If you recall last week's discussion, we touched on the pros and cons of 21:9 gaming. Now, as promised, let's take a brief look at my test subject - the Acer Predator X34. The X34 comes with all the fixings: a crisp 34'' IPS panel at a respectable 4ms response time, 3440x1440 resolution, a 100Hz … Continue reading Quick Review – Acer Predator X34
Category: Computer Hardware
Memoires of a 21:9 Gamer
Greetings, PC gaming fans! Has your curiosity ever been peeked by the legend of the 21:9 gaming monitor? Mine was, and that's why I picked one of those beauties up a little while back: an Acer Predator X34. I will hopefully be doing a more in depth review for the X34 on Wednesday, so stay … Continue reading Memoires of a 21:9 Gamer
Technewsday Tuesday – IBM Storage Goes Atomic
Welcome to a snowy Tuesday here in Canada, and what a perfect day it is to talk about some tech news! In what I would professionally classify as "very cool, dude!" (the term's a bit technical, I know), IBM has announced that they've discovered a way to store a 1 or a 0 in a … Continue reading Technewsday Tuesday – IBM Storage Goes Atomic
Adaptive Sync – Will You Adapt?
If you've listened to our technobabble podcast, you've probably heard me defend the virtues of NVIDIA G-Sync with reckless abandon. Well today, on a grey, snowy Monday at the RBG Lair, I'd like to pull up a chair around the gas fireplace with a hot, watered down cup of whatever was left in the … Continue reading Adaptive Sync – Will You Adapt?
The Tech War Roundup – Q1 2017
Our favourite technology teams have traded blows in the last couple weeks. Let's look at where the war for our hearts, minds, and most importantly our money, sits. Team Red (AMD) The Red Revolution has kicked it into high gear in the last few weeks. The great comeback into the high end CPU … Continue reading The Tech War Roundup – Q1 2017
Gaming Keyboards – REDUX
I was able to get a hold of a few more keyboards that I wanted to check out that weren't available when I did my previous post on keyboards a short time ago. Today I have four more to go through following the same general rules as before. The keyboards we are taking a look … Continue reading Gaming Keyboards – REDUX
AMD Ryzen Now Up for Pre-Order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v44wWAOHn8&feature=youtu.be Today AMD announced that the new Ryzen cpu’s were available for pre-order at 1PM Eastern. True to form the Canadian retailers partnered for this release were a little slow to the draw but we do have some news to share. AMD held a media conference yesterday to detail information on the new R7 1800X, … Continue reading AMD Ryzen Now Up for Pre-Order
Cheap gaming mice. Are they worth a shot?
Along with the cheap gaming keyboard shootout that I recently did I also picked up four of the cheapest gaming mice on Amazon to check out against each other. I don't get too geeky with the specs on these other than what is listed on the Amazon pages. One thing to remember is that everyone … Continue reading Cheap gaming mice. Are they worth a shot?
Cheap gaming keyboards. Are they worth a shot?
In the never-ending quest to help you all at home choose good gadgets on a budget, we picked up four of the cheapest gaming keyboards and mice to test against our everyday higher quality devices. Today we look at keyboards from Rii, COOKI (Motospeed), Redragon, and Tesoro. With the exception of the Tesoro (which is typically … Continue reading Cheap gaming keyboards. Are they worth a shot?
An NVMeaningful Upgrade? Samsung 960 Evo Review
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the latest in Samsung's SSD technology (and the latest in Dan's questionable purchasing decisions): the Samsung 960 Evo. Haunted by my dwindling storage reserves on my 256GB drive and a desire to test the latest NVMe speeds, I decided to pick up a 500GB variant of everyone's favourite … Continue reading An NVMeaningful Upgrade? Samsung 960 Evo Review









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