Today we're testing the newly released Ryzen 7 1700 CPU up against its closest competitor from Intel, the i7 7700K. AMD has placed the 1700 processor at a very competitive price point at $329, directly competing with the $340 i7 7700K. The AMD R7 1700 is the lowest price SKU in the Ryzen 7 stack, behind the 1700X and 1800X, but sports the same 8 Cores & 16 threads as its … [Read more...]
GTX 1080 Ti vs GTX 1080 UltraWide Gaming Benchmark
Ever wonder how the GTX 1080 Ti stacks up against the GTX 1080 from Nvidia in ultrawide resolutions? We'll be answering that question. Last year I did a showdown with what was then Nvidia’s two flagship graphics cards in the GTX 1080 & 1070 at ultrawide. But now with the GTX 1080 Ti available for $699 and the GTX 1080 getting a nice price drop to $499, I thought this was … [Read more...]
A Look at the Acer Aspire VX and Why It’s the Perfect Option for Students
Today we’re reviewing the Acer Aspire VX 15 which is a performance gaming laptop that's available for around $1,000 or for just under $800 depending on the options you choose. We'll be benchmarking the VX5-591G-5652 version of the VX15. This model has a NVIDIA GTX 1050 with 4GB of DDR5 memory and an i5 7300HQ which has 4 cores that can turbo boost up to 3.5GHz. For those who … [Read more...]
AMD Ryzen 1800X Review – Gaming Benchmarks vs i7-6800k CPU
Today, we're finally taking an in-depth look at AMD Ryzen with the 1800X processor, the top SKU in the Ryzen stack priced at $499. The 1800x features 8 cores and 16 threads along with a 95W TDP. For clock speeds, it comes out of the box at 3.6GHz and advertises a boost clock of 4GHz. XFR & Boost As this is one of the “X” series of Ryzen processors it supports “XFR” or … [Read more...]
Best New Lego Sets and Gift Ideas 2017
If you're looking for a good Christmas or birthday gift for someone in your family that loves Legos, I can help. As a Lego fanatic, I'm constantly waiting for new sets to become available. Below, I'll give you some insight into some of the best new Lego sets as well as other good Lego gifts and accessories out there right now. New Star Wars Lego Sets for 2016 - 2017 With the … [Read more...]