PC Gaming
Plain English, please! Let’s be real, few of us take the time to actually read through long and boring service agreements, and many of us skip privacy statements until someone raises hell on the Internet that a company has overstepped its bounds. Maybe that will change for users of Microsoft’s various services once the Redmond…
at a glance (+) BratwurstHigh performance; minimal noise; pleasing aesthetics. (-) Veggie DogRelatively expensive; a little on the husky side. Feet firmly planted in Serious Business territory Nvidia’s new Maxwell generation of video cards breaks down into two categories: the GTX 970 and GTX 980. As its numbering implies, the 970 is the less-expensive and…
The Doctor answers your questions about gaming mobos, multiple GPUs, boot delays, oversized towers, and home-brew PCs Life in the Fast Lanes I’m a gamer looking to upgrade soon. I’m running an Intel Core i5-2500K overclocked to 4GHz with a Corsair H55 liquid cooler on an Asus P8Z68-V Pro mobo, with 32GB RAM, 1TB HDD,…
at a glance (+) Get TogetherHandy stand; small; long battery life. (-) We Are the WorldVery tight key pitch; remaps keys. It’s like cats and dogs sleeping together Microsoft has been long criticized for using an “embrace, extend—and extinguish” strategy across its business. You know, embrace a standard, extend it by adding new proprietary standards,…
Hack attack highlights need for newer systems with better security Cyber criminals aren’t getting any less sophisticated, and if you ask the U.S. President, he’ll tell you that there’s a need to be “much more aggressive” in defending against hackers. Part of being aggressive means upgrading and updating old computer systems. According to Reuters, President…
52 time-saving tips and tricks After a while, every OC starts to show its age. Programs that used to be lightning fast suddenly start to go slow. tasks that used to take five minutes now take 10. using your computer for anything in fact starts to feel like a chore. in short, a once-lovely machine…
at a glance (+) Guiness DraftPlenty of top-shelf components; lots of connections.(-) Natty IcePricey; unwieldy; lacks HDMI. The gold-plated kitchen sink of soundcards In the constantly shifting landscape of PC tech, soundcards have risked becoming a footnote, like dial-up modems and network adapter cards before them. When a system seller like Dell or HP can…
Only available to the Windows Insider Program’s Fast Ring Late last month, Microsoft released Windows 10 preview build 10130 to those in the Windows Insider Program’s “Fast Ring.” The company said at the time it was open to pushing the said build to the Slow ring and even releasing ISOs. While the former has yet…
The feature is optional as of now In April, Google changed the way Chrome handles Flash content, introducing a “detect and run important plugin content” option which when enabled automatically pauses all non-essential Flash media. Apart from providing a middle ground between the two extremes of allowing or disallowing plugins on a blanket basis, this…
How to build an amazing experience with the right tweaks, mods, and hardware Computer games age in dog years, and Minecraft has been around since 2009. So by most measurements, it should be in the old folks’ home, laid back in a recliner, watching reruns of Jeopardy, and gumming some tapioca. Instead, the game is…