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Today NVIDIA has brought variable refresh rate support to its GeForce Now cloud gaming service. The company initially promised variable refresh support on GeForce Now back in early January during CES, and has seemingly waited so that it could launch alongside GeForce Now Day Passes, which are also now available. Variable refresh rate (VRR) technologies, including NVIDIA's own G-Sync, have been around for around a decade now, and allow a monitor to synchronize its refresh rate to the instantaneous framerate of a game. This synchronization prevents screen tearing, when two or more frames are present on a display at the same time. Without a VRR technology, gamers either have to tolerate the visual incongruity of screen tearing or enable V-Sync, which solves screen tearing by...
Razer Launches The Thresher Ultimate: An Xbox, PS4, And PC 7.1 Headset
This morning at E3, Razer is announcing a new product in their lineup, targeting the console market, with the Thresher Ultimate wireless headset. This is a 7.1 Dolby surround...
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Microsoft’s Project Scorpio Gets a Launch Date: Xbox One X, $499, November 7th
Over the last several months, Microsoft has been trickling out details about their mid-generation hardware update for the Xbox One console, which has been going under the name Project...
88 by Ryan Smith on 6/11/2017
Nixeus NX-EDG 27 27-inch Gaming Monitor: 1440p, 30-144Hz FreeSync
Nixeus, a Los Angeles-based consumer electronics company that was founded in 2010, has officially launched their new EDG 27 gaming monitor, which they claim is the world’s first WQHD...
17 by Patrick MacMillan on 6/8/2017
HP Updates Their OMEN Gaming Lineup: Desktops, Notebooks, eGFX, and Displays
Today HP is announcing some updates to their OMEN lineup, which is their gaming brand. Gaming is still a high-margin segment of the PC space, so there is quite...
18 by Brett Howse on 6/6/2017
Zotac Unveils 2017 ZBox Magnus SFF Gaming PCs: Powered By Intel Core & AMD Ryzen
Besides of course their video cards, Zotac’s other claim to fame is their variety of mini-PCs. For this year’s Computex trade show, the company did not disappoint, with the...
17 by Ryan Smith on 6/3/2017
Dell Launches AMD-Powered Inspiron Gaming Desktop
Alongside their new all-in-ones, Dell is also taking the wraps off of a new gaming desktop tower this morning. Dubbed the Inspiron Gaming Desktop, the new gaming-focused system is...
16 by Ryan Smith on 5/30/2017
NVIDIA Announces GeForce MX150: Entry-Level Pascal for Laptops, Just in Time for Computex
This morning NVIDIA has taken the wraps off of a new video card for laptops, the GeForce MX150. Aimed at the entry-level market for discrete GPUs – that is...
15 by Ryan Smith on 5/26/2017
MSI Announces the Z270 GODLIKE GAMING Motherboard
MSI has been teasing this new motherboard for a number of weeks, and today they have finally announced the Z270 GODLIKE GAMING. This subtly named model is the new...
18 by Patrick MacMillan on 5/24/2017
Corsair Unveils T1 RACE Gaming Chair: Five Colors, $350
Over the years, Corsair has managed to carve a niche for itself as a purveyor of just about every PC gaming-related peripheral imaginable. That product line expands a little...
23 by Patrick MacMillan on 5/23/2017
ASUS Announces ROG STRIX H270I & B250I Mini-ITX Motherboards
ASUS has just added to its Intel 200-series motherboard lineup with the announcement of two new mini-ITX motherboards. Dubbed the ROG Strix H270I Gaming and ROG Strix B250I Gaming...
11 by Patrick MacMillan on 5/12/2017
Acer Predator Z271UV Gaming Monitor: 1440p, 144-165Hz, G-Sync, Eye Tracking
Although we have already reported on the flagship Acer Predator X27 gaming monitor, an interesting model that isn't getting quite as much attention is the Predator Z271UV. By foregoing...
9 by Patrick MacMillan on 5/8/2017
Corsair Launches Glaive RGB Mouse: 16,000 DPI, Interchangeable Grips, LEDs
Corsair this week released its latest flagship gaming mouse, the new Glaive RGB. The company's latest right-handed mouse incorporates a new sensor, interchangeable grips, programmable RGB lighting as well...
17 by Anton Shilov on 5/6/2017
Razer Announces The Lancehead Gaming Mice
Today Razer is launching a pair of gaming mice into their lineup. The Razer Lancehead Wireless Gaming Mouse, and the Razer Lancehead Tournament Edition are the two new models...
18 by Brett Howse on 4/27/2017
The MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review
Something was clear during 2016: RGB LED is here and it wants to be everywhere. It seems that a multicolored piece of computer hardware is the new thing, and...
37 by Ian Cutress on 2/6/2017
Razer Updates The BlackWidow Chroma Keyboard: New Ergonomics And Switch Choices
The Razer BlackWidow keyboard has been around since 2010, and it is one of Razer’s most popular gaming keyboards. Today Razer is announcing an updated version of this keyboard...
14 by Brett Howse on 1/24/2017
Logitech Launches G203 Prodigy Gaming Mouse with A New 6000 DPI Sensor
Logitech this month introduced its new G203 Prodigy gaming mouse that combines a classic aesthetic with a high-resolution sensor, programmable buttons and RGB LED lighting. What is important is...
52 by Anton Shilov on 1/19/2017
Acer Announces The GX Series Gaming Desktops
While gaming laptops seem to get most of the attention, for some of us, desktops are the only way to go. You can get more performance, more storage, more...
3 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017
Lenovo Launches Legion Branded Gaming Laptops
While the PC market has been contracting somewhat in recent years, there is still one line where buyers need more and more performance, and that is gaming. Even looking...
4 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017
Best Gaming Laptops: Holiday 2016
It’s been about a year since our last look at gaming laptops, and the one major change over last year is the launch of the 16 nm FinFET GPUs...
44 by Brett Howse on 12/19/2016
Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS EN1080 SFF PC Review: A Premium Gaming Powerhouse
Gaming systems and small form-factor (SFF) PCs have emerged as bright spots in the desktop PC market that has been subject to severe challenges recently. Many vendors have tried...
38 by Ganesh T S on 12/19/2016
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