Capacity and speed collide G.Skill has been making a lot of noise about its growing DDR4 memory line, and in what could possibly be its last announcement for 2015, the company is championing what it claims is the fastest 64GB (4x16GB) memory kit on the market. The kit in question is rated to run at…
Following through with promises There’s a new version of AMD’s Radeon Software Crimson Edition available to download, version 15.12. It brings with it a bunch of fixes, but perhaps just as importantly, it’s a sign that AMD is committed to following through with its promise to deliver more frequent driver updates. AMD talked a big…
Top Deal: Remember when read and write speeds in the 550MB/s range used to be exciting? That was before there were options in the PCI-E space. If you need mind boggling read and writes, then check out today’s top deal for an Intel 750 Series 2.5-inch 400GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive…
A coming of age tale at a glance Pro (+) Super sharp screen; extremely portable; fast and quiet; very adjustable hinge. Noob (+) Keyboard sold separately; only one USB port; makes concessions as a laptop and tablet. When the original Surface Pro came out in 2012, it was seen as the awkward redheaded stepchild in…
Happy Holidays, everyone! On today’s show, the crew discusses its transcendent experience with Rez Infinite, the promise of PlayStation VR, and also some early (Or late?) picks for Game of the Year. Enjoy the show, and see you in the New Year! Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Stuff We Talked About PlayStation…
Overclocking locked Skylake processors Good news, budget builders — motherboard makers are releasing BIOS updates that allow non-K Skylake processors to be overclocked. That isn’t how it’s supposed to be. Like Haswell and Broadwell, Intel “locks” certain 6th Generation Core processors so that users can’t easily make BCLK adjustments to boost base clock frequencies. If…
Top Deal: One day little Billy will be old enough (and responsible enough) to own a decked out gaming laptop with all the amenities. But for now? He just needs something to surf the web and type up his homework. That’s where Chromebooks come in, and if you’re looking for a great price on one,…
Easing tensions Microsoft is participating in a new joint venture that will allow the the company to ship a special version of its Windows 10 operating system to China’s government agencies, the company announced today. Certain state owned enterprises will also have access to the custom Windows 10 build, which will include ongoing support and…
Bark commands at Netflix on Windows 10 On the surface, it looks like Netflix freshened up its app for Windows 10 with a revamped user interface and called it a day. However, there’s more to the update than just a pretty new face. In fact, calling it an “update” might be a disservice. The finished…
What’s the catch? Acer just added what seems like an awesome entry to its monitor lineup, the Predator Z35, a 35-inch UltraWide display with a curved panel, G-Sync support, and up to a 200Hz refresh rate (via overclocking). We always take these things with a grain of salt, but for what it’s worth, Acer rates…