using a multitude of different Applications.
January 19, 2021
Being an engineering student in college can be quite an undertaking.
December 18, 2020
AMD released its newest range of Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs on October 8th.
![Cinebench R23 Scores [Updated Results]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/11/Cinebench-R23-Benchmark-Results-Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Cinebench R23 Scores [Updated Results]")
January 17, 2021
Maxon’s Cinebench has become one of the most popular benchmarking software for CPUs.
![Best Gaming Desks for your needs [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2021/01/BestGamingDesk_Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best Gaming Desks for your needs [2021 Guide]")
January 23, 2021
An excellent gaming desk is crucial for both your health and your gaming performance.
February 4, 2021
If you’ve ever shopped for processors and motherboards, you might’ve encountered terms like ‘sockets,’ ‘LGA1200,’ and so on.
December 18, 2020
The Element FX Keyboard may seem like just another RGB keyboard on the surface, but a deeper look at its features is warranted here.
January 4, 2021
Every PC enthusiast knows that a cool PC is the best PC.
December 29, 2020
There are so many different AMD Graphics Cards for purchase that it can get confusing at times.
![Corona Renderer Benchmark Results [Updated]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/11/Corona-Benchmark-Results-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Corona Renderer Benchmark Results [Updated]")
December 18, 2020
Corona has become a popular Render Engine which is available for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and as a standalone Application.
![Best Workstation PC For 3ds Max [Updated Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/10/Best-PC-for-3ds-Max-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Workstation PC For 3ds Max [Updated Guide]")
January 26, 2021
Autodesk’s 3ds Max is as popular as it is demanding on your hardware.
![Best PC / Workstation for Autodesk Revit [Updated Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/10/Best-PC-for-Autodesk-Revit-Twitter_1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best PC / Workstation for Autodesk Revit [Updated Guide]")
January 26, 2021
Revit is a powerful building information modeling (BIM) software that allows users to design buildings and their components in 3D, detail them in 2D and 3D, and access building information from the model’s database.
January 2, 2021
AMD announced its newest range of Ryzen 5000 (yes, we’re skipping 4000 on the desktop) on October 8th.
![Best Workstation PC for ArchiCAD [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/12/Best-PC-for-Graphisoft-ArchiCAD-Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best Workstation PC for ArchiCAD [2021 Guide]")
January 26, 2021
ArchiCAD is a Building information modeling (BIM) CAD package developed by Graphisoft and used by students and professionals worldwide for architectural design and engineering, as well as architectural 3D modeling.
September 14, 2020
Nvidia’s announcement about the RTX 30-series of Ampere GPUs will interest gamers and creators alike.
January 2, 2021
Yes, I know.
December 18, 2020
If you are working on multiple Monitors, chances are high that you have cursed Windows for not being able to properly move your mouse across them.
December 22, 2020
Few things are more frustrating than a PC that takes ten minutes to load your favorite Software and Games.
January 26, 2021
The modern music industry is built around digital mastering and processing, and the proliferation of flexible and powerful audio software has helped a wide variety of indie, hobbyist, and at-home musicians take their audio production workflows to the next level.
![Best B550 Motherboards for AMD Ryzen CPUs [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/07/BestB550Motherboards_Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best B550 Motherboards for AMD Ryzen CPUs [2021 Guide]")
March 17, 2021
After numerous delays, motherboards with the B550 chipset for AMD processors have finally started popping up on the market.
January 5, 2021
Most of us wouldn’t say no to a PC stuffed with beastly hardware, but not everyone has the desk or floor space to stash a tower the size of a child.
December 29, 2020
This is one of the first things you need to know when planning a new PC for Rendering Workloads:
June 15, 2020
Intel’s 10th Generation lineup has brought back competition to the market, in a way at least, by enabling hyperthreading across the entire product stack.
January 5, 2021
If you’re serious about gaming, especially competitive gaming, then the topics of refresh rate, response time, and input lag are likely of great importance to you.
January 5, 2021
Picking a suitable power supply is critical, as it’s one of the core elements of your PC build.
January 21, 2021
Intel’s i9 10900k Processor is an exceptionally powerful CPU.
![Best Gaming Monitors [2021 Guide] – Budget / 1080p / 1440p / 4K / 240Hz](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/05/BestGamingMonitors_Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best Gaming Monitors [2021 Guide] – Budget / 1080p / 1440p / 4K / 240Hz")
January 23, 2021
Buying a great gaming PC or building your own is good and all, but all that power means nothing without a solid gaming monitor to go with it!
![Buying The Best Gaming CPU For You [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/05/BestCPUForGaming-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Buying The Best Gaming CPU For You [2021 Guide]")
January 23, 2021
Buying a processor (CPU) may seem intimidating at the outset, especially if you aren’t a tech expert.
![Best Motherboards for Gaming [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/05/BestMotherboardsForGaming_Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best Motherboards for Gaming [2021 Guide]")
January 23, 2021
Whether you’re building a PC for gaming or work, a motherboard remains one of your PC’s core components.
