Posted on September 8, 2014 9:30 AM by Rob Williams
I somehow missed the announcement of this display last week, and despite me being late, I just have to talk about it. I’ve made it no secret in the past that I haven’t jumped on the 4K bandwagon, because gaming-wise, anyone who wishes to play at that resolution is getting the same aspect ratio…..
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Posted on September 8, 2014 7:00 AM by Techgage Staff
Open test benches are not for everyone, but for those who need to deal with their PC’s components often, they could prove to be a boon to efficiency. Puget Systems is a company that benefits greatly from using test benches, but it had a problem: None were perfect. So, the company decided…..
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Posted on September 5, 2014 12:57 PM by Greg King
Clever marketing can capture its target audience’s attention better than most anything planned or unplanned. With society becoming ever more connected through social media, the way that messages and ideas get propagated can pay significant dividends for successful marking departments. When it comes to Intel, they’ve had some considerable success. Remember this guy?…..
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Posted on September 5, 2014 7:00 AM by Techgage Staff
AIO liquid CPU coolers seem to be as common as high-end air coolers nowadays. However, despite this, many of them look nearly the same. SilverStone, with its Tundra TD02, has decided to go against that grain, giving us a more distinctive, perhaps even classier offering. Let’s see how far those improved aesthetics…..
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Posted on September 4, 2014 12:45 PM by Ryan Perry
Simplicity and ease of use is the name of the game in today’s tech world, and boy, does Logitech have something that should take care of that. The peripheral giant has just announced the K480, a Bluetooth keyboard that can control your mobile phone, tablet and PC, regardless of the OS, with…..
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Posted on September 4, 2014 8:30 AM by Rob Williams
It feels to me like Kingston’s HyperX Genesis series hasn’t even been out for that long, but here we have its replacement: Savage. As the title suggests, these are rather aggressive-looking sticks, and overall, I think they look awesome. It’s rare to see a heatspreader that’s not totally flat on the sides…..
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Posted on September 3, 2014 8:00 AM by Techgage Staff
What do you get when you cross a hard drive, an SD card reader, and a Wi-Fi hotspot with cloud capabilities? You get WD’s My Passport Wireless. Available in 500GB ~ 2TB capacities, this My Passport hopes to become the ultimate mobile drive, and it offers even more than what’s immediately obvious.…..
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Posted on September 2, 2014 3:56 PM by Rob Williams
In case our huge focus on PC hardware doesn’t make it obvious enough, we at Techgage loooooove PC gaming. We also love those who love it right alongside us. Take NVIDIA, for example. Many of our contacts there regularly talk to game studios to help further the success of PC gaming, and…..
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Posted on September 2, 2014 2:00 PM by Rob Williams
The Tonga-based Radeon R9 285 graphics card isn’t the only thing AMD had in store for today; it’s also unveiled a couple of new FX processor SKUs, in addition to some updated pricing. Unlike most processor launches, this one was a bit interesting because AMD gave us example systems of where certain…..
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Posted on September 2, 2014 8:00 AM by Techgage Staff
It may be a year late, but with its Radeon R9 285, AMD claims that it’s come up with the perfect recipe for taking on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 760 – a card that hasn’t seen much of a price drop since its release. Featuring an updated GCN architecture, the R9 285 is…..
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Posted on August 30, 2014 9:15 PM by Rob Williams
Anand Lal Shimpi, one of the Web’s best-respected tech writers, has decided to retire from the website he founded over seventeen years ago. AnandTech is synonymous with the term “tech website”, and it currently ranks within the top few thousand sites in the world. This, all from the humble beginnings of a…..
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Posted on August 29, 2014 4:56 PM by Rob Williams
When I received ASUS’ X99-DELUXE motherboard last week, I admit that I giggled a bit after I took it out of its box. I wish I were joking, but it’s true. I sometimes get like that when I’m dealing with a board that really takes things to the next level, and the…..
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Posted on August 29, 2014 12:00 PM by Techgage Staff
In late 2011, I wagered that Intel would follow-up its i7-3960X with an eight-core model within the year. That didn’t happen. Instead, we have had to wait nearly three years since that release to finally see an eight-core Intel desktop chip become a reality. Now for the big question: Was the company’s…..
