PC Gaming
The Politics of DX12 Last week, Oxide gave press early access to their pre-beta version of Ashes of the Singularity. If you’ve been hiding under a rock, here’s why this is important. So far, the only DX12 benchmarks anyone has been able to run have been synthetic in nature—the 3DMark API Overhead test pounds the…
Top Deal: It never hurts to have backups of your data in multiple places. The cloud is one option, and so is a secondary drive and/or NAS box. But why stop there? A portable drive offers yet another layer of protection against the unforeseen, plus it’s a convenient way to transfer large amounts of files…
Say goodbye to mandatory app updates (if you want to) Microsoft’s been catching some heat over its forced update policy in Windows 10, though it’s hoping to douse some of the flames by now allowing users to disable automatic app updates through the Windows Store. There’s no official blog post from Microsoft announcing the new…
Tough decision U.S. officials are debating whether or not to issue economic sanctions against China for its alleged involvement in various cyber crimes. According to a report in The Washington Post, the Obama Administration is fed up with China’s cyber shenanigans and has drafted a set of “unprecedented” sanctions in retaliation for Chinese companies and…
There’s no question that streaming has become the “next big thing” on the Internet, with surfers making video calls to friends and family, Xbox One gamers streaming their favorite titles to Twitch and Windows 10, and so on. It’s taken quite a while for technology to offer this type of real-time coverage, and now that…
Ready, set, download! Nvidia is kicking off the work week with a new GeForce Game Ready Driver, release 355.82 in WHQL form. According to Nvidia, these latest drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Mad Max. The newest driver release from Nvidia also fixes several issues…
To boldly go where no Dream Machine has gone before Last year, we said we would need to build this year’s Dream Machine in space to beat our 2014 über-desk PC. That’s why this year’s Dream Machine is upping the ante by going out-of-this-world with a NASA motif. Specifically, we’re modeling our Dream Machine after…
Whose ship will sync? Looking for something to ponder over the weekend? Try this on for size: With Intel vowing support for the VESA-backed Adaptive-Sync standard, which is what AMD’s FreeSync technology utilizes, where does that leave Nvidia’s competing (and proprietary) G-Sync technology? Before you answer that question, let’s back up a moment. Intel Fellow…
Earlier this year, Google added a setting in Chrome that allowed users to switch off specific plugin content, such as Flash-based ads, to help speed up page loads and reduce power consumption. Chrome users could access this setting by clicking the menu button, choosing “Settings,” “Show Advanced Settings,” and then the “Content Settings” button within…
Nvidia’s Chris Daniel updated the company’s blog with news that the Shield Android TV set-top-box can now be purchased on Google Play in North America. The device is one of three Shield gadgets that Nvidia has released over the years, starting with the Shield handheld (2013) followed by the Shield tablet (2014) and the Shield…