![How to Build your own Render Farm [Ultimate Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/04/HowToBuildYourOwnRenderfarm_Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "How to Build your own Render Farm [Ultimate Guide]")
January 29, 2021
Although building your own Render Farm might seem like an expensive or complicated endeavor at first, you’ll be astonished by how fast it pays for itself, how much time it frees up in a typical work-day, and you’ll wonder why you haven’t started building one much earlier.
![Building the Best PC for SketchUp [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2020/04/BuildAPCForSketchup-Twitter_1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Building the Best PC for SketchUp [2021 Guide]")
February 6, 2021
SketchUp is a powerful 3D application that manages to be both approachable for hobbyists and useful for professionals.
September 22, 2020
The Radeon Pro W5500 is one of the latest additions to AMD’s workstation graphics lineup.
May 1, 2020
Roughly 5% of people who work do so from home.
March 12, 2021
Curved Monitors are becoming more and more popular, especially for Gaming.
March 17, 2021
Time is money and the importance of good equipment that doesn’t hinder your efficiency is undisputed.
September 23, 2020
AMD’s Threadripper lineup launch, featuring overwhelming 24 and 32-core CPUs, left a trail of dizzy Intel HEDT and even enterprise-class Xeon processors in its wake.
March 16, 2020
The launch of Apple’s Mac Pro in late 2019, ranging from $5000 to 50,000~, set off an endless array of memes, jokes, and general online hate.
February 4, 2021
While a workstation for Adobe Illustrator & vector graphics might sound niche to some, knowing how to build a PC that caters to your specific workflow can be incredibly helpful.
January 23, 2021
Building your own gaming PC isn’t rocket science, but it’s not the easiest thing in the world, either.
January 23, 2020
Today, we’re going to walk you through everything you need to know about NVMe SSDs.
January 19, 2021
Buying a new graphics card (GPU) can be tough, especially if you aren’t familiar with all the nitty-gritty tech jargon involved.
July 2, 2020
With the release of AMD’s Threadripper 3000 processors (3rd Generation Threadripper), Intel has finally lost the lead in both single-core and multi-threaded workloads.
January 16, 2020
What is the best external hard drive for you?
May 19, 2020
At the beginning of this year, for the first time, we started adding polls to our posts that you could vote on.
March 12, 2021
Building your first PC can be daunting.
January 17, 2020
AMD’s much-awaited, much-hyped Threadripper 3000 processors are finally here.
March 27, 2020
I recently got a chance to get up close and personal with one of the most unique laptops out there – the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581.
![Best Computer for Photo Editing [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2019/11/Twitter-1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Computer for Photo Editing [2021 Guide]")
January 26, 2021
While photo-editing software has become incredibly portable, it’s hard to deny the value of a proper workstation for professional work.
![Best Motherboards for i9 9900k, i7 9700k [Intel 9th Gen CPUs]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2019/11/BestMotherboards-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Motherboards for i9 9900k, i7 9700k [Intel 9th Gen CPUs]")
May 31, 2020
Intel’s consumer CPUs have always remained a step ahead of their AMD counterparts when it comes to single-thread performance.
January 21, 2021
In this article, we’re going to discuss the best time of the year to buy PC hardware.
May 11, 2020
In this article, we’re going to teach you all you need to know to purchase the best case fans for your needs.
![The absolute Best 4K Monitors you can buy today [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2019/09/Twitter-1200x675-420x236.jpg "The absolute Best 4K Monitors you can buy today [2021 Guide]")
January 5, 2021
Today, we’re going to help you find the best 4K monitor for your needs.
![Best Laptops For Photo Editing [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2019/09/Twitter-1200x675-1-420x236.jpg "Best Laptops For Photo Editing [2021 Guide]")
January 6, 2021
Today, we’re going to teach you all you need to know to buy the best laptop for photo editing.
January 21, 2021
AMD’s Threadripper CPUs were designed to deliver incredible performance at shockingly low prices.
January 26, 2021
Blender is a versatile digital content creation tool that has been used in a variety of high budget and low budget productions.
January 16, 2021
With the launch of Ryzen 5000 CPUs (5950X, 5900X, 5800X, and 5600X), AMD has surpassed even Intel’s most premium offerings.
January 2, 2021
Wondering what RAM would be perfect for your Ryzen PC Build?
March 3, 2021
On the lookout for a motherboard that pairs well with a Ryzen 5000 CPU like the 5950X?
March 12, 2021
PCIe Riser and Extension Cables have become more and more important in recent years.
January 16, 2021
The great thing about buying a Monitor for Graphic Design, Video Editing, Photo Editing, or 3D Animation and CAD, is that all of these tasks are visually demanding and therefore require very similar features from a Monitor.
May 19, 2020
When it’s time to buy a new PC, the first thing you need to do is decide what type of system you’re going to buy.
![Best Laptop For Video Editing [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2019/04/Best_Laptop_for_Video_Editing_Twitter-1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Laptop For Video Editing [2021 Guide]")
January 6, 2021
A short overview for those of you who just want some quick suggestions – These are our top picks for the Best Laptops for Video Editing:
March 16, 2021
When it comes to hard drive brands, it’s difficult to find a more famous and trusted name than Western Digital Corporation (otherwise known as WD).
