PC Gaming
At a Glance (+) Surf’s Up: Hawaii is still fast; great 1080p and good 1440p performance; lots of VRAM; DX12 and async compute. (-) Shark Bait: GCN1.1 is a bit old; lower perf/watt than competition; needs two 8-pin connectors; drivers sometimes lag behind games. Hawaii Five-0 We’re nearing the end of the reign of 28nm…
Top Deal: Do you or a loved one suffer from membrane keyboard syndrome? It’s a horrible affliction, one that affects every person still using a membrane keyboard, but they don’t have to suffer. There’s a better way to type, and it begins with a mechanical plank. There are copious cures out there, including today’s top…
Seeking more thrills Imagine that you’re strapped inside a topless fiberglass train as it traverses a full mile of track starting with a drop of 221 feet before reaching a top speed of 77 miles per hour. It goes over multiple hills, through tunnels, and makes a series of sharp, fast turns. Pretty thrilling, right?…
By invite only Today’s battles aren’t always fought on the ground, air, and sea, they take place over the Internet, too. To help ensure that it’s equipped to fend off sophisticated cyber attacks, the U.S. Department of Defense is inviting vetted hackers to come “Hack the Pentagon.” This is a first for the U.S. government….
Size matters Sometimes it’s the enterprise segment that gets access to the coolest new technology, and so it goes with Samsung’s new hugely capacious 15.36-terabyte solid state drive, the PM1633a. It’s a rather boring name for what qualifies as the industry’s largest SSD. We’re sure enterprise buyers won’t hold that against Samsung because all that…
Oculus VR recently invited us to an event to cover its new VR collectible card game Dragon Front, and while we were there, we got to interview some folks from Oculus Studio. In our video interview below, we spoke with Oculus Studio’s Jason Rubin. He addressed concerns about VR input fragmentation, since the Rift will…
Microsoft’s Terry Myerson updated the Windows Blog on Tuesday with news that Windows 10 now includes Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection. He says that this new service will help detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks on company networks. For you, this means your personal data should be even more secure when companies switch to…
Top Deal: Several years ago, it was justifiable to run a mechanical hard drive as your primary storage. SSDs were just emerging, they were pricey, and the first batches weren’t all that speedy. And now? These days they’re so affordable you can double down in RAID 0, if that’s your thing. Case in point, today’s…
New chips and new coolers Around the beginning of last month, AMD launched a couple of new stock air cooling solutions designed to dissipate more heat while running quieter. Now AMD’s adding a couple of new processors to the mix, both paired with its new coolers. First up to bat is the new A10-7890K, AMD’s…