Iggy Castillo Review of the XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT Thicc II Pro A bright shiny new video card is what all gamers, graphic and video designers want to help boost their skills. With that boost comes a pretty hefty price tag that not all of us can afford. We do have options but we all want the best! What if I told you that you could still get a great experience without breaking the bank? My … Read more
From a first-time builder to an expert, you want a decent video card. A good video card will not only make your viewing experience nicer but it will make what you do on your PC a little smoother. Stepping into the realm of a good user experience, we will today be reviewing the ASRock Challenger D 5500 XT 8GB OC Card, get ready. Before I start here, when I started to review this card, I … Read more
Sapphire Radeon PULSE RX 5500 XT OC 8GB Video Card Review The biggest and the best video card is not always in everyone’s budget, sometimes you have to save a few bucks and make it work but is it worth it? With that, the most common gaming resolution people play at is 1920×1080 and a card that handles more than that sometimes might be overkill but of course it is not a bad thing. Today’s … Read more
It seems that every other day a newer bigger and better video card comes out, and needless to say we all want that card. Just yesterday (a little bit ago), we reviewed the Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700 and we fell in love with it, but what if I were to tell you there’s more? Well there is, today we will be reviewing the daddy of the 5700 series, the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 … Read more
As a gamer, I want the latest and the greatest components for my PC to outpace the other guy/gal. For that competitive edge, the latest and the greatest is needed. The next gen video card comes out, and we all want it, but it’s always best to know what you are getting. Today I am reviewing the Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700 8GB OC with Backplate Video card. Before we get into the review itself, let’s … Read more
The mouse is arguably one of the greatest inventions for the PC and Mac that everyone uses. With that, newer, bigger and better mice and mouse designs come out on a regular basis and this review is on one of them. Today I bring you my review of the Patriot Viper V551 Optical RGB Gaming Mouse and the Viper Large Size Gaming Mouse Pad. So let’s get into the Specs and Features. Features and Specifications … Read more
CAD, Games, Google Chrome, Audio/Photo/Video Editing and your Operating system all together suck up lots of RAM and while you should control everything you have open, sometimes you need everything open. Sometimes all you can do is get more RAM and that is not a bad thing. When asking about what to look for in a gaming pc, RAM is one of the best things you can do to improve the performance of your PC … Read more
One thing every computer needs is a case, well if you want it to look nice and function properly with airflow. A good case has good cooling, enough space and compartments to suit everyone’s needs. Everyone now a days makes a case but it seems that many don’t learn from their mistakes and keep building upon their prior mistakes without taking note on what the community, their customers say. Today we will be taking a … Read more
Speed, Speed, Speed, we all want our PC’s to perform top notch and hit the highest speeds when possible. You’ve got the fastest RAM, Processor, Video card, SSD… wait do you really have the fastest? What if I told you it’s not the fastest anymore, what if I told you there was something more that wouldn’t leave your wallet empty? Well, you might have come to the right place for that update. Today’s review is … Read more
One of the biggest treats for your PC is an SSD, icing on the cake is an M.2 and to top it off and an NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD. Nothing gets a PC boosting it’s speed like a fast SSD, and maybe some RAM and a CPU as well, but that’s a story for another review. Capacity, Speed and Reliability are the most important, but what good are those if you can’t afford the SSD? … Read more
Welcome to the expanding universe of Metro. Not the first game in the series, Metro Exodus builds upon the previous titles where you enter the realm as Artyom also known as the Chosen one. Before I go on, let me provide you with the PC specs requirements list. Metro Exodus is a survival horror game of sorts, set in a first-person shooter type of gameplay. As you can see even from the Minimum Requirements, it … Read more
Pre-built PC’s and home built PC’s can be very different. OEM’s many times can water down components, make upgrading impossible with proprietary components, but they can distract you with AMAZING pricing. Home built PC’s are great, if you know what you are doing, have the time and have deep pockets. You and I don’t get the discounts the OEM’s do but boutiques do. This is where I introduce you to iBUYPOWER and their RDY VIBG202 … Read more
Gaming seats have always been marketed as a Racing type seat, with bucket seat looks and more of a mean look to them. Chairs with a sort of an Indy car flair, seams a bit off I think if you are not into racing or racing sims but it makes a little sense in this case. Maingear has been known since 2008 to build some high-end gaming machines with a sporty kind of automotive theme … Read more
Gaming Chair Comparison You might get jealous seeing your friends and people online getting all these fancy gaming chairs but still you might be a little clueless on which to get. There are so many options and it’s not like they are a few dollars, usually they are in the hundreds. In this article, we will go over 3 popular chairs but it won’t be like other comparisons, where the chairs are either looked … Read more
It has been quite some time since I have reviewed a mouse and what a way to bring in a new mouse. HyperX released the new HyperX Pulse Fire FPS Pro RGB Gaming Mouse and sent us one to review for you. A quick intro, so let’s get into the features and specifications. Features and Specifications Omrom switch 20 Million Click Lifespan 16,000 DPI Pixart PMW3389 Optical gaming Sensor 50G Maximum Acceleration 450 ips (inches … Read more
Hello my friends, if you remember not too long ago, I headed off to PAX to meet, great, game and interview lots of devs to bring you guys the latest and greatest. During that time, I was able to interview Dave from FrostKeep studios,… I kept saying FrostByte Studios and they never corrected me haha. Sadly, I was not able to show you ANYTHING aside from some pictures but that is going to change on … Read more
It seems like not to long ago the first gaming chairs came out, I was so disinterested in them. Why would you charge so much for a chair, it can’t be that comfortable,… can it? Last year I came to find I was so wrong and these things are incredibly comfortable, so much more than almost all of their chairs you can find in your local office supplies store. With that, I introduce you to … Read more
It seems like everyone is building a case these days, and there is nothing wrong with that because it makes companies try harder to make a better case. That being said, this review might be on that better case, it’s for you to decide, but I will give you my input. Today’s review is on the Fractal Design Define R6 Black TG (FD-CA-DEF-R6-BK-TG). Let’s go over the features and specifications of this case before we … Read more
iBUYPOWER is known to build some pretty nice gaming systems, laptops and desktops alike but did you know they also have some gear? As part of that gear, aside from the mice, mouse pads and other things today we will be reviewing the iBUYPOWER MEK 2 Pro RGB Mechanical Keyboard. This review almost took a horrible turn for the worse, but I was able to recover it. Read on to find out how this almost … Read more
Every once in a while, I agree to review a product that I feel might not be that great and sometimes I am surprised… and sometimes my gut was right. Today’s review is on the BenQ ScreenBar LED Task lamp, one of those products I felt was not going to be so great but who knows, it could be pretty good. Before we get into the review and showing you how the bar works, let’s … Read more