Recent content by pyrotek85

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    Mad Catz Shows Off Android Console, Controller

    Not sure what's so revolutionary about the controller, it looks very similar to the 360's. Not that it's a bad thing.
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    Asus Z87 Motherboards Pictured: Sabertooth, Gryphon, More

    Glad to see they're releasing a new mini ITX board for Haswell so soon. I've been planning on building a portable gaming machine with the P8Z77-I Deluxe, but with Haswell coming I figured I might as well wait to see if there would be a newer version. I'd like to see better photos, but I don't...
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    Report: AMD Launching Radeon HD 7990 on April 24th; Shows Off Tomb Raider in Eyefinity 5x1

    I agree with others here, I'd be interested in an ultra wide curved screen, but not multiple monitors. The bezel ruins it for me, even thinner ones.
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    Windows 8.1 May Reintroduce Boot-To-Desktop Mode

    "Many people may disagree, but one of Microsoft's biggest mistakes with Windows 8 is forcing desktop and laptop customers to boot straight into the new Modern UI overlay." Who disagrees? Practically everyone is saying that Metro, while not inherently bad, should be optional, particularly for...
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    Crucial Rolls Out New M500 Series SSDs

    Not only is that a great price for 960GB, but the read and write speeds are still very good. You don't have to sacrifice speed for capacity.
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    Oculus Rift Development Kits Arriving in Customer Hands

    dalethepcmanNext thing you know people will get stuck in their virtual worlds and some crazy person will make a life or death game that must be played for everyone to escape the world.Nerve Gear is on its way... SaOWith that out of the way... I can't believe its finally here, and I hope this...
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    Windows 8 Usage Growing, But Still Behind Windows Vista

    A Bad DayVista SP2 with the Platform Update isn't that bad, far better than the vanilla Vista.People seem to have forgotten vanilla Windows xp's compatibility horrors at launch, or the overall Windows Mistake Edition failboat. I personally never had Vista issues at all (no bad drivers to cause...
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    Windows 8 Usage Growing, But Still Behind Windows Vista

    CarolKarinewindows 8 actually isn't that bad. I upgraded from windows 7 cause I got win 8 for 70 USD, thought why not? I can sell it for more than what I bought it for if it's bad.anyways, it boots 3 times faster, it's snappier, more secure, and the metro UI, while not intuitive at start, lets...
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    Silicon Power Intros Two New SATA 3 SSDs

    I'm still waiting for those ~1TB SSDs for $500-600, I think it was Mushkin that announced it a while back.