Tools

Free tools to help you choose the right parts. Everything works from the products we sell, with today’s prices and stock.

What do the “Good for” labels mean?

On processors, graphics cards, PCs and laptops you’ll see small labels like Gaming (1080p). They are a quick guide to what the product is made for, worked out from its specifications (for example the graphics chip, number of cores and amount of memory). They are not benchmark scores.

Office & everyday / Everyday & office
Email, browsing, documents, video calls and streaming video.
Office, study & browsing
Laptops for school, university and work: documents, browsing and online classes.
Light gaming & esports
Older or less demanding games, and esports titles such as Fortnite, Valorant or League of Legends at 1080p.
Gaming (1080p)
Most current games at Full HD (1920 × 1080), the most common screen size.
Gaming (1440p)
Current games at 2560 × 1440 with high settings, or very high frame rates at 1080p.
4K gaming
Top-end graphics cards for 4K screens and the highest settings.
Gaming / High-end gaming / Best for gaming
Processors that keep up with gaming graphics cards. “Best for gaming” marks AMD X3D processors with extra gaming cache.
Streaming & editing / Video editing
More processor cores and memory for streaming while you play, and for photo and video editing.
Video editing & 3D / Workstation
Lots of cores or graphics memory for 4K video, 3D rendering and other heavy work.
Office & display only
Basic graphics cards that add screen outputs. Not meant for gaming.

Processors also say Works without a graphics card (it has built-in graphics) or Needs a graphics card.

Not sure what to choose? Ask us on WhatsApp.

Compatibility and ratings are worked out from product specifications. If anything is unclear, WhatsApp us before ordering.

Chat to us