My six days with Windows 8 So, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC last week. It was late on the eve of the launch. The download link for the $39.99... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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![]() The number of games bearing the AMD Gaming Evolved logo seems to be growing exponentially. Why is that? We've traveled to AMD's offices and... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming |
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Dishonored: A nice change of pace Warning: minor spoilers follow. If you haven't beaten the game and want a completely untarnished experience, don't read this! Good single-player games are somewhat of a... |
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Strung out on Borderlands 2 This isn't easy for me to say, so I'll just come right out with it: I have a Borderlands 2 problem. Thanks to playing... |
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![]() We've taken Windows 8 for a spin on Asus' new Zenbook Prime in order to get a feel for the new OS's PPI scaling... Type: Feature article Tags: Displays Mobile computing Windows |
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Sleeping Dogs will keep you up at night Night falls in Hong Kong. Technicolor neon lights illuminate the darkness, their vibrant hue reflecting off the rain-slick streets. Scooters weave through the... |
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![]() We bring our signature latency-focused game testing methods to bear on the latest crop of desktop CPUs. In the process, we learn a some... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Gaming |
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![]() Thanks to falling LCD prices, multi-monitor gaming is more attainable than ever before. We take a closer look at AMD Eyefinity and Nvidia... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming |
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At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows |
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The other side of Computex It's close to 2AM on a Friday night, er, Saturday morning. Die Antwoord thumps over my headphones to keep me awake. I'm sitting in the... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Goodbye, Google+ I asked Google to delete my Google+ account the other day. I did it without second thoughts, without regrets, after using the service for barely a... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Internet |
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Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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![]() Is there any hope for high-performance mechanical drives? We test WD's latest 10k-RPM VelociRaptor 1TB against a diverse array of competitors to find out. Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations |
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![]() Using virtualization voodoo, the RevoDrive 3 X2 combines four SandForce-based SSDs on a single PCIe card purportedly capable of transfer rates up to 1500MB/s. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations |
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Six screens, one desk When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays |
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Welcome back, Sam For maybe my first hour in Serious Sam 3: BFE, I worried I'd made a big mistake. The game only cost me $20 thanks to... |
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![]() AMD has a new management team and a new direction. They recently shared their vision for the company's future, and we were there, listening... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers |
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PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Windows 10 update has Spectre fixes for Haswell, Broadwell and Skylake | 11 |
Our storage bench has not been patched for either vulnerability, so it's not that. Like we noted, we're working with Samsung to explore what's going o... | +20 |