Kevin writes: After a short period of despair I decided to undertake the task of building the new PC myself and I learnt a lot of useful information in the process.
I’ve since finished my build and am glad that I took up the challenge, but at the same time it took a lot more time and effort than I had originally anticipated. In this article I aim to layout my plan of action for anyone who’s thinking of building their first PC, in the hope that I can save you some time and maybe even some money.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
My advice to anyone wanting to get into PC gaming is to buy an Alienwaire desktop as they're a bargain! Either that or get a Mac as they're also a bargain and have thousands of games available for them. Another tip is to buy games on Origin as they're the best digital marketplace alongside UPlay. For people wanting to build their own to max games out at 60FPS they will need good hardware, an Intel Duo Core setup alongside an Nvidia GTX 260 is the perfect rig to max out games for the next 12 years.
Truth.
Do some research look at reviews and bench results youtube has great reviews on cards.
It is quite easy. . you'll be glad you built one.
And, you can save tons and tons of money on games.
I have been building systems for a very long time and my advice is read read read....I am partial to Intel/asus/Corsair mem/and Nvidia and here are some forums that I am a member and supporter of..
geforce forums
Overclockers.net
Asus ROG forums
and TOm's Hardware
The feeling of receiving new parts for a build on a weekend with a 12 pack is great and having a powerful machine in your gameroom is a great reward
Step 1: Read Guide
Step 2: Buy Parts
Step 3: Install Parts
Step 4: Install OS and Games
Step 5: Go on any games forum you can find and keep repeating phrases like "waiting for superior PC version at 60fps and 4k", "console peasants", or "I only spent $1000 on a graphics card"
Step 6: Smile
:)