The rapid development of virtual reality (VR) headsets has been one of the most exciting leaps in tech in the last five years. What was once a clunky, expensive technology relegated to university research departments has become mass-produced and cheap enough for anyone to enjoy. We’ll break down what types of headsets are out there, […]
Posts in Category: pc gaming
What on earth is RTX?!
- Chris Cunningham
- 3rd Dec 2018
- PC Hardware
So, although the graphics cards have been out for a while now (although still a little hard to get hold of), the games with RTX support haven’t really been there. So now that some games are coming out with shiny RTX options, we’re going to take a look at performance and ask what on earth […]
How to Diagnose and Improve In-game Lag, Latency, and Access Issues
- The Falcon
- 7th Sep 2018
- How-To
It is safe to say that PC gaming is vastly different to console gaming. Players on PC have a much greater ability to customize and refine their experience, and the most powerful PCs put consoles to shame in terms of the quality of the experience that they offer. However, with the almost infinite number of […]
Building a PC for Final Fantasy XV
- Chris Cunningham
- 7th Mar 2018
- PC Builds
At this point I’m pretty sure Final Fantasy fans are used to the delays that come with a PC release for a Final Fantasy game, yet in this case that frustration can finally be washed away with hype: Final Fantasy XV for PC is here! Now let’s get to the builds!
Building a Gaming PC for Christmas 2017! $980 and $2,250 Rigs
- Chris Cunningham
- 18th Dec 2017
- PC Builds
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we’ve no place to go, let us build! Let us build! Let us build (some gaming PCs)!
Building a PC with the Intel i5-8600K and i5-8400
- Chris Cunningham
- 17th Oct 2017
- PC Builds
The new 8th Generation Intel CPUs have launched with much-appreciated increases in core count. The new i5-8400 and i5-8600K both upgrading to 6 cores, from the previous generation’s 4. The upgrade has proven quite popular, as the CPUs are currently selling out everywhere. Let’s see what kind of PC you’ll be able to build with […]
Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 vs Intel Core i7-7700K
Last week, Intel released their Coffee Lake-based 8th generation CPUs. Intel has been usually refreshing their processors at the beginning of each year, but this one happened a few months early. (Earlier in July, Intel’s X299-based Skylake-X CPUs also experienced a rushed launch.) It seems that AMD’s Ryzen CPUs really did light a fire under […]
Building a PC with Threadripper: 1950X & 1920X
- Chris Cunningham
- 10th Aug 2017
- PC Builds
With AMD releasing the new 1920X and 1950X Threadripper CPUs today, I couldn’t resist diving in and looking at building with these monster CPUs. So, settle in as we take a look at what sort of PC we can build with these 12 and 16-core beasts.
Building a PC to Beat Project Scorpio
- Chris Cunningham
- 22nd May 2017
- PC Builds
The truth is out there: Earlier this month we learned the specifications for Project Scorpio, the new 4K Xbox from Microsoft. I couldn’t really just let such knowledge pass me by, so I sat down to see just what sort of PC would be needed to beat it! This article will propose two sample builds capable […]
Building a PC with the RX 580 & RX 570
- Chris Cunningham
- 21st Apr 2017
- PC Builds
This week we saw the release of the new RX 580 and RX 570 from AMD. While these graphics cards are rehashes of the RX 480 and 470 (with a ~5% overclock), they are still great GPUs worthy of consideration for mid-range PC builders. Today, I take a look at their performance and match each […]