With the New Year being ushered in slowly, but surely, we are seeing the slow-release of Direct X 11. It is time to revise the budget PC we built last time. The PC will still last, so do not fear if you bought those parts. This time round, I thought that we could build a DX11 PC. CPU and Motherboard The brains and brawn of any PC -- if you get really bad parts, then you are doomed forever (o... more.

I've been waiting to hear when this would happen and it looks like, as of today, there will be no more waiting on my part. It seems that Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 7, has already overtaken Windows Vista as hardcore PC users' preferred operating system. A very large 28.53% of Steam users report that Windows 7 is their current operating system, while former Vista users make up 27.9... more.

Microsoft has announced that they will release their new SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard to the South African market. The keyboard is said to be one of the first to boast anti-ghosting technology. According to the company “the Applied Sciences Group, an interdisciplinary research and development team that works across the Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division doing applied research for Mic... more.

Microsoft South Africa has announced that the new Arc will find its way to our local market. The keyboard will be curved, and it will offer smooth, crisp typing. “The design tenets that we looked to for the Arc Keyboard were simplicity and crisp softness, creating an aesthetic for this product that is casual and sophisticated at the same time,” said Monique Chatterjee, industrial designer f... more.

The Sims 3. Yeah, apparently the world is filled with little girls and emo boys who seem to be oversensitive as EA Games has announced that The Sims 3 is now the biggest-selling PC game in the world. That's right, the game where you build houses and control people is the biggest PC game. In the world. The company has calculated that this is the sixth time in 10 years that a Sims title is ... more.

Rebellion has revealed the computer specifications needed for their up and coming Aliens Vs Predator game. The game will release on the 19th of February on Xbox, PS3 and PC. The PC specs are pretty reasonable, even if you aren't a gamer. If you've upgraded your PC like once every two years or so, you should be able to play with the recommended requirements. Have a look-see. Minimum Requir... more.

Nvidia has released a few details regarding their new graphics chip, the GF100 (codename). The new chip has been teased in a short video, where there the "3 billion transistors, double the CUDA cores of previous generation GPUs, a high speed GDDR5 memory interface, and full DirectX 11" is working... Steadily. The reports say that FarCry 2 will run at 84.3 FPS when the resolution is cranked to t... more.

Loads of Professional gamers ask me to give them a few options for gaming key sets, or gaming pads. Some gamers only play one game professionally, so they would like to have a controller that will help them play their game better. Namely, a custom board. The Zboard allows for custom key sets and this will benefit the following games: CounterStrike Battle Field 2142 GuildWars Faction or... more.

I asked the nice people at Asus if they will send me some hardware to test, and bench, for the eGamer website. A month later Mr. Gabriel Malan from Asus gave me a whole PC use at my disposal. The games that I played included Left for Dead 2, Call Of Duty 4, Batman Arkham Asylum, Call of Juarez bound in blood and Demigod. I used 3D Mark Vantage set on performance to bench the machine. The Hardwa... more.

It's January competition time! This month our prize is one again sponsored by BuyComputers.co.za BuyComputers have sponsored a Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200.12 HDD with 16mb cache. The competition is free for everyone to enter, and we only require that you answer a nybble of a question to qualify. For those unsure about the prize, it will work with your computer -- duh! Anyway, to enter the c... more.

For those who like to customise everything from their consoles to their watch straps, you will be pleased to know that EA games have signed multi-year licence agreements with three electronic accessory manufacturers. The accessories are EA SPORTS-branded and available for consoles, mobile platforms and even PC. This will also include EA SPORTS Active’s line of “interactive fitness products” ... more.

So for all those that use Steam now is the time to go wild and for those that do not have it now is the time to get it. They are holding their annual Steam Holidays special. We had couple of steamy specials awhile back but this takes the cake. With specials of upto 80% off on selected titles you would be literally mad not to get some games from Steam. Here are some specials: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: ... more.

As SMM comes to a close and the Alienware 30-day Tourney taking over, another tournament fell over the month of November -- THE OC DOTA TOURNEY OF COURSE! Garena was unfortunately down during this time period, but the following replay has been released! THE GAME dedA vs JJ - Replay Game Length: 57:08 The Sentinel - dedA (1st Pick) The bans: The picks & lanes: ... more.

The Saboteur is working towards a nifty little way to extinguish piracy. The creators are encouraging players to actually buy the game as the box contains a code which enables console-users to download some more content. Of course this shifty little trick only works for console users, as the PC world is far superior with their knowledge about sharing expensive games. *Glances at BitTorrent* ... more.

We now go into week 3 of the Intel iGame Call of Duty 4 League and things seem to be heating up in the pro bracket. With only one week left of games, teams will be fighting to make the final placings into the next round of the league. Group 1 ¬ Brazen (4points) ¬ UbS.En (2points) ¬ EVO (2points) ¬ dS.eQ (0points) It seems Brazen have had quite an easy time, taking two easy ... more.