Recent content by Daniel Ladishew

Thank you for testing on another Mobo. I'm looking forward to coverage of this CPU on the new chipset.

Why would you use a motherboard with known issues (BLCK and RAM timings) to test a brand new CPU? It seems like you would have been better served taking the extra time to switch out to a motherboard that actually performs as expected with all previous hardware, so your baseline isn't...

I think Civ III was my favorite, but that is based on play time. I think my friends and I played thousands of hours of that one. I've liked them all and will be playing Civ VI at some point in the future, no doubt.

Thank you for testing a product in the environment it was meant to be used in! This is a great start to a (hopefully) comprehensive series of reviews and a truly useful roundup. Thanks guys!

This is a case specifically designed for the EATX and larger mobos, yet testing was done with the normal test bench... WHY? I think it's very obvious that normal components are going to fit, what we need to see is how everything fits and works when your using the parts the case was designed for.

This is a moot feature atm, as you can buy the 6600K for the same price as the 6600 if you have a Microcenter nearby. Even without that, Turbo boost, iGPU and not voiding your warranty is certainly worth a few extra $10 bills.

I'm still not a fan of this hodge-podge benchmark style. If you want to show how it plays on different hardware, that is fine, but the game settings need to be the same across the board or you just going to end up with predictable scaled graphes that I could draw for you without knowing the...

Well I just lost all hope for this 'remake'... They should call it 'rebirth' instead... wait nvm.... This is a pretty aweful idea for anyone who was hoping to enjoy FF7 on a newer console without a ton of mechanics changes. While I don't mind the idea of expanding maps and extending...

So far my favorite games for open world exploring have been made by Bethesda. They create wonderfully detailed environments that feel real enough to hide things in plain site along with large maps that don't always give away secrets just by looking at them. Skyrim was my fav until Fallout 4...

While it may be of value to readers to know what settings the game automatically applied based on each systems specs, as a comparison it makes for very difficult reading. Putting all that into a graph and calling it a 'benchmark' is a stretch. I applaud that your using on hand hardware to test...

I love the Civ series, and personally think Sid is a God among men. As for how I like to play? I am usually the guy building all the buildings / wonders, but with potentially fewer cities than the AI and a small military. Sometimes I opt for a strong Navy when the situation warrants...

Walk out, squint, dodge w/e radiation mutated beast that is lying in wait, by some feat of amazingness kill said animal with my fists, loot the creature and find 2 caps (don't ask where they came from), explore, search a building and find some horrible but new-to-me clothes, explore, search...

How is there no recommendation for the "best" DDR4 16GB (8X8GB) kit? With plenty of motherboards only supporting 2 DIMM slots, this seems like a pretty obvious oversight. As someone who enjoys building smaller computers, i'm disappointed.

We need better representation of Mini-ITX on this list. Anyone not realizing it's growing popularity warrants more attention is living under a rock.