Liam Tormey

Liam Tormey is Voltcave’s foreign correspondent in Taiwan. He's a purveyor of the ultimate price/performance PC components and a proponent for 16:10 laptop displays. Self-titled expert in balanced builds, input latency, and minimalism.
How to Choose a Motherboard, the Most Consequential Component

How to Choose a Motherboard, the Most Consequential Component

The motherboard is the heart of your system. The one you choose determines what you can connect, how you can expand, and even the stability and the overclocking potential of your components. To find the motherboard that best fits your priorities, you need to know what...

21 Brilliant Gifts for Computer Geeks and Gamers

21 Brilliant Gifts for Computer Geeks and Gamers

Are you stumped on what gift to get the computer geek in your life? Don't really understand the world of PC hardware and gaming? Fear not, we've got your back. We've curated a list of the best tech gifts big and small that the computer nerd in your life is sure to...

Desk PC Cases: Where to Buy Them and How to Build Them

Desk PC Cases: Where to Buy Them and How to Build Them

Nothing screams PC enthusiast like a computer built into your desk. A desk PC case is unique, versatile, and can be a fun hands-on project if you want it to be. In this article, we cover the best prebuilt desk PC cases currently on the market, and for you handymen and...

The 15 Most Unique PC Cases You Can Buy in 2021

The 15 Most Unique PC Cases You Can Buy in 2021

If you're building a new computer that is going to look as cool as it runs, browsing this list of unique PC cases is a good start. We have an affinity for originality at Voltcave and we wanted to share some of the coolest PC cases available today. Our list highlights...

The Best GPU & Monitor Pairings (Infographic)

The Best GPU & Monitor Pairings (Infographic)

Many PC builders overlook the bottleneck between their graphics card and monitor.  If your rig can run Fortnite at over 150fps but is connected to your old 60Hz monitor, you are wasting GPU horsepower. And likewise, your fancy 4K gaming monitor is going to waste if...

Liquid Cooling vs. Air Cooling: The CPU Cooling Showdown

Liquid Cooling vs. Air Cooling: The CPU Cooling Showdown

The time has come to buy a new CPU cooler. If you've done any light reading about the subject online, you might have heard that liquid cooling will provide the best temps while air coolers are more reliable. However, that’s an oversimplification on the topic of liquid...