CPU Bottleneck Exposed By GeForce GTX 1080 Ti? Last week, NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition graphics card. This is the fastest desktop consumer graphics card in the world and we were Continue reading “CPU Bottleneck? GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Tested on AMD Ryzen versus Intel Kaby Lake”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 13, 2017 at 10:10pm
HyperX Cloud Revolver S Gaming Headset Looks like the HyperX team is at it again and has come out with a new improved version of the HyperX Cloud Revolver S Headset. This is their flagship Continue reading “HyperX Cloud Revolver S Gaming Headset Review”. …more
By bgiacoletti •
Mar. 13, 2017 at 4:23pm
If you’ve looked at building an AMD Ryzen 7 system you’ll find that the processors are pretty easy to find, but good luck finding a motherboard. Most of the AMD motherboards based on the X370 Continue reading “One Motherboard Maker Explains Why AMD AM4 Boards Are Missing”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 10, 2017 at 2:45pm
NVIDIA Turf Effects Finally Arrive in Ghost Recon: Wildlands On March 7, 2017 Ubisoft released the latest Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon game title, Ghost Recon Wildlands ($59.99 for PC). The game was developed by Ubisoft Continue reading “A Look at NVIDIA Turf Effects in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands”. …more
By brian •
Mar. 9, 2017 at 12:49pm
Answering What DDR4 Clock Speed is Best For AMD AM4 Platforms AMD Ryzen processors are here and the number of people buying AMD platforms has spiked as a result. Those that are running out to Continue reading “DDR4 Memory Scaling on AMD AM4 Platform – The Best Memory Kit For AMD Ryzen CPUs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 6, 2017 at 9:10pm
Is The Ryzen 7 1700 8-Core Processor For $329 The Best Value? On Thursday, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched their Ryzen 7 processor series and we looked at all three processors in our launch article. Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Overclocking – Best Ryzen Processor?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 3, 2017 at 10:57pm
AMD Ryzen – Ready To Put The Pressure On Intel Today marks AMD’s grand re-entry to the high-end processor market after abandoning it years ago when they found that they were no longer competitive in Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X and 1700 Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 2, 2017 at 2:01pm
X370, B350 or A320 – Finding The Right AMD AM4 Chipset For Your Needs Tomorrow, AMD will be launching the Ryzen 7 processor series and this is a hard launch with product availability happening that Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Motherboards Explained – What AMD AM4 Chipset To Buy”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 1, 2017 at 11:03pm
Introduction to the Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct Thermalright is a company that has been around for more than a decade, and theyve been dedicated to making high quality performance cooling products for the enthusiast. Continue reading “Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct CPU Cooler Review”. …more
By Brian Nyhuis •
Feb. 28, 2017 at 2:55pm
ASUS ROG STRIX Z270G Gaming mATX Motherboard Review Most enthusiast look at the standard ATX motherboard because it usually includes more features than their little brothers mATX or mITX. Over the past several generations of Continue reading “ASUS ROG STRIX Z270G Gaming mATX Motherboard Review”. …more
By Steven Kean •
Feb. 24, 2017 at 2:52pm
AZIO Armato Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Designed in City of Industry, California, Azio products are known for their unique, visually appealing designs that don’t trend towards normality. Their MK Retro keyboard is a great example Continue reading “AZIO Armato Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review”. …more
By Sean Sinha •
Feb. 23, 2017 at 1:03pm
The wait for AMD Ryzen is finally over! You can now officially go out and pre-order one of three AMD Ryzen 7 processors, which is being touted as the fastest 8-core processor on the market Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Pre-Orders Start Today – 8-Cores For $329”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 22, 2017 at 2:00pm
WD Black PCIe NVMe SSD – WD Goes NVMe w/ TLC NAND Last month we told you that WD was announcing the WD Black PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD) series that just happens to be Continue reading “WD Black 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 14, 2017 at 4:28pm
EVGA found themselves highly motivated by last years thermal issues that they encountered on many GeForce GTX 1070 and 1080 models. The enthusiast community was alleging that many EVGA branded GeForce GTX 1070 and GTX Continue reading “EVGA iCX Technology Examined On The GeForce GTX 1080 FTW2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 10, 2017 at 5:00pm
Intel Core i7-6900K Broadwell-E CPU Performance AMD showed at the New Horizon event that their upcoming Ryzen 8-core 16-thread processors running at 3.4 GHz with 20 MB of cache can compete with the Intel Core Continue reading “Intel Core i7-6900K Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 7, 2017 at 4:31pm