Recent content by Mad Maxx

My current rig is the first one I've built with a non-Asus product (mobo, GPU, and/or PSU) since 2012.

Yup, roll the dice and see what develops. I'm in.

I’d support any acquisition of Valve if the legal documents mandated that Half-Life 3 must be the first project following the M&A.

I've been using my new Keychron Q1 HE for a few days and love just about everything it has to offer. Build quality is outstanding. You could use this heavy keyboard as a bludgeoning weapon if you run out of ammo during the zombie apocalypse. Adding 2.4GHz wireless was long overdue and works so...

After just a few hours gaming/typing on this keyboard I'm sold on magnetic switches. The customization options are pretty fucking cool. I'll give this keyboard a real workout over the next few days. I've got several 100+ page documents to edit/rewrite before the end of the month.

Delivered today!! :) Will post my thoughts after using it for a few days.

I've used Google Drive for offsite backups, but Backblaze looks interesting. At $9/month, it's also cheaper than GD and bypasses any need to rely on Google for security. Thanks for the tip, LukeTbk and wareyore! As for HDD storage, I use a couple of 12TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro drives for my most...

I was in the same boat. Built an AMD rig for my nephew’s birthday a few weeks ago. I was so impressed with its performance that I switched to an AMD system for myself. If the 9950X3D is as good as it looks, I might sell my 7800X3D and upgrade early.

Got a "your product is now in-stock" notice from Keychron, this morning. Impulse overwhelmed reason and I bought the Q1 HE sitting in my cart. Hope I don't regret it. EDIT: Shipped today (y)

I bought an EK Nucleus 360 for my current build, but returned it when all this news broke. I hadn't installed it and was concerned about warranty service if EK went tits up. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. I just didn't want to take any chances. Bought an Arctic LF3 360, replaced the stock...

My misadventures with the 8 Pro have taken another maddening twist. Battery life has gotten better as of late, but the fingerprint scanner has become a steaming pile of excrement. No matter how many times I scan and rescan and rescan and rescan my finger/thumb prints, the FPS fails and goes to...

I've purchased several Keychrons over the past 5+ years. Build quality always has been solid, but Bluetooth connectivity to PC was lousy. It's a common complaint with Keychron. Ironically, BT to Apple devices (MacBook, iPad Pro, iPhone) worked fine. I'm strongly considering Keychron's new Q1...

That's what convinced me to jump to AM5 after building an AMD rig for my nephew, last month.

I really like that matte black finish on the XL. I'm still going to the iPhone 16 Pro, though.

I fixed the link in my post above to reflect the correct $345 from Amazon