Posted 11/20/2008 at 11:34:24am

Check out their wikipedia entry (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushkin).  It's based out of Colorado, employee-owned, and makes RAM for NASA.  Good enough for NASA = good enough for me!

Posted 09/19/2008 at 02:26:47pm

Posted 09/18/2008 at 03:40:51pm

I've been shopping around for a mouse, and even thought I know I'm gonna get this one, I'm wondering if I should wait until they address some issues that others have been having. Some newegg.com have been citing problems like needing to reset the mouse by unplugging and plugging it back in. SteelSeries has said in their unofficial/offical blog that they don't plan on upgrading the firmware in the near future, but that was only regarding lift-off distances. Has anyone been having any issues with the Ikari laser mouse?

 As I said, I'm going to get one because it fits my hand really well, but I wanna know if these are isolated incidents. My DeathAdder bricked itself after updating the drivers (weird, right?) so I'm not looking forward to replacing a mouse anytime soon.

Posted 09/17/2008 at 01:17:50pm

Everything is a treasure hunt on adderall.  It even takes the mind-numbing qualities out of those 60-wo/man WoW raids.  Pretty scary though, when you haven't had anything to eat all day and you're not hungry because of all the stimulants...

Posted 09/02/2008 at 12:05:47pm

While it's a pretty stupid name for a product, FpsBrain is just a vitamin supplement.  While I suppose that anything like a supplement could be TECHNICALLY labeled a drug, it's no different than a 50 year old taking a multivitamin specially formulated for people over 50.  Gamers now have their specially formulated vitamin, and that's just plain silly.

Posted 08/29/2008 at 02:18:40pm

I've never actually used the DPI switching on my MX518, either.  It takes me long enough to "learn" how a mouse moves on only ONE sensitivity, I can't be bothered with learning three :3

Posted 08/29/2008 at 02:16:12pm

Ya know what'd be kick ass?  Breaking down the mouse reviews based one what kind of surface you're testing these things on, maybe even on multiple surfaces.  Laminated particle board, iCEmat-style glass, fUnc surfaces, all that sort of thing.  There are so many conflicting reports of which mice work best on which surfaces, and it'd be nice to have a reputable publication give us their findings.

Posted 08/29/2008 at 12:39:09pm

Awesome, now folks get to look for work-arounds for bandwidth monitoring as well as copyright protection!  At speeds 30x slower than Japan!  What a day to be alive!

Posted 08/28/2008 at 02:08:18pm

I was very excited to see that you guys reviewed the 300 when I was perusing your case reviews.  I've been looking at getting one myself, and decided to see what MPC thought of it.  After reading the review, I can't help but question a few things.

First, if you don't want frills, you don't buy them.  I don't think that you should mark a case down because it doesn't have the frills you didn't want when you set out to shop for a case.  If you're looking for spinny lights and see-through panels, go buy them.

Second, like many others have mentioned, the case is only $60.  Comparing it to the likes of a $120+ case is like comparing a hot dog to filet mignon.  Don't expect a $120 case for $60, that's just silly.  The lack of case fans isn't a HUGE deal, since they aren't more than $9 for a good fan.  And since I'm a silent PC snob, I end up replacing most of the fans that a case comes with, if any.

I do, however, agree with the space issues.  Even if it IS a mid tower, you can try to make sure that your case is gonna fit the 8800GTSs and HD4870X2s.  Also the 300 vs 3DO made me giggle :]