One of my favorite and also least-favorite topics has cropped up again over the last few weeks, on blogs I follow and in the broader communities of… Read more “DPS Meters, Parsing, Toxicity, and The MMO Culture Around Self-Improvement and Shaming”
Tag: performance
Sidenote: Intel’s 12th Generation Core CPUs and The Forward March of Tech
This week, Intel launches their 12th generation Core CPUs for desktop, marking an interesting point in their technological movement. For the first time since the 6th generation… Read more “Sidenote: Intel’s 12th Generation Core CPUs and The Forward March of Tech”
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: The Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review Roundup Part 1: The Current State of Play
AMD made a big promise at their October 28th Radeon RX 6000 series unveiling – roughly equal performance to the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3000 lineup at better… Read more “Sidenote: The Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review Roundup Part 1: The Current State of Play”
Sidenote: Is Now The Perfect Time for Upgrading or Building a New PC?
Let me start this post off with a simple question. Are you happy with your current PC gaming experience? I ask because before I dive into what… Read more “Sidenote: Is Now The Perfect Time for Upgrading or Building a New PC?”
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: 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”
Meter-Minding in MMOs – My Experience with Advanced Combat Tracker in Final Fantasy XIV
Coming from WoW, one thing that immediately strikes you about FFXIV is that addons aren’t really a thing, and in recent rewatch streams of the old Producer… Read more “Meter-Minding in MMOs – My Experience with Advanced Combat Tracker in Final Fantasy XIV”
Sidenote – Ryzen Third Generation Reviews
Reviews depend on narratives – at least, most consumer product reviews do. Tech enthusiasts read reviews for a lot of reasons – but many of us read… Read more “Sidenote – Ryzen Third Generation Reviews”
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