As a gamer and hardware enthusiast that spends a lot of time in various PC gaming communities, one of the longest on-going debates has been the best choice for CPU when it comes to gaming; Intel or AMD. While there are users on both sides claiming their favorite brand is the best, we’ve noticed quite a bit more on the …
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Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core Edition Graphics Card Review
After showing off their new Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Series in Taipai, we were too excited to upgrade the aging GTX 680 in one of our test benches. Thanks to Zotac, we lucked out and today we are looking at the Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core Edition Graphics Card. WHY DO I WANT A GRAPHICS CARD? We …
Read More »NVIDIA Partners Cut Prices of GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GTX 980 In Response to AMD R9 Fury
Over the weekend, it appears some of NVIDIA’s AIBs (add-in board partners) have quietly cut prices of high-end Maxwell based GeForce GTX 980, and 980 Ti graphics cards. The move seems to be in response to the disruptive launch of the new AMD R9 Fury cards, which have been making quite the splash among reviewers since they launched early Friday morning. …
Read More »Batman Arkham Knight PC – How Does It Run?
When it comes to comic book based video games, few series have been as successful as the Warner Bros’ Batman Arkham franchise. After a rather mediocre release from WB Games Montreal in the form of 2013’s Arkham Origins, longtime series fans have been eagerly anticipating the latest release from series creator Rocksteady Studios: Batman Arkham Knight. Unfortunately, after its initial release …
Read More »NVIDIA Preparing to Release GeForce GTX 950 Ti Series GPUs
It has been reported that NVIDIA is preparing to release a new GeForce GTX series GPU to replace the aging GTX 750/750 Ti series. The new GPU(s) will serve as low-budget, entry-level gaming graphics cards which should be priced to compete with AMD’s newly launched R7 300 series GPUs. The new GPU(s) will likely be dubbed the GTX 950 and …
Read More »XFX R9 280 Double Dissipation Graphics Card Review
XFX is a company that specializes in making top-performing graphics cards, power supplies, and computer accessories for gamers and enthusiasts alike. In the world of desktop graphics, they are known to offer best in class warranty, and customer service. So naturally when they asked us to take a look at one of the older cards in their lineup, the XFX AMD Radeon …
Read More »Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 Will Use Dedicated Servers
In the world of PC first-person shooters; dedicated servers for matchmaking are the gold-standard, with many competitive players refusing to play a game with anything less. Unfortunately, in recent years the long-running and hugely popular Call of Duty series has departed from these standards, and as a result have strongly upset their base. In fact, their most recent iteration of …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V for PC – How Does It Run?
After nearly 1.5 years since its original console debut, and several delays, Grand Theft Auto V has finally made it to the most glorious platform of all: the PC. This highly anticipated release has many PC gamers excited to get it running on their systems, some even upgrading or building entirely new machines for the task. While we’re sure many users …
Read More »Nvidia Pascal to Offer 10 Times the Performance of Titan X
Nvidia may have just released their latest flagship GPU, the Titan X, which utilizes current Maxwell GPU architecture, but that wont stop them from talking about what’s next. Announced last year, Nvidia’s next-generation Pascal GPU architecture has finally been detailed, and its performance claims are impressive. NVIDIA PASCAL DETAILS As we can see in the slide below, Nvidia is claiming that …
Read More »Nvidia Titan X Specifications and Price Revealed
Today, Nvidia revealed that its upcoming 12GB GPU, the Titan X will be priced at $999, when it goes on sale on March 18th. NVIDIA TITAN X SPECIFICATIONS They also revealed the specifications for their all new flagship card, and they are beastly. To go along with its 12GB of GDDR5, it will also have a 384-bit memory interface, which shifts data …
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