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”
Tag: GPU
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: Potential Pitfalls for the Radeon RX 6000 Series Cards
I spent much of yesterday being very excited for the new AMD Radeon RX 6000-series cards, making jokes about the RX 6900 XT (nice) and being very… Read more “Sidenote: Potential Pitfalls for the Radeon RX 6000 Series Cards”
Sidenote: Analyzing the Radeon RX 6000 Announcement
Just as I did with the Ryzen series announcement earlier in the month and the RTX 3000 cards last month, the Radeon announcement has come and gone… Read more “Sidenote: Analyzing the Radeon RX 6000 Announcement”
Sidenote: How The Radeon RX 6900 XT is Nice and Competition is Good
I can say that in September I didn’t quite think they’d pull it off, but here we are now, with the next Radeon announcement done, and I… Read more “Sidenote: How The Radeon RX 6900 XT is Nice and Competition is Good”
Sidenote: The Radeon RX 6000 Lineup Pre-Announcement Rumor/Predictions Post
Today is AMD’s second big news event of the month (third if you count their record earnings call this week), and one that is actually in many… Read more “Sidenote: The Radeon RX 6000 Lineup Pre-Announcement Rumor/Predictions Post”
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: What Would AMD Need to Win Me Over to a Radeon? and a Note on Patches
Firstly, the regularly scheduled content note – there were two very major patches (in their own ways) for both of my main play MMOs that I discuss… Read more “Sidenote: What Would AMD Need to Win Me Over to a Radeon? and a Note on Patches”
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”
Sidenote: The Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Launch and The Need for Competition
So, with reviews out, we can see why I dislike Nvidia marketing – the performance details offered were cherry-picked extremes more than a median representation of the… Read more “Sidenote: The Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Launch and The Need for Competition”
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