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Posted on August 28, 2014 7:00 PM by J.D. Kane
Just over two weeks ago, we brought you news on Saleen Automotive’s Foursixteen, a modified version of the all-electric Tesla Model S, and how it was making its debut at the prestigious Concourse d’Elegance in Monterey, CA. Saleen’s Foursixteen is basically a Model S on electric steroids, with higher performance and much…..
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Posted on August 28, 2014 3:09 PM by Rob Williams
NVIDIA has shot us a note to let us know that the latest version of Steam now natively supports the hardware encoder on its GeForce GPUs for in-home streaming. The company says that you can stream at up to 1080p resolution with performance of 60 FPS, and with quality that comes closer…..
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Posted on August 28, 2014 7:00 AM by Techgage Staff
Corsair’s Obsidian series of PC chassis represents the apex of the company’s offerings in the market. Innovative and user-friendly, they’ve also been overkill for most users. Now, though, the 450D has come onto the scene, intent on proving that the Obsidians shouldn’t be the exclusive preserve of users with deep pockets. Does…..
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Posted on August 27, 2014 7:00 AM by Techgage Staff
Our last two Z97 reviews involved some petite motherboards, so it’s time to go all-out – something GIGABYTE’s Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK helps us pull off. Its name implies that gamers are the target here, and as you’d expect from its $350 price tag, it’s packed with features. What more reason do you…..
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Posted on August 26, 2014 12:59 PM by Ryan Perry
Many of us knew that this would happen eventually, and speculation had Google as the possible front-runner to acquire the popular live streaming service, Twitch.tv. After snapping up YouTube, Google could’ve had a huge monopoly on video sharing, but in a letter from Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, it turns out…..
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Posted on August 25, 2014 5:00 PM by Rob Williams
During its “30 Years of Graphics & Gaming” event, held this past weekend, AMD took the veil off of its next graphics card: Radeon R9 285. This is a bit of an odd release, because despite it having the higher model number, the R9 285 ranks under not only the R9 280X, but…..
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Posted on August 25, 2014 4:00 PM by Rob Williams
A couple of weeks ago, we took a quick look at DDR4 pricing – based on what was available at Newegg. What we found was that initial kits are going to be rather expensive when compared to DDR3, which really shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. But while bleeding-edge components usually carry…..
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Posted on August 25, 2014 1:12 PM by Ryan Perry
If you’re in the market for a mini-ITX chassis, hopefully you’ve checked out Lian Li already. The Taiwanese chassis giant already has a load of models available, but today it’s bolstered its lineup with the PC-Q19 aluminum mini-ITX enclosure. The PC-Q19 is a slim chassis geared towards home theater PCs or office use,…..
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Posted on August 25, 2014 7:00 AM by Techgage Staff
Hot on the heels of the Corsair Carbide Air 540 comes its little brother, the Air 240. It boasts the same unique interior layout, but in a smaller footprint, and all without sacrificing flexibility and cooling performance. Read on to see if good things really do come in small packages. In the…..
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Posted on August 22, 2014 8:30 PM by Techgage Staff
To help celebrate its 30th anniversary of graphics and gaming, AMD will be holding a livestream Saturday morning, and if you’re at all interested in AMD’s past and future, you can bet it’s going to be well worth checking out. It’s going to be hosted by AMD’s recent re-recruit and Chief Gaming…..
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Posted on August 22, 2014 11:59 AM by Ryan Perry
We’ll make this one short and sweet, because that’s how I personally view BitFenix’s newly announced Prodigy M Color chassis. These little beauties offer everything that the original midnight black and arctic white versions do, such as a small footprint, micro-ATX motherboard support, room for up to 9 hard drives, and some…..
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Posted on August 21, 2014 8:00 AM by Rob Williams
It’s not often enough that we get to write about a positive quarter for AMD, but according to Jon Peddie Research, AMD’s Q2 was one of those unfortunately rare ones. Quarter-to-quarter, AMD’s GPU shipments rocketed ahead 11%, to settle at 17.9%. By contrast, NVIDIA’s shipments fell 8.3%, leaving the company with a…..
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