PC Gaming
Amended search partnership gives Yahoo more flexibility Yahoo search is changing, though you won’t notice it right away. As is stands now, Yahoo search is powered by Microsoft’s Bing search engine. For the majority, that won’t change, though for others, it might. As part of the new search deal between Yahoo and Microsoft, Yahoo will…
Small in size, quiet in operation We still have a few months to go before official Steam Machine systems enter the market, but in the meantime, OEMs, boutique builders, and hardware players continue to get a jump start on the category with PC gaming consoles built around Windows 8.1 and Steam’s Big Picture mode. One…
Look at the colors! Can’t decide on whether you want a blue or red LED backlight on the your keyboard? The neat thing about the current crop of RGB keyboards is that you don’t have to decide — you have around 16.8 million colors at your disposal, so you can change your mind on a…
A solid mouse that’s a little too smooth For a gaming mouse, the Func MS-3 (revision 2) looks rather unassuming and unpretentious. It is pretty big as mice go, but that doesn’t get in the way of its performance too much. The MS-3 also brings features that you’d see in more expensive mice. Measuring nearly…
Top Deal: Skipping the 4K hoopla for this round? Hey, we don’t blame you — the technology is still maturing, and you need some serious GPU horsepower to game at 4K. That said, if you’re in the market for a new monitor, check out today’s top deal for an LG 24-inch 24GM77 Gaming Monitor for…
LG is first to release a Thunderbolt 2 compatible 4K monitor Intel is currently at NAB 2015 talking up the latest products that are compatible with Thunderbolt 2, including the first 4K display with Thunderbolt 2 ports. LG earns honors for that one by introducing the 31MU97Z, a 4K display that boasts two Thunderbolt 2…
Big capacity without the ginormous price tag Small capacity solid state drives are becoming a thing of the past, and we couldn’t be happier about it. It’s high time SSD makers started focusing on big capacities, which should in turn drive prices down while making more room for programs and games on primary storage drives….
Getting down to business Kingston this week announced its largest business-class solid state drive to date, the 960GB KC310. Billed as a true hard drive replacement, the capacious KC310 is powered by a Phison S10 quad-core, eight-channel controller and features a SATA 6Gbps interface. It also comes with firmware-based power loss protection to help maintain…
Say hello to Contact Hardening Shadows So what’s the verdict, was Grand Theft Auto V for the PC worth the wait? It’s a question that can spark a debate, and if you’re in the “Yes!” camp, one piece of evidence to support your claim is GTA V’s inclusion into AMD’s Gaming Evolved program. As part…
Where does Intel go from here? Let’s get one thing straight before the doomsday sayers come out of the woodwork — the desktop isn’t dead. However, desktop sales did decline to the tune of 6.7 percent last year, according to data provided by International Data Corporation, and with Intel so heavily vested in the desktop…