PC Gaming
Fighting for pole position Motherboard makers continue to flesh out the market with socket 1151 options for Skylake builders. Count Biostar among them, which is getting ready to release three new options as part of its new Biostar Racing series. The Biostar Racing line combines “cutting edge features” with a “new racing design for a…
Leading a Revolt Boutique builder iBuyPower has a new system on tap, the Revolt 2, that it’s billing as the world’s first eSports focused gaming machine. Beyond the marketing angle, what’s most interesting about the Revolt 2 is the placement of certain components. iBuyPower set out to a build a system that highlights the most…
How memory leaks happen, and what to do about them You may have heard the phrase, “You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much RAM.” RAM is a vital part of a computer system, providing for computer data storage via volatile memory. The current minimum for a new system build is…
Top Deal: Now that you’ve stocked up your library of games through Steam’s Winter Sale, it might be time to think about upgrading your GPU. That way you can crank up the eye candy and enjoy all the titles have to offer. Need direction? Check out today’s top deal for a MSI GeForce GTX 970…
Out with the old and in with the new? Something strange is happening at TigerDirect, the online retailer that was once owned by Systemax (more on that in a moment). If you head over to TigerDirect’s website, you’ll notice a sitewide sale with items marked down by up to 50 percent. Adding to the intrigue,…
Ending the year on a high note The last official count from Microsoft regarding the number of Windows 10 installations came in October. At the time, Microsoft said its latest OS had raced past 110 million installs, an impressive number considering it came out on July 29. And now? Unofficially, the number has jumped to…
Broadband speeds on the rise The United States hasn’t caught up with countries like France, Canada, Germany, and Japan in average broadboad speeds, but things are at least moving in the right direction, the latest report by the Federal Communications Commission suggests. According to the latest version of the FCC’s ongoing nationwide performance study of…
In the world of the tech-lusting enthusiast, there’s never a shortage of stuff you can long for. When you splurge on one piece of gear, you just can’t help but want another. So, what’s got my juices flowing this week? Check it out. The Phantom I consider myself quite an audio nut. I don’t know…
Let the liquid cooling begin Asus ROG just added another high end motherboard for Skylake builds to its lineup, the Maximus VIII Formula. Based on Intel’z Z170 Express chipset, this ATX motherboard sports an LGA 1151 socket, four DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4-3733 (OC) RAM, and exclusive CrossChill EK cooling. The folks…
Let the liquid cooling begin Asus ROG just added another high end motherboard for Skylake builds to its lineup, the Maximus VIII Formula. Based on Intel’z Z170 Express chipset, this ATX motherboard sports an LGA 1151 socket, four DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4-3733 (OC) RAM, and exclusive CrossChill EK cooling. The folks…