So, you’re looking to play some Metal Gear Solid 2 on your old PS2 console that your mom purchased back when Blockbuster was still around. You wipe off the dust and hook up that ancient hunk of plastic to a modern 4K TV using an HDMI adapter. In goes the game disk, and you see … Read more
As someone who wears glasses, I am familiar with the inconvenience of wearing a full-sized over-the-ear headset. This issue is of particular importance for gamers. Because we spend multiple hours in a stretch, wearing headsets that weigh nearly a pound. If you’re someone who wears corrective/ gaming glasses, you need to look for very specific … Read more
A PS2 outputs video and audio through composite cables. This is a format that uses 3 connectors- one carries video (yellow) while the other two (red and white) carry stereo audio. If you purchase a modern television set, there’s a very low chance that it comes with composite inputs. The most popular interface today for … Read more
I never owned a console in my childhood since I have been a PC gamer from the beginning. But consoles from that era (early to mid-2000s) had a massive library of exclusive games that you just couldn’t play on PC. And one of the best consoles for playing exclusive titles was Sony’s PS2, which is … Read more
The PlayStation 5 has been designed for maximum performance, graphics, and speed. Not only that, Sony also considered giving gamers an immersive experience pretty well. The PS5 by itself is already a magnificent console that can really bring the games it plays to life. When it comes to visuals, a PS5 paired with a nice … Read more
Esports has come a long way, and Counter-Strike as a franchise has been there since its inception. From the golden age of CRTs to today, we have mice that weigh less than 50 grams to give the players an edge in their game. Every little bit one can squeeze from their peripherals counts when it … Read more
The Intel Core i5-6600k is a true workhorse and has been serving mid-range gamers exceptionally well since late 2015 (back when Skylake initially launched). Back then, all you needed was 4 cores for gaming. Even hyperthreading wasn’t deemed necessary, which is why the i5 could be found in so many expensive builds featuring GTX 1070s … Read more
Normally, I wouldn’t recommend an AM3+ CPU for gaming in the current year. However, I understand that there is a group of people out there who simply don’t have any other option. Whether it be budget-related or a matter of not needing anything better, certain users simply choose to stick with this ancient socket for … Read more
Gamers will tell you it’s never their fault when they die in an online match, that it was either the lag or terrible teammates. Well, there is some truth to the former claim- lag is a serious issue. Especially if you’re gaming on Wi-Fi with multiple members of your household using the same router as … Read more
If you’re a gamer, finding white monitors can be quite hard. The number of people who are interested in buying them is actually quite small. Hence manufacturers produce them in fewer numbers, and across a narrow range of models. Special edition monitors are made in limited quantities and command a higher price tag for a … Read more
Xeons are generally not my first choice when it comes to gaming. Particularly because they don’t offer any single-core performance benefit over regular consumer processors such as the Intel Core series or AMD Ryzen series. Xeons are server chips, designed around efficiency and stability. Hence, they usually lack features you’d commonly find on mainstream desktop … Read more
Of all the peripherals you can purchase for your gaming computer, nothing will provide more value than a gaming mouse. Yes, you can keep using some cheap 5$ dollar office mouse made by a Chinese company you never heard of. But once you get your hands on a decent mouse you’ll never go back to … Read more