Recent content by magoo

I think it's a bit premature to attempt to judge this technology after one game. Please, it's a sports game to boot. The "holy grail" in gaming has and always will be graphical fidelity. First there was Ray Tracing and everyone boo-hoo'd it because it is/was too hard on the hardware.....three...

Introduction This review is the second in a small series covering a few of MSI’s current lineup of motherboards supporting AMD socket AM4. In this article, we are evaluating the PRO B550M-P WiFi6E, a brand new model for 2026. The PRO line-up is generally a business or basic desktop class of...

Introduction In our review this time around, we are taking a step into the “Way-Back Machine” in a manner of speaking, to evaluate a new/old motherboard from MSI. To say the world of PC enthusiasts has been placed in a blender lately would be a safe bet. First, DDR5 RAM can cost more than a […]...

The improvements in this game are quite dramatic. The look of the game is really improved. I've not played enough into it to see about the A-Life changes. Some comparison screen shots would have been a nice addition to the article.

This price is just too high. The current price retail is now exceeding the scalper prices at release-time...... I thought I paid way too much for mine, which now feels like a bargain. The current situation has just put these video cards out of reach......and this card is at Gigabytes low end of...

.........and the memory cost more than the rest of the setup, less the gpu,.....well there's the nvme, too. I don't see how anyone starting up a build can afford it.

Im curious to see how big the patch is to upgrade the engine, probably massive.

Introduction In our most recent motherboard review, we introduced ASRock’s latest tier of boards, the CHALLENGER. This motherboard group was first released in July of 2025 for the AMD B850 chipset. It was developed to offer a full-featured entry-level gaming-centric motherboard group, providing...

Introduction The review today takes a look at one of ASRock’s new offerings, the X870 CHALLENGER WiFi White motherboard. The Challenger motherboard series was first offered by ASRock in July 2025 for the B850 chipset. In February of 2026, the X870 lineup was introduced. The CHALLENGER series is...

Introduction In this article, we examine the MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WiFi II. This board is a “refreshed” issue of the original Z890 TOMAHAWK, no roman numeral we first looked at in December of 2024. The MSI MAG (MSI Arsenal Gaming) tier of motherboards is well-known and recognised. We have...

Introduction The evaluation today shifts to the Intel side of things for the MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WiFi6E. This board is part of the entry-level gaming motherboard selections from MSI. In the order of things, the GAMING boards are just below the MSI Arsenal Gaming (MAG) selections. On the AMD...

Introduction As the great Yogi Berra said: “It’s like Deja Vu all over again.” Today, we are reviewing the GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD motherboard. This is a complement to the GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D WOOD Edition motherboard we reviewed in March. The color scheme is the exact opposite. The...

Introduction GIGABYTE has sampled us a companion piece of hardware with our recent review of the GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD Motherboard to evaluate as a great combo option for overall system aesthetics. A very large, heavy box was dropped off by our friendly UPS driver in addition to the...

Understandable moves by the buyers. This release is rather a nothing burger. Its nice to see something out there but the overall compromises will make this a tough sell.

Cost.....1 oz of gold bullion.