Although mousepads are generally considered universal tools for all games, in reality when you start studying the subject a bit deeper, you will realize that the mousepad market, as with most other products, thrives on specialization. Mousepads are made with different materials, which have different speeds, and durability therefore you need to understand what kind […]

A good monitor for gaming is like a solid foundation for your house – it is absolutely necessary. At the same time, even if your monitor is the best of the best, unless you tune it properly for gaming there is a high chance that your monitor won’t help you much in winning more. These […]

Gamers are not the most patient of species since we want to get things done fast and efficiently and there is nothing quite as infuriating as a slow Windows boot-up time or restart. If you are one of those guys that spent numerous hours lowering latency (disable HPET/disable core virtualization) and resource use (mini-steam/internet browsers) […]

Wireless connectivity has become one of the most necessary requirements of today’s technology. Having bad WiFi is almost unacceptable by today’s standards, yet we still have to cope with having poor coverage in some locations. Dead zones or network congestion are the usual suspects when it comes to poor coverage, within someone’s home, office or […]

Custom crosshairs are not a new thing in games and will probably continue to be used simply because there are game devs out there that do not understand that most people want a simple cross or a dot in the middle of their screen that they can reliably use to shoot at people’s heads. I […]

A lot of the FPS games we play use a setting called FOV which allows you to tweak how much of the observable world you can see at any given moment. In simple terms, it either makes your field of view (FOV) wider or shallower depending on your preference and play style. This is an […]

While modern technology is getting more and more complex, we still rely on the simplest of solutions to solve our problems. Most modern electronics are too fragile to take a solid hit as old cathode-ray tube TVs and screens could, a power cycle is still one of the most effective ways to start troubleshooting a […]

If you are a competitive gamer that also wants to stream but is confined to only using a single PC for the entire process, saving as many resources as possible so your game runs at the highest FPS is a major priority. To do this you would want to minimize the use of your favorite […]

Your PC is a machine that is quite sensitive to forced shutdowns that happen during a blackout. In many cases, you would boot the PC normally afterward but unfortunately, there are also situations when after your lights went off you might notice issues. These issues can range from mild inconvenience to having to change parts […]

The extended and continuous usage of wireless devices has led to a massive congestion where ongoing traffic has problems like connection stability or an overall loss of speed. By today’s standards, that is unacceptable and even though we have had recent innovations in the world of wireless communication, there was a need for a new […]

The best way to maintain your channel growth and retain viewership on Twitch is a combination of interesting content, interaction with your chat, and good streaming quality (good mic, good webcam, etc). One of the biggest reasons Twitch and by extension Twitch streamers can retain viewers is the emote system and emote extensions that are […]

Streaming is all about delivering the best possible viewing experience by staying on top of technical things like webcam angle and microphone quality but if you fail to interact with your chat by reading their donations or subscriptions chances are your viewership will drop. This is simply because no amount of bitrate and good video […]