Content and news by Rob Williams

Ugh, I just had to go and use that “unbox” word to bait people in, didn’t I? Well, since I’ve gotten your attention, we might as well actually unbox it then, aye? With much fervor, FedEx hit our doorstep today with a much larger box than I was anticipating. Inside? Well, it…..

Considering the fact that AMD has embargoed Ryzen Threadripper test results (for some media, at least) until tomorrow, it was with great surprise (OK, not really) when I spotted a GeekBench 3 result over at reddit last night, as I was trying to wind my brain down from a long day of…..

Have just 50 bucks to spend on a new gaming mouse, but feel anxious about the features you may have to give up? With its Viper V570 RGB, Patriot has your back. Despite its modest price, the V570 sports a weight system, RGB lighting (as its name suggests), awesome macro support, and even a solid software solution.

When Intel unveiled its Core X series of processors at Computex in early June, many believed that the only reason we saw the launch take place at that time was because of the immense (almost out-of-nowhere) pressure applied by AMD, with its Ryzen portfolio. Considering the fact that up to this point,…..

Complementing this month’s SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles, NVIDIA released a unique GeForce driver for its TITAN Xp graphics card, uncapping performance in tools “like Maya”. As we found out, this driver improves performance with a lot more than just Maya, helping TITAN Xp intrude on Quadro’s performance territory more than just a little bit.

How in the heck can something be good, but bad at the same time? One not-so-subtle example is when a product is targeted at one audience, but disappears from store shelves due to another. I’m of course talking about currency mining, and the current craze of running as many GPUs at one…..

When AMD released its Ryzen series of processors this past spring, I didn’t fully grasp the reality that AMD was just getting started. I write this after having arrived back home after a weekend full of AMD events and briefings – activities crammed with so much information, that I could swear I…..

What could prove to be one of the most disruptive high-end enthusiast components is almost here: AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper. The fact that TR has been en route should come as a secret to no one. Even those outside of the tech world could have heard about it, because the rumor mill has…..

As I mentioned in the complementary Ryzen Threadripper post, AMD didn’t give us a whole lot of time to write too much depth about Radeon RX Vega, so for now, I’ll drop some high-level details. First and foremost, the RX Vega 64 is AMD’s new flagship, and it’s going to go head-to-head…..

We take Intel’s latest and greatest CPU, the 10-core 20-thread i9-7900X, through our gauntlet of tests, as we get to grips with a new platform, X299. Shaving off $700 from the original 10-core desktop CPU, the i7-6950X, Intel offers more than just a simple clock boost to keep it competitive, such as with the inclusion of AVX512.

Sometimes, simple is best, which is the mentality HyperX might have had when designing its first gaming mouse, the Pulsefire FPS. A mouse without a software package, this $50 offering gets you an attractive option that performs well, and won’t get in your way of improving your game.

If it’s not enough that AMD has an RX Vega and Ryzen Threadripper launch mere days away, the company has decided to preface that excitement with a major upgrade to its Radeon software. The latest, Crimson ReLive 17.7.2, packs in an awful lot of enhancements, and to be clear, those enhancements are…..

AMD last month rounded out its Radeon Pro WX series with the WX 3100 and WX 2100. These nearly identical cards differ themselves by their framebuffer: 4GB vs. 2GB. It’s the beefier of the two cards we’re taking a look at here – a low-profile option that sips little power, and sits quiet while it works away.

As someone who loves to record video of their gameplay to share with other people, and not to mention for nostalgia’s sake in the future, I’ve become a big fan of NVIDIA’s ShadowPlay feature in its GeForce Experience app. As long as it’s running in the background, you’ll never have to worry…..

NVIDIA’s Tesla V100 is an absolute powerhouse of a GPU, made most useful when used for deep learning and artificial intelligence. In case it somehow isn’t obvious by now, AI and deep learning are areas NVIDIA has put a ton of focus on in recent years (the company even held a deep…..

Having completed a new build for our gaming GPU test rig a couple of months ago, we didn’t want to waste time in following-up with another for our workstation GPU test rig. Wrapping itself around this build is Corsair’s Carbide 600C, and in this look, we’ll explore both the chassis as well as our new official benching rig in-depth.

Bungie released what it calls a “beta” for Destiny 2 to some incredible fanfare earlier this week, and being a huge fan of the series, I wasted no time jumping in. As much as I would have loved to have been wowed, I wasn’t. I seemed to be in the minority with…..

Last April, we wrote about Movidius, and its “deep learning accelerator” housed inside of a USB stick. We were intrigued by the company’s offering, but months later, we found that Intel was even more so, as it acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. Now, the first fruits of the acquisition have…..

Since it seemed impossible to ignore, chances are you knew that the Destiny 2 PlayStation 4 beta dropped yesterday. It prefaces the launch of the beta for the Xbox One (which should be live as of the time of this post). PC? That beta comes later – stay tuned. Having put close…..

AMD’s next-gen Radeon GPUs, called RX Vega, are set to launch at the end of the month in Los Angeles, right before the premier graphics conference SIGGRAPH kicks-off. While we’ve been hearing about Vega straight from AMD’s mouth for quite some time, the closer we get to the launch, the more we…..