When you have more time to talk about games, than actually play them.
Somewhere near the halfway point in the game, I put playing on pause for my PC upgrade. My old i7 6700K was not enough for the game to run smoothly. My AMD Ryzen 5800X, on the other hand, runs it like a dream. Finishing Medal of Honor VR (Above and Beyond) was a joy after … Read moreFinishing Medal of Honor VR
I upgraded to the AMD Ryzen 5800X and the MSI MAG Mortar Motherboard. It seemed easiest to upgrade my case at the same time. I chose the Cooler Master Master box Q300L. Installing the new motherboard in a new case would save me from uninstalling all the old stuff first. I also wanted to pass … Read moreCooler Master Master Box Q300L Install
I recently upgraded to the AMD Ryzen 5800X and paired it with a new motherboard. The one I chose was the MSI MAG B550M Mortar Gaming Motherboard. I thought I’d talk a bit about why I chose this motherboard and what I like so far. Choosing the MSI MAG Mortar Gaming Motherboard Upgrading to a … Read moreMSI MAG B550M Mortar Gaming Motherboard
Like many i7 6700K owners, I contemplated upgrading to a newer CPU. After much debating and research, I finally upgraded to an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. I’ll explain what finally made me upgrade and how I settled on my first AMD processor ever. Upgrade from Intel i7 6700K Processor Many people with even a few … Read moreUpgrade i7 6700K to AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
I’ve been busying fixing Steam Remote Play ping spikes for the last few days. It’s been a minor obsession of staring at the performance graph after trying every fix. I previously fixed Steam Remote play pixelation on my laptop, but I was running into ping spikes (or lag spikes if you prefer). Now I found … Read moreFixing Steam Remote Play Ping Spikes
Last play session, I made my first trip to the Valheim black forest. It was a great set of emergent adventures with sailing, mining, dungeon crawling, troll fighting, metal work and a ton of building. Building my First Valheim Boat My first Meadows house is located on a penninsula far from the Black Forest, so … Read moreValheim Black Forest Adventures