The ‘$750 PC Build’ Giveaway Starts Next Week, And You’ll Appreciate How It’s...
For a couple months I’ve been teasing a giveaway of my $750 Build gaming PC, but I’ve been struggling with how exactly to conduct that contest. Well, that struggle is finally over! See, all my...
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[ENDED] Enter The Game Technician’s ‘$750 Build Need Over Greed’ PC Giveaway!
So you need to upgrade that old beige tower that’s struggling to run 2D platformers? Or perhaps you’re chasing down your first gaming PC (welcome to the family!) Guess what? The time has come! My...
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Readjust, Recalibrate, Refocus: A Personal Letter To My Community
I want to feel this excited and enthusiastic about tech again, so it’s time to change things up. Hey gang, it’s time for us to have a serious chat. My content output lately has sputtered to a...
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Samsung’s 4K AMD FreeSync Monitors Start Shipping This Week
Samsung’s 28″ U28E590D Ultra HD FreeSync Monitor is now shipping We’ve had to wait a bit for Samsung’s AMD FreeSync lineup, but they’re finally here, with their 28″ Ultra HD model shipping immediately...
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Surprise! Announcing Both Winners Of My ‘Need Over Greed’ PC Giveaway (Yes,...
Time to send her to a happy home For my most recent PC giveaway I tried something a little different, and to say that choosing a winner was difficult would be the understatement of the year. So many of...
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Win An XFX Radeon 390x! Introducing the #GamersCuddlingVideoCards Giveaway
It all started with a silly, innocent picture of me cuddling up to my Radeon Fury X. Then things got wonderfully out of control. Within hours there were dozens of #GuysCuddlingWithVideoCards pics on...
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Here’s Who Won The XFX Radeon 390x From My ‘Gamers Cuddling With Video Cards’...
Hey gang! First of all, thanks for being so patient. As many of you know, I had narrowed down the finalists for this contest to five fantastic entries, and then planned to have the community vote on...
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The Backlog Board: How To Conquer Your Stack Of Shame And Love Doing it
Let me introduce you to my Backlog Board. It represents regret. It represents years and years of distractions and lack of discipline. But with a heavy helping of encouragement and mentoring from my...
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DirectX 12: AMD’s Chess Game
Foreword & Overview Before diving in you’ll want to a few things in mind: This is an analysis based on quite a bit of research. I’ve linked my sources and I hope you’ll go through and read them for...
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Corsair’s Modding Challenge Inspires 3 Drool-Worthy Rigs — And A Chance For...
Corsair recently teamed up with three PC modding teams to craft custom rigs based on a few fairly popular franchises: Fallout, Star Wars, and Assassin’s Creed. Once you’re done drooling all over the...
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Writing to My Strengths
Last week I wrote a piece based on available information that I had at the time regarding AMD and DirectX12. A lot of you have read it and I’m thankful for your support. It has turned into a catalyst...
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Nvidia’s Hands Are Dirty With These Unspoken Deeds
Over the past few weeks I’ve been speaking with NVIDIA to take a deeper dive on their GameWorks program, and in doing so a very surprising set of deeds was brought to my attention. Deeds that might...
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Twitch Just Turned Into YouTube [UPDATED]
[UPDATE: After posting this, Twitch PR got in touch with some meaty information including news about their own broadcasting software. I’m including it attached to the end of this article.] Of all the...
View ArticleFanboy Mobs Unbecoming Star Citizen & The Gaming Community In General
“In which a Star Citizen backer calls for us to act a little more like Jesus and a little less like a cultist.” ~Jason More drama ensues in the Star Citizen flap from this weekend: Multiple people...
View ArticleNVIDIA Talks GeForce NOW’s Winning Cloud Gaming Strategy
NVIDIA last week introduced GeForce NOW, a streaming solution that had been in the works for over 3 years under the name GeForce GRID. With 6 data centers strategically placed globally for best...
View ArticleSteelSeries Siberia 200: A Returning Favorite, And a New Giveaway
When people think of SteelSeries it’s no doubt that they have earned their place in the gaming community with its gaming peripherals. Siberia V2 headsets have always shown glowing reviews and today...
View ArticleNVIDIA SHIELD Android TV and GeForce NOW Review: Champion of Android TV
Followers of The Game Technician may recall that back in March Jason wrote an article on Forbes covering the announcement for the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV. While this is based on Jason’s experience in...
View ArticleRival 100 by SteelSeries: Enter the Affordable Gaming Mouse
When it comes to PC gaming I have one sin that I admittedly never really cared too much to address – the peripherals I use to game on. The keyboard and mouse I use are a Logitech MK320 wireless set...
View ArticleBitfenix Alchemy 2.0 Review – Light All The Things
Intro When it comes to case lighting things sure have come a long way since the early days of cold cathode lighting. Today’s solutions, from single color led strips to full RGB ropes of color, all have...
View ArticleCooler Master MasterCase 5: Is It the Master of Cases?
Introduction to Case We’re in a day and age where most cases look the same, perform the same, and are generally either plain black boxes or over the top “gameresque” colorful light shows. As a result...
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