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ASUS Poseidon GTX 780

The Poseidon GTX 780 from ASUS is the best implemented hybrid air/water cooled graphics card I’ve ever used. On top of its”on paper” capabilities, it also delivers a pretty significant overclock when you switch from air to liquid cooling, so kudos to ASUS on this one!

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Corsair Obsidian 450D PC Case

The Obsidian 450D from Corsair packs a phenomenal amount of liquid cooling support into a relatively small and light enclosure that also happens to be so simple to build in that my wife can do it.

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ASUS PQ321Q 31.5″ Monitor & 4K Experience

My first REAL hands-on 4K experience is with the ASUS PQ321Q and let me tell you guys… When this thing has native content running on it… It is a sight to behold. Absolutely beautiful.

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Gigabyte Aivia Uranium Wireless Gaming Mouse

The Aivia Uranium wireless gaming mouse from Gigabyte has some seriously solid ideas and awesome technology in it, but needs a little bit more refinement before it finds its way to my mouse pad. With that said, getting around some of my issues with the product is as simple as going to the Gigabyte website and using their guide to determine if this product is right for you!

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The WAN Show: iPhone 6 Rumours, Oculus DK2 & Project Morpheus, Moto 360 – March 21, 2014

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0:06:13 – TOPIC: Ohio Car Dealers Block Tesla Direct Sales
– 0:08:38 – Senator being paid off?
– 0:11:39 – We hate car shopping
– 0:29:05 – Viewer experiences with car dealerships

0:13:55 – TOPIC: Android Wear for Smartwatches and Wearables
– 0:15:37 – Basic features
– 0:16:12 – They need to look good
– 0:17:18 – The merits of calculator watches
– 0:17:46 – ETA for more information

0:18:04 – TOPIC: Moto 360 Smartwatch previewed
– 0:20:34 – Do specs matter for wearables?
– 0:22:26 – Images & feature summary
– 0:22:46 – Not going to get too hyped… Toq letdown

0:23:33 – Fitness Wearables: Fad or Longterm?
– 0:24:25 – Who is buying them?
– 0:25:12 – Ideal fitness wearables discussion
– 0:27:50 – Augmented reality gaming fitness??
– 0:28:18 – Badminton is real exercise

0:31:54 – TOPIC: Amazon Smartphone Coming?
– 0:32:25 – Gesture based interaction
– 0:33:15 – Is now a good time to enter the smartphone market?

0:34:33 – TOPIC: iPhone 6
– 0:34:40 – Some rumoured specs
– 0:35:33 – iPhone 6 size discussion
– 0:36:43 – iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1 is much better
– 0:38:25 – Liquid metal casing rumours and advantages
– 0:41:26 – Sapphire crystal screen rumours & advantages

0:44:40 – TOPIC: Apple iHome with Siri
– 0:45:00 – The importance of devices working together
– 0:46:10 – But they’ll have all your data…
– 0:46:55 – The ideal personal cloud

0:48:20 – TOPIC: Google is Encrypting Gmail Data
– 0:49:22 – Your personal data – give it to corporation or government?
– 0:52:16 – Challenge coins

0:55:15 – TOPIC: Valve In-Home Streaming Updated Again
– 0:55:22 – My conversation with Valve employee slouken
– 0:57:18 – What it’s like to work at Valve
– 0:58:25 – New feature summary
– 1:01:00 – Gaben uses an iPhone and iPad and he’s okay

1:02:53 – TOPIC: Valve Updated the STEAM Controller Again
– 1:03:21 – Why are D Pads so hard to make?
– 1:03:50 – Touchpads – Still not sold on them
– 1:05:10 – What I would change about the STEAM controller

1:05:56 – TOPIC: Random NVIDIA Shield discussion
– 1:06:58 – Shield is a tablet
– 1:07:43 – Using the buttons to navigate the OS

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1:17:50 – TOPIC: Valve Free to Play Documentary
– 1:18:03 – Who should watch it?
– 1:18:34 – Was the film just a commercial or was it interesting aside from that?
– 1:20:02 – The problems with being a pro gamer
– 1:22:33 – Parents. Should they approve of their kids aspiring to be pro gamers?
– 1:24:08 – Why it’s important to have a backup plan
– 1:28:19 – Shots fired at Ryan Shrout

1:30:19 – TOPIC: CPU News from Intel
– 1:30:38 – Good stuff coming! Intel listening to the enthusiasts!
– 1:05:40 – ISP Ads
– 1:08:00 – Not 100% Secure

1:31:29 – TOPIC: DirectX 12 is coming
– 1:32:41 – The benefits of DX12 vs DX11
– 1:33:03 – Microsoft, why did you wait so long to improve DX?
– 1:34:05 – Do we still need Mantle?
– 1:34:43 – DX11 graphics card will work with DX12!

1:35:20 – TOPIC: OpenGL Improvements
– 1:35:54 – Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA all agree driver overhead could be reduced to near-zero!
– 1:36:22 – Why are OpenGL performance improvements so exciting?

1:37:07 – TOPIC: Snowdrop Engine Demo
– 1:37:40 – It looks amazing!
– 1:38:09 – It’s easy to work with
– 1:38:09 – It’s easy to work with

1:38:46 – TOPIC: Unity 5 Engine with Support for Plugin-Free Browser Games
– 1:39:22 – The main features & ease of use

1:40:15 – TOPIC: Mantle and TrueAudio Released for Thief
– 1:40:38 – Tom’s Hardware benchmarks with Mantle
– 1:41:24 – Positional audio worth another try? It was bad before, but perhaps better now?
– 1:08:00 – Not 100% Secure

1:42:53 – TOPIC: Project Morpheus (Playstation VR)
– 1:43:06 – Specs & Features
– 1:44:30 – Oculus employees’ opinions of Morpheus and rumoured collaboration between Sony and Oculus
– 1:45:43 – What kind of games will run in VR on PS4? Just basic stuff?

1:48:01 – TOPIC: Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) Released
– 1:48:26 – More Specs
– 1:48:56 – Faster refresh rates & low persistence REALLY matter.
– 1:50:01 – Built in latency tester
– 1:50:51 – Challenges with tracking IR LEDs
– 1:51:25 – Consumers, please don’t buy this… better stuff is coming.

1:54:09 – TOPIC: Wal-Mart Offers Game Trade-Ins

G.SKILL 64GB DDR3 2400MHz RAM Kit

G.SKILL memory was, at the beginning, very niche/high performance stuff at a very high price. Over the years they went from “only for extreme overclockers” to delivering great, stable mainstream RAM but they still haven’t lost that niche appeal. This kit right here… Only validated on ONE board officially. So yeah, that’s as niche as it gets, but that doesn’t change the fact that WE think it’s awesome!

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MSI R9 290X Lightning Video Card – The Best 290X We’ve Tested

My review of the R9 290X Lightning from MSI is… well lots of fun if you like seeing beast graphics cards overclock like snot and kick the ass of modern games at 2560×1600!

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Steelseries 9H Tournament Grade Gaming Headset

My review of the 9H actually ended up more positive than I expected. It’s sandwiched in between the 7H, which I really like and the Siberia Elite, which is a much more premium (and also much more expensive) product.

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Acer C720P – My First Chromebook Review

The C720P from Acer is the first inexpensive touchscreen Chromebook and also the first of these cryptic devices that I’ve had the pleasure of playing with. Consider this a review of not only the device, but also my experience with Chrome OS.

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