PC Gaming
Unnamed insiders told Paul Thurrott that Microsoft is expected to green-light Threshold 2 this week. Unfortunately, they weren’t exactly forthcoming with a release date, but said that Microsoft is expected to finalize the “bits” this week and prepare the update for mass consumption. Microsoft is also not commenting on when the “upcoming update” will be…
Top Deal: Building a PC is all about matching the appropriate parts. For example, you wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) pair a Titan X with a lowly dual-core APU, and while bother with a 1,000W power supply if you’re running a lower-end system that could thrive comfortably on a solid 400W PSU? That same philosophy extends beyond…
An all-black motherboard MSI is fleshing out its Pro motherboard series with the Z170A SLI Plus, an “all-black” board based on Intel’s Z170 chipset for Skylake. The dark theme definitely dominates the motherboard, though we can spot some bits of silver, white, gray, and a dash of orange (on some capacitors). Whether you want to…
Official Popcorn Time fork shuts down The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is trumpeting a victory in the war against piracy and it wants the world to know about it. Specifically, it managed to shut down the official Popcorn Time fork and YTS, a torrent site serving up copyrighted movies and TV shows, through…
A laptop like no other, a set of speaker like you’ve never seen before and a dream drone The laptop I’ve been waiting for isn’t even really a laptop, the speakers I want I could never afford, and the video-capable quadcopter I want is for professionals. All seems perfectly fair. Microsoft Surface Book Let me…
Top Deal: It’s common knowledge that swapping a hard drive for a solid state drive can significantly improve performance in just about any PC, but what if you have multiple systems to upgrade? You can prioritize the upgrades and tackle them as your budget allows, or check out today’s top deal — it’s for Four…
Being stingy with storage Microsoft’s already getting into the holiday spirit, I just wish it picked a different character to portray than Ebenezer Scrooge. I’m talking about the version that comes off as a miserable tightwad rather than the merry character that emerges after a visit with various ghosts. Prompting the comparison are changes Microsoft’s…
Fading off into the sunset PC makers like HP and Dell have until October 31, 2016 to sell PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed. After that, it’s Windows 10 or bust. Microsoft quietly updated its Windows Lifecycle page to reflect the new end of sales date, which was first spotted by ZDNet. Under normal circumstance, sales…
It’s about time Zotac, an experienced player in the mini PC movement with its extensive portfolio of Zbox and Nano systems, is claiming pioneer status in the Steam Machine category. According to Zotac, it all began four years ago when Valve’s Greg Coomer posted a small form factor build based on Zotac’s Z68-ITX WiFi motherboard…
A switch hitting rodent If you’re a right-handed gamer, the thumb buttons belong on the left side, and if you’re a left-handed gamer, the opposite is true. Gaming peripheral maker Roccat has found a way to cater to both types with the same mouse without plopping buttons on both sides (though that’s an option, as…