January 19, 2021
Are you thinking about buying a new Computer or Laptop, or want to upgrade your existing one, but don’t really know where to start?
November 21, 2020
Our Cinema 4D Viewport Performance Benchmark measures how snappy and smooth your Active Work inside your 3D Software will be.
May 19, 2020
Does Single vs Dual vs Quad Channel Memory impact performance on Ryzen Threadripper CPUs?
January 19, 2021
There’s a newer version of Cinebench Available Here.
January 26, 2021
What is the best Computer or Laptop for CAD Software such as Autocad, Solidworks, Inventor, or Revit?
January 16, 2021
What Computer Parts do you need to build a PC, you ask?
![Best Computer for Video Editing [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2018/11/Best-Computer-for-Video-Editing-Twitter-1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Computer for Video Editing [2021 Guide]")
February 19, 2021
Video Editing is one of the most popular things you can do on a Computer or Workstation.
May 19, 2020
AMD Threadripper CPUs are being talked about a lot.
![Building the best PC for 3D Animation [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2018/11/Building_Best_PC_for_3D_animation-Twitter-1200x675-420x236.jpg "Building the best PC for 3D Animation [2021 Guide]")
January 26, 2021
Building the best Computer for Animation requires some specific Hardware Components and just a tiny bit of insight into the inner workings of 2D & 3D Animation Software and how they use your PC’s hardware.
January 27, 2021
Chaos Group’s V-Ray Benchmark is a widely used tool for benchmarking your Processor and your Graphics Card.
January 6, 2021
OctaneBench is the currently most popular GPU Rendering Benchmark.
![Best Laptop for Animation [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2018/09/Best-Laptop-for-Animation-Twitter-1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Laptop for Animation [2021 Guide]")
January 25, 2021
There are quite some things to consider when looking for the best Laptop for Animation.
January 26, 2021
As a Graphic Designer, you’ll need an excellent Computer optimized for Graphic Design workloads for a fast and frustration-free work experience.
January 16, 2021
A list of Nvidia Graphics Cards in order of performance is something I keep looking for myself.
January 21, 2021
Quickly find the best Parts for your PC & Workstation.
January 26, 2021
The most interesting thing about looking for a Computer or Workstation for 3D Modeling and Rendering is the fact that 3D Modeling and (CPU) Rendering are two very different use cases.
February 27, 2021
Redshift Benchmark results are not easy to find, that is why I compiled a list for everyone to take a look at.
January 19, 2021
There’s a newer version of Cinebench Available Here.
January 22, 2021
The Open Source Digital Content Creation Software Blender is among the most popular 3D-Modeling, -Animation, -Rendering, Video Editing & Compositing Solutions out there.
January 28, 2021
Knowing how much RAM (System Memory) you need for working in Photoshop can be quite tricky at times because there are so many factors to keep in mind.
January 16, 2021
Are you thinking about getting a new Video Editing Desktop PC or a Video Editing Laptop or want to upgrade your existing one?
May 19, 2020
How do you want to make money as a 3D Artist?
![Best CPU For Rendering [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2017/04/BestCPUForRendering-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best CPU For Rendering [2021 Guide]")
January 15, 2021
Have you ever wondered what Processor (CPU) is best for rendering?
May 19, 2020
The Wiggle Expression in After Effects (or ae wiggle for short) is a great way to make objects move randomly, have some sort of idle Movement in character joints, animate a random camera shake, create wobbly text or animate a blinking/flickering light.
![Best Workstation Computer For After Effects [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2017/03/BestWorkstationForAfterEffects-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Best Workstation Computer For After Effects [2021 Guide]")
January 26, 2021
There are quite some factors to consider when building a new PC that is mainly targeted at After Effects use.
January 26, 2021
Graphics Card (GPU) based render engines such as Redshift, Octane, or VRAY have matured quite a bit and are overtaking CPU-based Render-Engines – both in popularity and speed.
May 19, 2020
There seems to be quite some hype about Albedo Maps recently, especially in 3D Rendering and Realtime Rendering Applications.
June 9, 2020
If you are looking for Cinema 4D Textures to use in your C4D Materials, look no more.
![Building the Best Cinema 4D Workstation Computer [2021 Guide]](https://www.cgdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/media/2016/10/BestPcforCinema4D-Twitter_1200x675-420x236.jpg "Building the Best Cinema 4D Workstation Computer [2021 Guide]")
January 28, 2021
It’s always fun to research new PC-Parts to make your new Workstation or Computer work as fast as possible in the Programs you use, without having to spend an arm and a leg.
May 19, 2020
This quite simple rule of thumb, which was first documented in the 18th century, is today used by filmmakers and artists, who want to achieve a more interesting image composition.
May 19, 2020
Have you ever tried figuring out the difference between Straight Alpha and Premultiplied alpha and when to use what?
June 9, 2020
You have the technical skills to create a short film, but are trying to get your head around storytelling and structuring your story?