I love nerdy shit. Let’s be real, as my blog here has grown, I’ve expanded topics a lot from WoW guides and theorycrafting to WoW analysis, to… Read more “Sidenote: I Got A New Smartphone, So I Have Thoughts on SOC Reviews and Hardware Platforms (Ramble Incoming)”
Tag: CPU
Sidenote: The Early Retail-Sample Review of the Intel Core i7-11700k and Interesting Low Results
Yesterday, I saw something really quite fascinating. Anandtech, one of my formative technology review outlets, had secured Intel’s newest 8-core via an early retail sale and benchmarked… Read more “Sidenote: The Early Retail-Sample Review of the Intel Core i7-11700k and Interesting Low Results”
Sidenote: Intel Rocket Lake, Core 11th Gen Benchmarks, and a Better Intel
WoW fans – I have a post in the works about the game for later this week. It dives into the concluding lore of the Kyrian covenant… Read more “Sidenote: Intel Rocket Lake, Core 11th Gen Benchmarks, and a Better Intel”
Sidenote: My New Gaming PC For Late (Hopefully) 2020 – The Parts, The Current Build, The Wait For An In-Stock CPU/GPU
Upgrade fever has hit, and with black November/cyber week deals, I’ve managed to snag pretty much all of my system upgrade with 3 key exceptions – the… Read more “Sidenote: My New Gaming PC For Late (Hopefully) 2020 – The Parts, The Current Build, The Wait For An In-Stock CPU/GPU”
Sidenote: The Effect of the High-End Technology Rollouts on Low Cost Parts
I have a huge blind spot that I’ll readily admit when it comes to PC and gaming hardware – I focus on the stuff I like and… Read more “Sidenote: The Effect of the High-End Technology Rollouts on Low Cost Parts”
Sidenote: The Review Summary of the Ryzen 5000 Lineup
For all of the hype leading up to the actual launch today, a lot of people, I think, expected some degree of disappointment, however mild. AMD’s Zen… Read more “Sidenote: The Review Summary of the Ryzen 5000 Lineup”
Sidenote: Intel’s Awful Marketing and Sibling Fight with AMD
Editor’s Note: this post is largely just me ranting about Intel’s garbage-tier marketing and childish strategies for a few thousand words. I think it’s a fun ride,… Read more “Sidenote: Intel’s Awful Marketing and Sibling Fight with AMD”
Sidenote: Picking the Perfect (For You) Next-Generation Console
The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S systems will be out in just two-ish short weeks. I’ve talked a lot about the hardware in both systems, especially with… Read more “Sidenote: Picking the Perfect (For You) Next-Generation Console”
Sidenote: Analyzing The Ryzen 5000 Series Price Increase and Performance Claims
Earlier today, AMD announced the fourth generation Ryzen lineup, called Ryzen 5000 (they did it to themselves and it is easier than trying to explain the differences… Read more “Sidenote: Analyzing The Ryzen 5000 Series Price Increase and Performance Claims”
Sidenote: The AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Announcement
Today, AMD finally announced the Ryzen desktop CPUs based on the new Zen 3 core design, and it was a hell of an announcement. Firstly, the basics.… Read more “Sidenote: The AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Announcement”