PC Gaming
Solving the single versus multi-rail dilemma There are plenty topics of debate in the tech industry. One of them has to do with single rail versus multi-rail designs in power supplies. Multi-rail PSUs became super popular for a period of time several years ago, though many high end models have since switched back to single…
Not your typical liquid cooling solution Have you ever seen a water cooling setup that resembles Cthulhu? If not, then you’ve never seen Gigabyte’s Water Force cooler, a unique and crazy looking apparatus that we had to see for ourselves. And now you can too, thanks to our Online Managing Editor and proficient deep water…
Having fun with FreeSync A visit to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas wouldn’t be complete without popping by AVN AMD to see what the Sunnyvale chip designer is excited about as we embark on a new year of technology, and we got our answer to that when Online Managing Editor and freestyle…
Another attempt to get Android in the living room You can always count on Razer to introduce a surprise product or two every year at the Consumer Electronics Show. Last year it was Project Christine, a modular PC concept that may one day become an actual consumer product. And this year? Well, Razer has multiple…
Fast storage in a sexy package The fastest SATA 6Gbps SSDs top out at around 590MB/s, and if you want to go faster, one way to do that is by utilizing PCI Express. That’s exactly what Plextor has done. Yes, the same Plextor that made a name for itself with high end optical drives, back…
A real look at Razer’s virtual play Whether or not virtual reality has the legs to go the distance remains to be seen, especially since the technology is in the crawling stage at this point. However, what we do know for sure is that there are a lot of companies excited about the potential. Obviously…
Speedy and capacious Mushkin this week unveiled its new Striker line of solid state drives. The new drives are built for speed and reliability, which largely boils down to the type of controller — in this case, Mushkin opted for a Phison PS3110-S10 controller, which boasts a quad-core, 8-channel design. It also features 256-bit AES…
Top Deal: When it comes to solid state drives, if you’re of the opinion that it’s either go big or go home, then you’re in luck. Today’s top deal is for a Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 1TB SSD for $360 with $1 shipping. That works out to about $0.36 per gigabyte, one of the lowest prices…
Spunky laptop lasts up to 15 hours per charge Intel’s been talking a big game about its 5th Generation Core processors based on 14nm Broadwell, which offers better performance and battery life compared to Haswell. Hardware partner Dell wasted no time putting the new chips to use. At the Consumer Electronics Show, we had Online…
A 6mm Android tablet with x86 guts What does the world’s thinnest tablet look like? You won’t find the answer to that question by hanging out in an Apple store, not unless someone from Dell happens by. That’s because Dell’s new Venue 8 measures a scant 6mm, making it the thinnest tablet around, and we…