OIOpublisher Nearly everyone who uses a computer also lays their hands on a mouse most of the day. If you have your choice of hand-rodent, then why not get one that is suitable for both gaming and productivity, and has a great ergonomic feel? Many “gaming-grade” mice usually don’t have the great ergonomics of a [...]
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VisionTek Killer HD 5770 First Look
I remember the first card nVidia ever put out.. the NV1, which was a PCI video card plus an audio card plus wavetable synthesizer plus game controller board. At the time, all of these functions were handled by several different add-on cards, and certainly not via the PCI bus. That technology was way ahead of its time, [...]
Slappa Ballistix Aura Laptop Sleeve Review
Nearly everyone who owns a laptop carries it outside the house or office at some point, and you really can’t subject it to all the slings and arrows of this world. You need some sort of protection for your portable computer, but you may not want to lug around a full-fledged laptop bag or case. [...]
How to get rid of Physx > GPU Message in PC Games
So you’ve installed that brand new nVidia GeForce GTX 580 and you’re suddently getting an annoying “PHYSX > GPU” message in the top left of your PC game? Older nVidia drivers did not have this enabled by default, so upgrading your drivers (or even migrating from ATI cards) could give you this message. This setting is [...]
Chinese domain registrar scam
I got this email the other day, and it appeared to be a legitimate email rather than the crappy canned spam that I usually get: From: rensis@drc-nic.org [mailto:rensis@drc-nic.org] To: Sent: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:34:34 -0800 Subject: Concerning ” ocmodshop ” Brand name dispute (If you are not the person who is in charge of [...]
Seagate GoFlex Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Kit
Laptops just don’t come with enough storage space, which is one reason why ultra-portable hard drives have become so popular lately. The problem with most of them is that most of them are based on USB 2.0, and the industry has moved onto faster technologies. If you’ve already spent some money on a large hard drive, [...]
Logitech G930 7.1 Surround Wireless Gaming Headset Review
We’ve reviewed a lot of gaming headphones over the years, and we’ve drawn a conclusion that there just aren’t many good headsets for gamers. There are some really good sets for music listening, but they can cost hundreds of dollars. PC and console gamers have usually gotten the short end of the stick: a soon as [...]
Everest Passes Torch to AIDA64 v1.20
If you’ve been a fan of OCModShop (or any tech site for that matter), then you’ve no doubt heard of Everest. Everest is one of the premiere benchmarking suites that hardware enthusiasts use to test their motherboards, video cards, memory, and just about everything related to computers. Some have wondered what has happened to Everest, [...]
Thermaltake 750W TR2 RX Power Supply Review
IF YOU WERE REFERRED BY ANOTHER WEBSITE THEN YOU NEED TO READ THIS FIRST! We at OCModShop.com thoroughly test our power supplies, as you will see if you actually read this article rather than take the word of an egotist. The editor of a certain hardware website claims that several independent websites (including this one) give stamps of [...]
Nyko Zoom Case for Nintendo DSi
There are a plethora of different cases for the Nintendo DSi, and most of them aren’t very function beyond just protecting the handheld’s finish. Nyko has introduced their Zoom case for the Nintendo DSi, which not only adds scratch protection, but enhances the internal camera with an 8x optical zoom. Let’s see how it fares [...]
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