For those who don't use Linux, or do use Linux but aren't aware, the audio system found within the OS is horrible. Not in quality, features or performance, but rather in configuration and execution.

She – err, I mean the company – was one of my first loves in this hobby. Back when I started building my own PCs in 2006, I wanted to buy one of its iconic PC-V2000 chassis and put my first Socket 939 ...

For as long as there have been game consoles, there have been third party peripherals. This is a good thing. It offers choice, instead of the consumer being locked into whatever the console ...

After what has to be considered one heck of a wait, AMD has finally launched its much-anticipated ‘Big Navi’ (RDNA2) graphics cards – starting with the Radeon RX 6800, and Radeon RX 6800 XT. As ...

Unless you’ve actively been ignoring all sources of tech news and discussion on the internet, you’re probably aware that NVIDIA released its first Ampere-powered GeForce last week. To say the launch ...

When ASUS launched its first Xonar audio card in the early fall of 2007, I wasn’t sure what to think. After all, ASUS wasn’t known as an audio company, and for good reason… the Xonar D2 was the ...

One of the top contenders for “Most Underappreciated PC Component†definitely has to be the sound card. When it comes to spending money on upgrading our rigs, pristine sound quality typically takes ...

Get the latest GPU rendering benchmark results in our more up-to-date Blender 3.6 performance article. It seems tired to say that the latest version of Blender brings about lots of polish and cool new ...

What qualifies a true ‘high-end’ product? Is it a fusion of style and performance? (Antec has a case called the Fusion as well.) Or is it in the subtleties of the product – the ease of use, or ...

Cool keyboards are not reserved just for gamers. Hi, my name is Tom, and I’m a former gamer. There, I said it. I’m over 40, and I just don’t game very much anymore. Even when I do game these days, ...

As we inch close to the midway point of the ongoing Formula 1 season, Codemasters has let the latest iteration of its tie-in series loose: F1 2021. This update includes current rosters, cars, and ...

The memory market is constantly moving and leaves the customer to make a tough choice. It’s hard to wade through all those kits on your favorite e-tailers site and know which is the best. That’s why ...