PC Hardware

Performance at a discount. By Charles Levere, on February 11, 2020. I have been using the MSI Optix G27C2 monitor for the last six weeks or so and overall I have been very pleased with it. It does however come with one draw back that maybe a deal breaker for many. This monitor checks off […]

Great performance when not plagued by driver issues. By Charles Levere, on January 20, 2020. Update 2020-02-21 As of 2020-02-21 you Can now try AMD’s Enterprise driver : https://urbandork.ca/2020/02/24/black-screen-issues-try-radeon-pro-software-for-enterprise-20-q1-1/ With the release of AMD’s Adrenalin 2020 20.1.2 as well as trial and error to resolve the black screen/signal loss issues. I finally got the Gigabyte […]

Excellent price to performance if the driver issues would get out of the way. By Charles Levere, on January 9, 2020. Update 2020-02-21 As of 2020-02-21 you Can now try AMD’s Enterprise driver : https://urbandork.ca/2020/02/24/black-screen-issues-try-radeon-pro-software-for-enterprise-20-q1-1/ Update: Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.1 Driver Shortly after posting my review of the Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming OC, […]

Don’t let the price fool you, this thing will cool you. By Charles Levere, on August 10, 2019. The Rosewill PB240 LIquid AIO is an all in one that won’t break the bank but is it worth your hard earned? All the negative reviews on New Egg nearly scared me away when I was looking […]

G Skill Flare X, now with twice the flair as our competitors. By Charles Levere, on July 30, 2019. G Skills Flare X F4-3200C16D 16gFX is designed for the Ryzen platform so if you are building a new Ryzen PC is this worth your hard earned? Overview G Skill is toting this as the rebirth […]

Nvidia ‘it just works’, AMD ‘when it works it works’. By Charles Levere, on July 8, 2019. The AMD Radeon 5700 XT is finally here, no more waiting! The wait is over, the Radeon RX 5700 XT is hitting test benches around the world. Here is no different, we put this bad boy on our […]

A closer look at the RTX 2060 from Gigabyte. By Charles Levere, on May 26, 2019. The Gigabyte GeForce RTX™ 2060 OC 6G is it worth your hard earned? Gigabyte GeForce RTX™ 2060 OC 6G Overview The Gigabyte Geforce RTX 2060 OC edition features 6GB of GDDR6 192-bit memory and 2x Windforce alternating 90mm fans. […]

A closer look at the GTX 1660 Ti from Gigabyte. By Charles Levere, on May 25, 2019. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6G is at the time of writing this review the most affordable dual fan GTX 1660 Ti on New Egg. It also features a nice back plate which you don’t […]

A closer look at the Gygabyte X470 Aorus gaming motherboard. By Charles Levere, on May 24, 2019. The Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming, coming in at $183.99CAD is it worth your hard earned? Key Features: Supports AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation/ 7th Generation […]

A closer look at the new 660p from Intel, M.2 storage on the cheap. By Charles Levere, on May 13, 2019. The Intel Series 660p M.2 80mm PCIe 3.0 x4 is an affordable way to get started with NVMe drives. Are they worth your hard earned though? At the time of writing this, New Egg […]