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What’s that? You thought this site was dead? Gone forever? Mwahahahahaha. Aaaaaaaahahahahaha. NO. Well, it’s been a bit dry here, I admit. I’ve actually been doing a fair bit of gaming, too; I just haven’t had much time for writing. … Continue reading Where the hell have I been? And, announcing The Witcher 3 Diaries
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I spent most of 2014 playing games that came out last year. Part of that is an artifact of my vast Steam backlog, but most of my game time was spent playing Assassin’s Creed IV and XCOM: Enemy Within. I’ve … Continue reading The Best Games of 2014: a non-list
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I had a couple of issues that bugged me about my EVGA Z68 SLI. One was a weird SATA issue where drives would disappear from Windows. This caused some major headaches a while back and was fixed simply by swapping … Continue reading The Upgrade Path: ASUS RoG Maximus V Formula Z77
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A while back, I posted a video giving my quick thoughts on the value of SLI. Now that I’ve had the chance to use the setup for a while and dig up some hard numbers for comparison, I want to … Continue reading Is SLI worth it? The follow-up: real performance comparisons
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Aliasing — the appearance of jagged edges in games — has a been a conundrum for hardware manufacturers practically since the dawn of 3-D gaming. Both AMD and nVidia have churned out several proprietary technologies that aim to reduce aliasing, … Continue reading Exploring nVidia’s Dynamic Super Resolution
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There’s something vaguely appealing about a totally over the top, ultra-high-end PC. Like this: For a lot of PC gamers, the rig-building and overclocking are just as much hobbies as the gaming itself. And if you’re one of those people … Continue reading Six ways to waste money on your next PC build
I’ve got a pretty good-sized desktop. Really, ever since I started building PCs, I’ve owned pretty beastly cases. And why not? They’re easy to work in, flexible, have lots of expansion space, can accommodate a wide range of cooling options, … Continue reading Powerful PCs are getting smaller
Update: I sent both cards back after both of them caused the notorious “black screen” issue. Essentially, after the driver is installed and the computer prompts for a restart, the Windows boot animation plays and then you’re greeted with a … Continue reading The upgrade path: farewell SLI, hello Crossfire
As is the custom this time of year, Steam is having a sale: There’s a lot to tempt me, for sure. I’m interested in Thief, and that’s a great price given the mixed reviews. I even sorta-kinda want to play … Continue reading I’m not touching that Steam sale
A 27″ monitor is a pretty good size for a computer. Heck, until recently, that was really considered to be on the large end of the scale; for the longest time, only design pros or ultranerds with lots of disposable … Continue reading Mo’ monitor, mo’ problems! Tales of the BenQ BL3200PT
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