The GTX 1070 Ti is now available for pre-order!

NVIDIA has just announced the new GTX 1070 Ti. It appears that it is going to start around $469 at Newegg for the EVGA GTX 1070 Ti. Gamers will be able to take on today’s most challenging, graphics-intensive games without …

Are You Game Ready for Destiny 2?

GeForce gamers are Game Ready today with the release of the latest WHQL 388.00 Game Ready driver for Destiny 2 tomorrow. This driver will also offer the best experience for GeForce gamers in Assassin’s Creed Origins. Available on or before …

Speed Kills

More, Better Content Drives Demand for Better, Faster Service “Jeezz, this thing is slow!” Our son was complaining about downloading a TV show from Hulu. It took about 10 seconds before it began streaming. I bit my tongue and refused …

The VertDesk v3 Review

From BTR’s first review of an electric height-adjustable standing desk in April, we concluded that if you work mostly in a seated position, you are probably drastically shortening your life and killing your productivity. Since then, more studies have come …

The Art of Middle Earth: Shadow of War PC Game Review

We have been playing Middle Earth: Shadow of War since it released last Tuesday to complete every major side quest in preparation for the final battle. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor was our 2014 Game of the Year, but this …

Happy 30th Birthday to Kingston!

BTR wants to wish Kingston Technology Company a Happy Birthday today as they celebrate 30 years in business as an innovative technology hardware provider for computers and devices. Kingston is not a corporation but was co-founded on October 17, 1987, …

GeForce GTX Destiny 2 Bundle plus Graphics & Performance Guide Released

The Destiny franchise is finally coming to PC with the release of Destiny 2 on October 24, 2017, and NVIDIA has partnered with Bungie and Activision on Destiny 2 to improve the PC version far beyond what the consoles can …

Playing to Win

New M&E Industry Advances Put Viewer in Charge Between the sessions at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media Communications and Entertainment Conference and IBC, it’s obvious that folks aren’t just coming to play (think Field of Dreams). They are …

ARKTIKA.1 VR Review & Performance Evaluation

We have been playing ARKTIKA.1 since Sunday when we received a pre-release reviewer’s code from the publisher, 4A. These are the same devs who created the incredible Metro series for the PC which remains one of our favorite shooter series. …

Are you Game Ready for Middle-earth: Shadow of War and ARKTIKA. 1?

Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the highly anticipated sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor which won more than 50 industry awards and was BTR’s GotY for 2014, will be released tomorrow, and we are ready with GeForce WHQL driver 387.92. This …

Crimson ReLive 17.9.3 Brings More Performance for RX Vega 64’s Liquid-Cooled Edition

This driver performance analysis focuses on 30 games to see if Crimson ReLive 17.9.3 brings more performance to RX Vega 64 compared with its Public Launch drivers. RX Vega 64 launched nearly 2 months ago on August 14. We have …

Technology Isolation

Technology that Brings Us Together Also Drives Us Apart First, it was Al Gore inventing the Internet. Then, Tim Berners-Lee came up with the Web. Finally, we were able to do things on a global basis. Motorola’s Martin Cooper showed …