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Article: Intel Haswell Chipset Comparison: Z87 vs. H87, H81
In continuing our Haswell coverage (following up from our "is Haswell worth it for gaming?" post), today we visit the topic of the CPU's most intimate counterpart: the Chipset. As more of you begin to evaluate the place for 4th Gen Intel components in your upcoming PC builds, it's important to understand the various chipsets and their inherent use case scenarios. If you're brand new...
Article: $649 DIY Budget Intel Gaming PC - June, 2013
With our high-end Haswell PC build now officially published and getting assembled by builders everywhere, we figured it was about time to post something more budget-friendly. We're keeping this build short-and-simple: It's targeted toward pure gamers looking to build a system for mid-to-high level of detail in games, so if you don't have much interest in a PC outside...
Article: Analysis: Haswell For Gaming - When Is It Appropriate to Upgrade?
Haswell's officially been out of embargo/NDA for a few days now, TigerDirect has launched its product offerings, and the internet is abuzz about Intel's...
Article: Mik's Picks: Weekly Hardware Sales - $50 CLC, $90 GPU
Welcome to another edition of Mik's Picks! I took a little time off for summer, but am back with more gaming hardware deals for upcoming PC builds. I found a fan controller, 1TB HDD, CPU liquid cooler, two great monitors, and a deal on a budget GPU. Without further ado, let's get to the picks.
Article: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Official Specs, Price, SLI Benchmarks
One week after the official GTX 780 and ShadowPlay announcement, nVidia's next big embargo has finally lifted, and this time, it's for the GTX 770. Let's cut to the info...
Article: NZXT H630 Silent PC Case Review & Benchmark
Its knee-high, monolithic stature almost resembles what you'd find in a server farm: Wide, imposing, and externally simple. NZXT's H630 was slowly leaked via a drawn-out, week-long marketing campaign, towing behind it a website revamp and the Sentry Mix 2; with all the fanfare reinforcing the H630's launch, NZXT puts itself in the vulnerable position of living up to hype. Let's see if they...
Article: NVIDIA: ShadowPlay Retroactive Recording, Official GTX 780 Specs, More
In an official press conference hosted by nVidia last week, the company made several announcements pertaining to video capture software, frametime optimization, and the GTX 700 series release dates, MSRP, and specs.
Article: SilverStone Raven RV02 Review - "Breaks All The Rules"
Enthusiast-class cases have trended toward heavier focus on ease-of-installation features, almost creating the perception that performance features were "maxed-out," so to speak. There's inarguably a place for enthusiast enclosures whose headlining acts are the likes of a 70-color LED strip (like the Phantom 820), but there's an equally-large market contingent that demands nothing but the...
Article: NVidia Shows Project Shield Injection Mold Casing
It's not going to make your device any faster, but it's cool stuff to see. NVidia sent out an email just minutes ago that showcases their injection molding process for Project Shield; the news doesn't bear any particularly mind-blowing new info (we pretty much know everything about it by now, anyway), but I personally enjoy seeing how things are made - and I know a lot of you do as well.
Article: TechRAID2: GTX 700 & AMD 9970 Specs, Haswell Benchmarks
The past few weeks have seen the unveiling of nVidia's GeForce GTX 700 series, leaked specs, official AMD Radeon HD 9970 specs, benchmarks of Intel's Haswell HD 5000/HD5200 IGPs, and new advancements in UEFI BIOS. To say the least, it's been an exciting few weeks in hardware news. PAX East felt decidedly slow this year for hardware when compared against last year's launch of IB and the NUC, but now the hardware companies have had time to...
Article: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller Specs Detailed
In suit of its H630 silent case announcement and website redesign, NZXT has announced today that it intends to revitalize its Sentry series of fan controllers. NZXT's Sentry Mix 2 fan controller specs have been detailed in the announcement, and having tested previous models, we have a couple of thoughts on the unit. A review is pending.
Article: New: NZXT H630 Specs - Silent Gaming Case
NZXT's been teasing the release of a new addition to their quiet series of cases for nearly a week now, and as the reveal comes to fruition, we finally know what's in store: The H630. The H-series of cases from NZXT is considered their "silent"...
Article: $694 Big Picture Gaming HTPC Build - May, 2013
As Cable companies find themselves facing their impending obsolescence, we've seen a surge in interest for living room PCs that double as DVR replacements and gaming consoles; our original $357 gaming HTPC posts proved the affordability of these custom builds, but today we're out to prove their versatility.
Article: Logitech G500s Gaming Mouse Review & Specs
Hot on the heels of Steve's review of Logitech's high-end G700s, we're regrouping to bring you another Logitech mouse review -- this time, it's the Logitech G500s gaming mouse. The mouse uses a chassis that brings back memories of the MX518, G5, and G500 (non-s) mice by Logitech, using a similar chassis/frame layout, a powerful sensor, quality hardware, and a mid-range...
Article: Mik's Picks: Weekend Hardware Sales - PSU, Video HW, SSDs
Welcome to another edition of Mik's picks. For this weekend's hardware sales, I found great deals on a GPU, HDMI cable, monitor, PSU, and an SSD.
Article: New: Budget Rosewill Patriot Gaming Case Specs
Rosewill's been known to silently release budget/mid-range products without major press fanfare -- the Line-M, which we spotted at CES, is a recent example of this. The new Patriot case had no official press release, but is freshly available on Newegg and has been posted to
Article: Logitech G700s Review - Wireless Gaming Mouse Tear-Down
Gaming peripherals are currently spearheading our efforts to deconstruct the underlying components within gaming hardware and, following our Genius Gila review, today we look at Logitech's new G700s mouse. We first spoiled Logitech's new gaming peripherals right before PAX East, where we covered hard specs and talked a bit about...
Article: $508 Cheap Bastard's DIY Gaming PC Build - April, 2013
It's been a while since we've run a proper "Cheap Bastard's gaming PC build," and feeling a bit nostalgic (and bastardly-cheap), we've decided to revisit the topic of a $500-range gaming PC. As always, the parts detailed herein are meant to get you on the ground with a DIY, custom gaming machine for dirt-cheap, and we think we've put together a list of reliable parts at a good price.
Article: Corsair Obsidian 350D M-ATX Mini Gaming Case & Specs
A recent retailer photoshoot of impending Corsair product launches saw leaked photos of an upcoming Micro-ATX case, branded the Obsidian 350D. Some specs for the Corsair Obsidian 350D Micro-ATX case are already confirmed, including cooling/radiator support, cable management, and other features (see below).
Article: Genius GX-Gaming Gila MMO/RTS Mouse Review & Tear-Down
Following-up with our Genius DeathTaker and Logitech G600 reviews, and our Logitech pre-PAX round-up, we're now looking to Genius' Gila (pronounced hee-la), a high-end gaming mouse. This review looks at the Genius GX-Gaming Gila...
