Zak Killian
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Today's the day, PC gamers. The day we all both dread and delight—the start of another legendary Steam Summer Sale. There are tons of killer discounts on PC games, of course, and we'll tell you about some hand-picked deals on some...
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Did you know that you can play Sega Genesis games on your Nintendo Switch without jailbreaking it? It's a bit of a weirdly-hidden feature, but if you subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and include the Expansion Pack add-on, you get access...
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Bethesda Softworks' upcoming space exploration title Starfield is one of the most-anticipated video games of all time. It's the company's first all-new role-playing game IP since the original release of The Elder Scrolls: Arena in 1994...
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Maybe you're concerned about compatibility issues between the Steam Deck's Linux-based SteamOS and the primarily-made-for-Windows PC gaming software it runs. Or, maybe you want a system with stronger specs than the Steam Deck... and you...
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Those with a particular interest in the topic may recall that among Cyberpunk 2077's many issues at launch was a major performance problem on AMD Ryzen CPUs where the game wouldn't make use of the extra logical cores afforded by those...
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Do you recall, dear reader, all of those rumors that speculated of wild and wonderfully-insane power limits for the GeForce RTX 4090? The released card's already-incredible 450W power limit looks absolutely meager compared to the 600W...
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Now, the Radeon RX 7600 may not have been an extremely exciting product—it offers essentially similar performance to previous-generation parts at an essentially-similar price—but it's also not a particularly problematic one. For $269, you...
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The Elder Scrolls series started out quite different from how it's known these days. The early Elder Scrolls games, Arena and Daggerfall, were technically-impressive and mechanically-complex games strictly for adults, with mature content...
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Diablo III, originally released in 2012, was a huge departure from the previous two games in terms of visual style. Despite the dark and gothic tone of the first two games, Diablo III had a simpler, less-detailed, and almost cartoonish...
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Intel China has just confirmed what everyone expected: Intel's 14th-generation Core processors are going to include some portion of refreshed Raptor Lake silicon. This confirmation comes as part of an explainer on Bilibili (kind of like...
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Alienware m18 R1: As Configured - $3,495 (Starting - $1,999) Alienware's new 18-inch gaming laptop is powered by Intel's and NVIDIA's fastest mobile silicon and it's a beast with untapped potential. Attractive Chassis High Quality...
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Intel's Data Center Max products are very impressive, but you may have had a hard time getting your hands on one even though they officially launched way back in November of last year. How come? Because they've all been going to Argonne...
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It's summertime, readers, and you know what that means: it's too darn hot. That's why you should stay inside and try out some demos of new and upcoming indie games. There's no shortage—the Steam Next Fest is on once again, and Valve is...
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Contemporary AI advancements have been incredible in just the last couple of years. Generative AI has really taken off, proving once again that all you really need to convince consumers of the value of a technology is to give them a toy...
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If you're still playing GTA Online, you'd better be extra careful before you pull out that Oppressor MKII and start griefing noobs. It turns out that there's a bug right now that is removing the "insured" flag from player-owned vehicles...
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An AMD-modified version of VESA's Panel Self Refresh could make the tech applicable in more situations, saving more battery. Before we tell you about FreeSync Panel Replay, let's talk about where it came from and what it's replacing...
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In late 2008, your author built a killer SFF PC using a Shuttle XPC case. Inside was a Core 2 Extreme QX9650, 16 GB of DDR3 memory, an Intel X25-M SSD, and a GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 graphics card. Unfortunately, he had to spend a couple...
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Folks with LGA 1700 motherboards should keep eyes peeled for firmware updates if they're keen for a CPU upgrade. We already told you about BIOS updates from Gigabyte that add support for Intel's next-generation CPUs, but now there are...
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If you're a usual user of a consumer device like the ROG Ally, when an update comes down, you install it. Certainly the device itself advises you to do so. However, if you already have a ROG Ally and are enjoying the machine's high...
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If you read this site, you know what Intel's processor branding looks like. Chips named like "Intel Core i5-13600K Processor" have been the company's bread and butter since it introduced the "Core i" branding with its Nehalem processors...
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"Right to Repair" is a contentious topic. Not among your average citizen, mind you; pretty much everyone agrees that someone who buys a product or device should be allowed to repair it if they have the skills, and that manufacturers...
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If you read that and thought, "PCIe 7.0? What happened to 6.0?", don't worry—PCIe 6.0 is already finalized and still on track for product launches that are likely coming next year or the year after. It's just that PCI-SIG refuses to stand...
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