NVIDIA ShadowPlay has hit the streets and made it’s mark with gamers. If you aren’t familiar with ShadowPlay from NVIDIA, it gives you the ability to capture your gameplay with little to no effort. According Continue reading “NVIDIA Updates GeForce Experience to 1.8.2”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Jan. 23, 2014 at 3:22am
Backblaze has a blog post up today that shows how over 27,000 hard drives from Hitachi, Western Digital (WD) and Seagate have done over the past several years in their Storage Pods. Everyone always wants Continue reading “Blackblaze Releases Hard Drive Failure Rates For Over 27,000 Drives – Seagate Fails Most Often”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 21, 2014 at 5:21pm
In the St. Louis area, Charter this month announced plans to move all its customers to digital service. Charter says that the Missouri and Southern Illinois all-digital upgrade is scheduled to begin in mid-January and Continue reading “Charter Getting Ready To Roll Out 60 Mbps Base Internet Service!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 20, 2014 at 10:49pm
Last week we told you that numerous sites were reporting that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti would be powered by the first Maxwell GPU and that it would be released in February 2014. According Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Maxwell Performance Numbers Leaked?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 20, 2014 at 9:22pm
Intel announced today that it is planning to reduce their workforce by 5% in 2014, a revelation that comes one day after the chip maker reported mixed results for the fourth quarter and a flat Continue reading “Intel Could Cut Around 5,400 Jobs With 5 Percent Workforce Reduction Plan”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 17, 2014 at 9:51pm
Is NVIDIA going to be releasing their next-generation graphics processor next month? SweClockers is reporting that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti will be released in the middle of February and that it will be Continue reading “NVIDIA Rumors: First Maxwell GPU Coming in February with GeForce GTX 750 Ti?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 17, 2014 at 4:11pm
Futuremark has made the PCMark 8 v2.0 update available to all users today. The Steam version of PCMark 8 will update automatically, the standalone version will prompt you to download and install the update. The Continue reading “PCMark 8 v2.0 Update Released To Everyone Today”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 17, 2014 at 3:26pm
VisionTek was on hand at CES 2014 in Las Vegas this year and Legit Reviews were among the few invited to their Party at the Minus 5 Ice bar in the Monte Carlo. The Minus Continue reading “CES 2014: VisionTek CRYOVENOM AMD R9 290 Liquid Cooled Graphics Card”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Jan. 17, 2014 at 2:50am
A class action suit has been filed against AMD on behalf of investors who purchased Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) common stock between October 27, 2011 and October 18, 2012. The complaint says that AMD violated Continue reading “Class Action Suit Filed Against Advanced Micro Devices”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 17, 2014 at 1:56am
Do you own the ASUS VG248QE monitor? For a limited time, NVIDIA has made available a G-Sync upgrade kit direct that you can install yourself in about 30 minutes. Once installed, your monitor will be Continue reading “ASUS VG248QE Display NVIDIA G-Sync Upgrade Kit Now Available”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 16, 2014 at 9:31pm
This week the news crew at Arizona Republic ran a story about how chip giant Intel was leaving vacant a massive new $5.2 Billion computer-chip factory in Chandler, Arizona. The fab was to begin operations Continue reading “Intel Finished $5.2 Billion Fab 42 In Arizona Last Year, But It Remains Empty”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 16, 2014 at 9:17pm
The new Samsung Galaxy S5 is loaded with new features and some ridiculous product specifications. Before we get inside the phone, the first thing that Samsung is offering is two different models. One comes in Continue reading “Details of New Samsung Galaxy S5 Confirmed”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Jan. 15, 2014 at 9:10am
Powercolor was on hand at CES 2014 and were showing off some of their new products there. The one I found most interesting was their water cooled R9 290X. I don’t doubt that water cooling Continue reading “CES 2014: Powercolor AMD R9 290X Liquid Cooled & PCS+ R290X Graphics Cards”. …more
By Dan Stoltz •
Jan. 15, 2014 at 3:39am
A federal court on Tuesday overturned the Federal Communications Commission’s network-neutrality regulations, dealing a blow to the Obama administration’s effort to ensure the openness of the Internet. The rules were a campaign promise from Obama Continue reading “U.S. Appeals Court Kills Net Neutrality and Sides With Verizon”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2014 at 9:30pm
Did you know that the most recent Steam Client Beta steam now supports an experimental VR mode for Oculus Rift owners? Valve has launched a new experimental mode for Steam that integrates virtual reality headset Continue reading “Valve Launches SteamVR Beta For The Oculus Rift”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2014 at 9:15pm