Recent content by SLCPUNK

This is all good to know. I was actually wondering if my PSU was underpowered. I'm running an old Ryzen 2700, 16GB of RAM, 1 old SATA 7200RPM disk, 1 SATA SSDs and one M.2. Stock cooler on the CPU in an open-air case. I'm looking at upgrading to a 7700 or waiting to see what the 8700x looks like...

I've had the Gigabyte OC Gaming 7800XT for a few weeks now. Overall it's a solid card for the most demanding game I play (Cyberpunk 2077 with RT enabled at, I think, quality settings, 55 FPS average) but I have driver stability issues with the latest drivers AMD released. If I use the latest...

I may end up doing that. I have a bias towards Ryzen currently (so many P cores; even if they aren't named that way) and I want to see just how fast their 8000 series is going to be when it comes out. I have a decent budget I can put towards this so if those CPUs end up being the big upgrade...

Thanks for all the helpful replies, everyone. That last graph from Anandtech really helped a lot. Looks like I may even save a little cash and go with a 7700. Thanks again!

Hey all, I'm trying to decide between a an AM5 processor and a 13th gen Core processor. I'm eyeing the 7800X3D vs the 13700k. They both seem like they're very good gaming CPUs and should both keep my RX 7800XT fed with no CPU bottleneck. I play an hour or maybe two a day on games like...

This is nothing more than a tax increase on Google. If these guys are doing something so illegal, then why aren't people going to jail? This just seems like an excuse for the EU to take more money without killing the Google cash cow.

This plus the Diablo mobile announcement make me think Blizzard is in decline as a top game studio. They're still making money hand over fist, but they seem more interested in finding ways to cash in on their brand rather than finding ways to create fun innovative games.

I think the bigger point is being missed here. This is a tech demo for other game developers showing the graphics their engine is capable of as well as their networking backend. Amazon is going to try to compete with Epic games and Unity and their big differentiator will be that they enable the...

Hey guys, I've recently turned my old Netgear Nighthawk r7500 v2 into an access point, connected to my Google fiber box. I have a renter that lives above my detached garage a good 60 feet or more from where the Google router sits, and I want to get him better internet speed and stability. Hence...

It was fun to watch. The funny part about it was that the bots behave like a lot of hackers you run into laddering. People have marcos set up to instantly perform commands that take even the fast people a split second. The speed at which the computers operate on those aspects of the game was...

I love DOTA. Ridiculously high skill cap, punishing gameplay (even small mistakes cost you big) limitless replay value, and it will run smoothly on my lowly 1060 probably forever. I'm glad to see Valve stepping into streaming and hopefully improving their major events production values, and I'm...

The saddest part is that their citizens not only tolerate this kind of bullshit, petty tyranny, but they full on embrace it and believe they live a more enlightened life than the rest of us flyover states. This same behavior drives their housing costs higher than they would otherwise be due to...

Astro actually developed the Skullcandy PLYR series of headphones. I've had a pair of these headphones for 4 or 5 years now, and they are actually incredibly well built. No bugs with PCs, excellent range, very good sound quality, very good mic, and much much cheaper than Astro's A50s. They're...

Do most of you game on these faux leather racing chair style chairs? They look like they'd be incredibly sweaty. I'm not particularly heavyset (175 and 5'10") and anything but a mesh chair just makes me sweat like crazy. I haven't used anything but a mesh chair in a long time as a result. Have...

I don't see the problem with domain squatting. An individual or company identifies domains potentially worth a profit in the future and pays for them today, pays annually to keep them, and then potentially sells them for a profit (sometimes a huge profit). Doesn't look any different to me than...