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A micro-ATX / mini-ITX that doesn’t sacrifice airflow? yes, please. By Charles Levere, on March 23, 2020 Remember when a small acrylic window into the side of your case and a red or blue led light was bad af? Oh the good ol’ days of what like 3-4 years ago? Also going Micro ATX usually […]
The case that’s loaded with amenities. By Charles Levere, on February 21, 2020. The New Fractal Design Define 7, loses the R but gains even more ease of use for system builders. No matter your taste, this case is versatile enough to cover your needs. Want a rainbow puke machine, get the Define 7 with […]
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 […]
Plenty of fixes but big issues still lingering. By Charles Levere, on January 13, 2020. On January 9th 2020 AMD released their Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.1 drivers that fixes some known issues while completely ignoring other issues such as black screen/signal loss, random crashes and system lock ups. Support For Monster Hunter World™: Iceborne Fixed […]
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, […]
Dual 200mm fans to tame your new battle station. By Charles Levere, on November 18, 2019. The Commander C31 TG ARGB, with its included 200mm front fans and mesh front panel looks the part of a high performance case but is it worth your hard earned? In Canada the black version of this case is […]
A premium-ish case at a premium price. By Charles Levere, on September 27, 2019. The NZXT H510 Elite Mid-Tower case coming in at $229.99 CAD has some great looks and a premium feel but is it worth your hard earned? I will say this up front as its likely obvious from the images that if […]
Is silence really golden or is it pure-ly base-d on speculation? By Charles Levere, on September 17, 2019. The be quiet! Pure Base 500 series is coming soon to the Canadian market. The series will come with the option of a more silence focus build or silence with a bit of bling. The bling is […]
Taking a closer look at the V200 from Thermaltake. By Charles Levere, on September 11, 2019. The Thermaltake V200 Tempered Glass RGB Edition coming in at $98.99CAD has a lot of the buzz words going for it. Buzz words like RGB, tempered glass and PSU shroud but is it worth your hard earned? Straight off […]