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12 Legitimate Reasons to Hack Your Console

12 Legitimate Reasons to Hack Your Console

According to most game companies, software piracy is very black and white. In this article, we analyze the pros and cons of hacking your console, and provide twelve legitimate reasons to do so.

Tips When Calling Game Phone Support

Tips When Calling Game Phone Support

OIOpublisher As a representative of one of the largest video game makers in the world, I am on the telephone with the good people of the United States to help them get their problems resolved.  I would like to say that most of the time these calls are clear and straightforward, but sadly they are not.  [...]

Western Digital MyPassport 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive

Western Digital MyPassport 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive

Western Digital’s MyPassport 1TB hard drive could be the answer you’re looking for. Not only does it offer a ton of storage, but comes in a small form factor and is equipped with USB 3.0 technology.

Most Read Articles of the Past Decade

Most Read Articles of the Past Decade

While we get a lot of traffic from articles about heatsinks, cases, motherboards and other PC hardware, there are just some articles that just shoot past all of the others and really stand out. Listed here are the most popular OCModShop articles from the past decade.

OCModShop’s 10 Year Anniversary

OCModShop’s 10 Year Anniversary

Fast-forward to today and the industry has changed quite a bit. The cool custom projects that were originally created by a handful of hardware enthusiasts are now created en-masse by several different manufacturers.

Manage Electricity Costs During the Holidays

Manage Electricity Costs During the Holidays

The same holds true with electricity, which are a bit like icebergs: it’s what you DON’T see that can kill you. Most people have no idea exactly how much electricity they use, even when the monthly bill comes.

Logitech Repair Policy Change

Logitech Repair Policy Change

Over a year ago, we reviewed an exciting Logitech PC gaming product, the Logitech G930 Wireless Gaming Headset (reviewed here).  As noted in the article, our review unit came with a broken LED light on the microphone.  I decided to get this repaired while the headset was still under warranty, so I called the tech [...]

NZXT 140mm & 120mm FX Enthusiast Fan Review

NZXT 140mm & 120mm FX Enthusiast Fan Review

Yup, this isn’t a press release or a tease… this is the only review on the new NZXT FX Enthusiast Fan series that I know of on the Internets at the time of this writing. If you’re familiar with the NZXT brand, then you’re probably a loyal customer and not only have a few of [...]

NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller

NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller

There are all sorts of ways to tame the noisy array of fans within your PC case.  Some of them are rather fancy, but have a higher learning curve.  Some cases come with very basic fan rheostats that control all of your fans at once.  Sometimes you want a no-nonsense direct way to control each [...]

Sentey Optimus GS-6000 PC Case

Sentey Optimus GS-6000 PC Case

So, you’re an Incredibly Cheap Bastard and decided that you need a brand-spanking new PC case instead of screwing Ebay sellers for brand-name quality merchandise for a fraction of the cost.  Since you’re an Incredibly Cheap Bastard, then not just any old inexpensive case will do: you have to have a really cool-looking case without [...]