Recent content by SWKerr

This is a pretty weak review especially considering that it is months after release. The cost of the actual Windows MR headsets has been between $200-300 for more than a month. Not mentioning this fact makes the conclusion misleading at best. I find it odd that you did not delve into the...

All DDR4 should work but some kits do not overclock to the specified speed on all Ryzen motherboards. I had an issue with my Ryzen 1600 build and it turned out to be one of the memory modules was bad. Just pulled the bad one and it worked. I would doubt both would be bad but it is possible...

I would get the RX580 4GB. All are more than fine for 720p but the RX580 4GB is only usually about $10 more for a little more future proofing. Skipping to the 8GB is better but only worth it if you think you are going to ever add a 4k monitor or VR.

2x 480s would only make sense if you already have a 480. You may bet better performance on the 2x480 setup for some games but that would be offset by some games not having any crossfire support. And if you do not have a 4k monitor then just one RX 580 or GTX 1060 would be fine for 1080p...

I built a Ryzen 5 1600 for my son recently and paired with with his GTX 1060. This machine pushed 60fps on 2560x1440 resolution on most of the games I tested. He had issues pusing 1080p using the older i3 build with the same card on some games. I had intended to upgrade my own rig to get...

It is not just you but I really feel using a GTX 1080 for a low\mid cpu is kind of useless info. It would make much more sense to use a Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon 480/580 with this class of CPU. If you are going with a GTX 1080 than you are probably not going to match it with a low to mid...

You really should add something stressing that the Ryzen 5 1600 being on only $30 more in your conclusion. Since it is easily Over Clocked it would have similar single tread performance but with two more cores for only a bit more money. I don't really see where any of the "X" Ryzen cpus make...

Look for comparisons with the 480 and 1060 since December 2016 or later. New AMD drivers have tilted to AMD overall but it depends what you play. Overall DirectX 12th and Vulcan supported game do better with the 480. But really wait a week and get the Radeon 560. Will probably be a slight...