While many custom PC builders will look at the motherboard, processor or GPU as the most important thing in their build, the lowly computer cases gets overlooked far too often. Hell, you can use a pizza box if you really want to. But cutting corners with your case to make up elsewhere isn’t always worth it. From a visual standpoint, super cheap cases usually look and feel the part. In terms of performance, important metrics like temperature and available hard drive...
Gaming keyboards are pretty diverse these days. Just about any type desired can be had. Mechanical keyboards, however, have come back into popularity in recent years. These bulky, heavy keyboards scoff at the status quo of super thin, sometimes non-responseive slabs of plastic. Sure. You can game on any ‘ol keyboard. But after playing with a mechanical one things are just different. Logitech hopes you’ll be won over with their latest, the G710+. Hardware For...
While we certainly love a good first person shooter, there’s immense value and achievement to be garnered from MMO type games. The only problem with gaming accessories such as mice is that most are designed with FPS in mind meaning all of those extra actions require using keyboard shortcuts, slowing you down and making the overall enjoyment of said game less than optimal. That’s where Logitech hopes to win you over with their G600 MMO gaming mouse, complete with...
If it seems like we’ve been on a PC gaming, and more specifically, headset warpath as of late, well…it’s because we have been. The latest headset to call our head home is a more obscure brand, Genius. Their Cavimanus 7.1 headset might raise some eyebrows with it’s flashy name and “7.1″ verbiage. But is it really all it’s cracked up to be, especially considering it is 7.1 digital surround sound is only powered by two actual drivers?...
Another day, another gaming headset. We’re becoming quite the gaming headset encyclopedia over here (and we’re definitely not complaining). That said, after several other competitors gave us some of their best products to test, Coolermaster piped up, showing us their Sirus 5.1 offering. Let’s see how it compares and if you should drop your hard earned greenbacks on a pair. Design, Comfort & Build Quality From a design perspective, we really like the...
You’ve heard us say it before and we’ll say it again: it’s not the tool that makes the mechanic; it’s the mechanic that makes the tool. Bluntly – if you suck at something, the best, most expensive tool you can buy to complete your task won’t help you. In a similar light, having the fanciest PC gaming hardware won’t make you the frag king. Still, having something better than a bargain-bin Dell keyboard to mash around is always a...
