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Ask the expert: How to revive an old PC
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Sunday is a day for tackling those odd jobs you just haven’t had time to do over the last week. Like fixing annoying PC problems or figuring out what the internet is made of. Fortunately, our resident technical expert Adam Oxford doesn’t believe in weekends, so he’s on hand to help out whatever day of the week it is.
StarCraft II tech support
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The day we’ve all been waiting for is here! StarCraft II has launched, and most of you are probobly too busy playing to even read this post. However, we’re here for the unlucky souls who bought the game only to find they can’t get it to run. We’ve compiled a list of known issues that we will update throughout the day with known solutions. If you guys have any problems, feel free to leave them in the comments and we’ll try to help out!
Ask the Expert: what 3D card should I buy?
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Another week, another set of tech troubles to be solved by PC Gamer’s resident hardware guru, Adam Oxford. He drops by every seven days to offer advice on persistent problems and fix foibles, and he’ll even have a shot at answering the great questions in life. Like “what does anti-ghosting mean”? Got a problem? You can raise an issue or ask a question by commenting on this thread, posting in our tech forum or emailing the magazine.
Ask the Expert: Fixing a broken internet
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It’s Wednesday here on the PC Gamer blog which means that we’re late in posting our PC Gaming helpdesk. Our resident tech doctor, Adam Oxford, is in and ready to dispense diagnostic advice. He’ll also answer all your hardware related questions. Except, “where do chips come from, Mummy”? You’re far too young to know.
Maximum PC review: EVGA GTX 470 SC
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Our compatriots over at MaximumPC.com have given outstanding marks to Nvidia’s newest mid-range graphics card, which trounces the Radeon HD 5850 in most tests.
“Built on a cut-down version of Nvidia’s high-end, DirectX 11 GPU, this card posted eyebrow-raising benchmarks, pretty much putting it into a class of its own.”
Click here to read the full review and benchmark tests.
Ask the expert: should I turn off UAC?
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If cross platform gaming were a horse race, the PC would be a thoroughbred. Faster, more powerful and with a penchant for expensive oats. Like any infinitely rarified animal or highly tuned machine, though, it doesn’t take much to cause it damage. Our resident tech vet Adam Oxford is here to put it out of your misery.
Ask the expert: cooling your PC
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The hot weather has provided a theme for this week’s PC gaming helpdesk. Cooling concerns have cropped up over and over again, so how much do you need to worry about what your CPU’s temperature?
Every Tuesday, our hardware expert Adam Oxford is on hand to answer your hardware and software gripes. If you’ve got a question, ask below in the comments, or in the tech folder in our forum.
Official Starcraft II hardware rates you as you play
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At E3, I had a chance to sit down with the head of Razer, Robert Krakoff, to talk PC hardware. The Starcraft II keyboard (the Marauder), mouse (the Spectre) and headset (the Banshee) are outrageously OTT, sleek, and pretty cool. But they have wider implications. If you want, they can display just how good you are at the game. Despite already owning a great mouse, a great keyboard, and a superb headset, I kind of want the set.
Ask the expert: your questions answered
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We know PC Gaming can be hard. We know stuff breaks, and we know how painful and brutal it can feel when your PC fails. We think we can help. Every week, Adam Oxford, PC Gamer’s resident hardware expert will be answering your PC game hardware and software questions. If you want to submit your own questions, let us know in the Tech Folder on the forum, in the comments below, or via email. Let’s get on with the show.
GeForce GTX 480 review
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Nvidia’s DirectX 11-capable graphics processors, codenamed Fermi, have finally arrived. The Fermi core, also known as GF100, at last pushes Nvidia beyond the first unified shader design it used with the 8800 series almost four years ago.
