Pi-Top: Build Your Own Laptop Using a 3D Printer and Raspberry Pi
As DIY enthusiasts, we have been building, customizing, and upgrading our desktop PCs for years. The one thing we have always wanted to do with this is take those skills and build our own laptop, which has been nearly impossible due to lack of standardization of components and preformed cases. This my be a thing of the past with the …
NVIDIA Moon Landing Demo Available for Download. Conspiracy Theorists Too.
At NVIDIA’s GAME24 Event earlier this year, the company had a lot to celebrate. First off, it was the first event to bring the world together in 24 consecutive hours of gaming and PC DIY fun. Second, it marked the launch of their GTX 900 series GPUs. Finally, it allowed the company to show off their second generation …
Zalman Not Bankrupt, Warranties Remain Intact
And so the Zalman saga continues. Earlier this week, we reported that Zalman declared bankruptcy after it was revealed that parent company Moneual defrauded banks for over $3 billion in loans, driving Zalman into the ground. Now we’re hearing that only half of that story is true.
The Moneual execs involved in the controversial scandal have reportedly been arrested and …
Intel Owes You $15 and AMD 15 Years of Sales
Do you remember owning your first Pentium 4 processor about 15 years ago? I don’t, because I have been with AMD since my AMD K6, so this isn’t for me. Everyone else I am sure had a Pentium 4 because it was marketed as the fastest CPU on the market to date. Well, it turns out that was mostly smoke …
Zalman Bankruptcy Due to $3 Billion Moneual Fraud Conspiracy
Developing story. See updates appended to the end of this article.
Over the years, we’ve reviewed a lot of products from Zalman Technologies. We’ve taken a look at their power supplies and notebook coolers, as well as little clippy speakers and their range of cooler products. Today, it looks like we’ve got some particularly sad news that is …
Alienware Graphics Amplifier – Awesome Not Included
There are some very nice gaming laptops on the market, such as the recent released Fangbook III. For mobile gaming, that is great, but when you make it home, it is time to bring out the desktop for the full experience. Now, if you are like us, then you don’t have the luxury of affording both, so you have …
The Fall 2014 BCITSA LAN Party – Gamers Gather for Full Spectrum Fun
The BCITSA LAN parties have always been our favourite events to support, ever since we attended our first one, back in the Spring of 2012. After that, we were hooked, attending the Fall event, and every one since then!
Whether it’s the Spring or the Fall event, the attendees are always awesome, and really glad that you came …
The New Apple 27-Inch 5K Retina iMac Becomes Even More Unrepairable
In recent news, as many around the world have heard, Apple has announced some interesting products. Now whether or not you’re a fan of Apple and their clean lines, one product that has got some people’s attention has been the 27-inch 5K Retina iMac.
Yes, you heard it right, 5k. Not 1080p or 4K, but 5K. Why stick to what …
The 2014 Apple Mac Mini Gets Haswell CPUs a Year Late. Makes Memory Upgrades a Thing of the Past.
Last week, Apple released their new Mac Minis, that haven’t been updated in over a year. One of the highlights of the refresh, include the upgrade to Intel’s 4th generation Haswell processors, which launched for the PC platform back in June of 2013. But these CPUs aren’t the more powerful desktop versions that PC users are used to. Instead, …
The NewEgg Supreme Combo Features Superb NVIDIA GPU Flaw
When retailers bundle components together, there’s a chance you can save some money, and take the guesswork out of your latest build. Sometimes, retailers have fun and put out some insane builds that you might never buy. But they do get us dreaming/thinking about what our own “supreme builds” might end up looking like. Although I’m sure retailers create these …
NVIDIA’s Most Exciting Product Announcement (that isn’t a GPU!)
At NVIDIA’s GAME24 Event last week, the belle of the ball was clearly the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970. We’ve finished our review of the new flagship GPU based on the company’s second generation “Maxwell” architecture, and the company has a lot to be excited about. And of course, this makes all fans of PC Gaming very excited because …
Backblaze’s Hard Drive Reliability Report Puts Hitachi in First Place (and Seagate in Last)
Backblaze, an online backup service provider, has revealed the results of their continuous hard drive reliability report which features data collected over 34,881 drives from manufacturers such as Seagate, Western Digital and Hitachi. We originally covered their first report in February of 2014, where the company revealed that certain Seagate drives had a significantly higher failure rate than other …