Changelog

Monitors now work like every other category, without the beta label.

• Many more models are verified: we read the makers’ own specification sheets (Lenovo, Samsung, LG and others), so most monitors on sale now carry grades and Value, not only a store listing.
• Specifications are read more carefully: a “No” for FreeSync no longer counts as support, and cables in the box are no longer counted as ports.
• A model whose maker does not publish its key facts stays in Market picks until they can be checked.

Value has a new formula in every category, and each slider now means one clear thing:

• Price sets the trade-off between money and quality. At 50, Value is quality per dollar: a model 10% dearer must be 10% better to tie. Lower it and a better product may cost more; raise it and a dearer product must be much better. 0 ignores price.
• Quality sliders are shares. Only their proportions count, so adding a factor no longer makes price matter less.
• Age and condition each have their own slider: how much an older model or a used offer counts against a new one.
• One new flagship no longer reshuffles the list. A model far ahead on one fact does not change how the other products compare.
• Each preset states its buyer. Budget profiles ask for more quality for every extra dollar; quality-led ones (4K, AI, workstation) accept paying more for a smaller gain. The Best for pages keep a visible minimum grade for the job; the open market and your own sliders have none.
• The Value Score Breakdown says why a product has its Value: its quality, price, age and condition against the leader, and the price at which it would tie the leader.

Grades do not change: they never depend on price. The details are in our methodology.

Monitors join the site in beta, with the same two views as every category: Verified models and Market picks.

• Pick a job (office, reading, competitive gaming, movies and more) and every model gets a grade for it, explained: what is strong, what limits it, which facts the maker does not publish.
• Value weighs the facts you care about against the price. A fact the maker does not publish is never filled in for it; a model resting on too few facts is marked limited evidence.
• Compare adds what fits your desk: viewing distance and the picture technology of each screen.
• Offers come from Newegg and the ASUS Store.

Every category now has two views. Switch between them with the Verified models and Market picks tabs above the list, or open Market picks directly, for example for graphics cards.

• Verified models are products we matched exactly and whose specifications we checked. They carry grades, Capability and Value from our methodology.
• Market picks are current offers as the stores list them, from every connected retailer, including models and configurations we have not verified yet. Accessories, bulk lots and implausible prices are left out, each retailer shows one offer per configuration, and older generations stay out of the main view.

How to use Market picks:

• The list opens sorted by price, low to high. Under Your priorities, move a slider (video memory, board power and so on) and the list re-ranks by what matters to you.
• Specifications come from the store’s listing and are unverified unless marked. An offer missing a fact you weighted gets no score and is listed after the scored ones. An offer missing a key fact is marked Limited details and never passes a filter on that fact.
• The page loads a selection first. Load all adds the rest of the current market, and a search always covers all of it.
• Filters, priorities and sort are kept in the address, so a link reopens the same view.

Power supplies now work like graphics cards, processors, memory, SSDs and motherboards, in the US and Canada and in every language. Open Power supplies from the Markets menu.

• Filter by rated output, size (ATX or SFX), 80 PLUS rating, modularity, ATX 3.x standard and native 12V-2x6 connector.
• Rank with a ready profile (Balanced, Strict Budget, Gaming, High-end GPU, Small form factor, Workstation & 24/7) or set your own weights for price, output, efficiency, standard, warranty, modularity and length.
• Each tracked unit has a product page with a grade for every job, and the power supply tier matrix shows them all at once.
• Market picks for power supplies show the wider market as well.

Everything on the Canadian site is now also in French (Canada): the market explorer, product pages, comparisons, tier matrices, the Academy and the tools. Open the French site, or choose Canada and then Français in the country and language menu at the top of any page.

• Prices come from Canadian stores, in Canadian dollars, written the French way: 1 283 $ CA. A US price is always marked $ US.
• Country and language are separate choices: switching to French keeps you on the Canadian market and on the same page.
• One French glossary keeps every term the same across the whole site.

The gear button at the top right of every page, next to the light and dark switch, opens Appearance with two settings:

• Theme: System, the default, follows your device and changes with it from day to night. Light and Dark stay fixed.
• Style: Editorial, the default, with warm paper tones and serif headings, or Classic, the site’s earlier look on white.

The dark theme was also reworked: calmer colours, striped rows and thin column lines make long tables easier to follow. The sun and moon switch still flips between light and dark in one tap. Your choice is remembered in this browser and applies in every market and language.

The home page is now a small working Comparator. Tell it what you need, your budget and what it is for, and it shows the products that fit today, with the reason each one is there. From the same page you can:

• move the price weight and watch the same products reorder
• compare two products
• check a price you found elsewhere
• plan an upgrade. Each option now says whether it drops into your platform, needs a new motherboard, or could not be checked

A new How it works page explains where every number comes from.