technology – Kaylriene

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”

To kick off Blaugust 2021, I thought I’d write not directly about gaming…but about something gaming-adjacent. Six months ago, I wrote about finally having completed my first-ever… Read more “Sidenote: Six Months With A Custom Loop Watercooled PC – Some Thoughts And Observations”

Availability is starting to open up, and more people are getting their hands on Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series cards and AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series cards. As… Read more “Sidenote: The Disappointment of the Current Era of Graphics Cards”

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)”

I finished the main campaign of Control tonight. Like most modern games, it has an “end of narrative” point after which you can play on, doing sidequests,… Read more “Control: Weird, Paranormal, Story-Driven Fun”

Last time I discussed ray-tracing, it was largely to discuss if RTX, as implemented by Nvidia, had been a bust. That post and its conclusions all focused… Read more “Sidenote: Discussing Ray-Tracing Implementations and Why RT Faces an Uphill Battle”

Apple launched their first Apple Silicon-powered Mac lineups this week with new Macbooks at all parts of their stack and a Mac Mini. Apple Silicon is just… Read more “Sidenote: A Bunch of Gaming-Centered Thoughts on Apple’s M1 Chip, Amazon’s Graviton, and WoW on Apple Silicon”

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?”

It is the sharp escalation of tension in a build I am seeking, I guess. For most of my adult life, I’ve been a tech enthusiast and… Read more “Sidenote: Making the Decision to Build A Custom Watercooling Loop For My Next System”

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”