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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Comprehensive Review
Introduction The following is my comprehensive look at a game which really needs no introduction. Bethesda not only makes rocking RPG’s, they do PR RIGHT!!! Anyway, today Skyrim is under the micros...
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard Review
Asus Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard Review The following is a comparitively brief evaluation. The board in question was only in my lab for a short time, so I will only be talk...
Amazon Kindle Fire Review
Amazon Kindle Fire Review Introduction Today uryaen.com introduces one of the most comprehensive and involved reviews we've ever done: The Amazon Kindle Fire. Sure, we're a ...
Fallout New Vegas PC with All DLC: Comprehensive Review Updated 10.15.11!
The following is my comprehensive look at a massive game and even then I have a hard time NOT saying more, as I could go on for many more pages. In addition to the followi...
Two and a Half Men 901 - Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt
Two and a Half Men: 901 - Nice to Meet you, Walden Schmidt. Train Wreck Paradox Chuck Lorre thinks that Charlie Sheen is a train wreck, we get it. It's hardly a spoiler at th...
Gulftown vs. Sandy Bridge - Benchmark Comparison
Introduction Instead of the usual "review" style article, today we're going to look at "Gulftown vs. Sandy Bridge" from one particular perspective, and one that I think isn't properly repr...
Duke Nukem Forever PC Review
What can I say about Duke that I haven't already said in my videos? This written review will be pretty short, because my videos cover everything quite nicely, plus let's be honest, I&#...
Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Comprehensive Review
Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Comprehensive Review NOTE: The following review is full of typos. These are LEFT here intentionally, as the text of this review is mean...
Jack Sparrow "Stranger Tides" Jakks Pacific 4" Figure Review
Jack Sparrow "Stranger Tides" Jakks Pacific 4" Figure Review Introduction Jakks Pacific may not be a household name to most of you. This is forgivable ...
South Park 1502 – Funnybot
South Park Episode 1502 – “Funnybot” Last week when I read the news that Bin Laden had been killed certain immediate thoughts came to mind. First; someone out there will be piss...
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Two and a Half Men 901 - Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt
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Gulftown vs. Sandy Bridge - Benchmark Comparison
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Duke Nukem Forever PC Review
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Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Comprehensive Review
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AMD AM3+ Build Video - How To!
01-01-2012 Videos Uryaen
Build Video Complete from the ground up build video, updated for December 2011. This time we're building a complete gaming PC...
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07-10-2011 News Uryaen
I met Steve on at least one occasion, and attended several of his keynotes. He will be greatly missed. Kinda...
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We are pleased to announce that The Elder Scrolls IV™: Oblivion® 5th Anniversary Edition is now available in retail stores across North America. This anniversary...
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05-07-2011 News Uryaen
Brand new today. Enjoy. Look for full Two Person review later this year!
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12-01-2012 Previews Uryaen
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With surgery forthcoming, I have to be quite brief in my op-eds. Dead Island for PC: Skip it. It's complete garbage....
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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Comprehensive Review
16-02-2012 Reviews Uryaen
Introduction The following is my comprehensive look at a game which really needs no introduction. Bethesda not only makes rocking RPG’s, they do PR RIGHT!!! Anyway, today Skyrim is under the microscope, and while you might argue that any further review of such a game, which everyone is going to buy anyway, is moot, we're going to see if we can add something to the world of Skyrim review. My evaluations tend to focus on what can be improved in a game, and that’s what we’re going to really explore.
Read moreASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard Review
01-01-2012 Reviews Uryaen
Asus Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard Review The following is a comparitively brief evaluation. The board in question was only in my lab for a short time, so I will only be talking about it in regard to my terse experience with it. However, I have nothing negative to say about the board, and was impressed all the way through the build process. Let's start with the Unboxing and quick tour of the Asus Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard and its accessories.
Read moreAmazon Kindle Fire Review
23-11-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Amazon Kindle Fire Review Introduction Today uryaen.com introduces one of the most comprehensive and involved reviews we've ever done: The Amazon Kindle Fire. Sure, we're a few days behind the big guys, but when you see the sheer amount of content and beautiful images we've prepared for you, you'll find that it's worth it. Some are slightly NSFW, but that's what makes it fun. The Kindle Fire is not the ONLY similar device coming out this holiday season. In fact, there is an almost exact duplicate Doppelganger in the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. While we'd love to have done a comparison out the gate, that might have to wait a couple of weeks. Until then, let's really take a look at this definitely different, possibly exciting new device. In addition to a comprehensive look at every feature, we're going to look at dozens of images of the device and the UI, and some beautiful models in action with the Fire. We'll take a look at several videos, including a live demo of browser performance benchmarks, and because the usual 3D marks do not work yet, we'll look at some live gaming with both a very popular 2D game, and a very well done...
Read moreFallout New Vegas PC with All DLC: Comprehensive Review Updated 10.15.11!
29-09-2011 Reviews Uryaen
The following is my comprehensive look at a massive game and even then I have a hard time NOT saying more, as I could go on for many more pages. In addition to the following, I have over 60 hours of full HD video recorded, and almost 20,000 Screen shots, so you just know there will be some awesome stuff. Big thank you to Bethesda for providing the materials for these reviews, as well as RAGE and SKYRIM, which will be coming soon as well. Bethesda not only makes rocking RPG’s, they do PR RIGHT!!! Everyone else in the soft side of the industry should take notice, and be embarrassed for doing it so poorly in comparison.
Read moreTwo and a Half Men 901 - Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt
20-09-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Two and a Half Men: 901 - Nice to Meet you, Walden Schmidt. Train Wreck Paradox Chuck Lorre thinks that Charlie Sheen is a train wreck, we get it. It's hardly a spoiler at this point to say that Charlie's character was killed off and how, but the massive potential of an episode which features virtually every guest star the show has ever had is completely lost in what ends up being a paradoxical train wreck of an episode.
Read moreGulftown vs. Sandy Bridge - Benchmark Comparison
14-07-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Introduction Instead of the usual "review" style article, today we're going to look at "Gulftown vs. Sandy Bridge" from one particular perspective, and one that I think isn't properly represented on most sites, and that's "multi-tasking". Thus, this article will encompass the complete "reviews" of both the Intel Core i7 970, and the Intel Core i5 2500K. The 970 will be tested at 4.2GHz, and the 2500K at stock clocks? Why? A - Because I can, but more importantly B - because it shows that NO amount of overclocking the six core will create an advantage where there would not otherwise be one due to having more cores. That's important.
Read moreDuke Nukem Forever PC Review
14-07-2011 Reviews Uryaen
What can I say about Duke that I haven't already said in my videos? This written review will be pretty short, because my videos cover everything quite nicely, plus let's be honest, I'd rather spend my time reviewing something . . . I dunno, good?
Read moreNuance Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Comprehensive Review
04-07-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Comprehensive Review NOTE: The following review is full of typos. These are LEFT here intentionally, as the text of this review is meant to represent the output of a dictation software package AS is, without any real effort expended to edit it. I will be looking at Dragon Premium/Pro soon, and will do the more comprehensive wrapup after that. For now, enjoy the two hours of video and the written review. Introduction how does one review software such as Dragon naturally speaking? This review will be interesting for a variety of reasons, and represents possibly the most meta-review you'll see me doing in quite some time.
Read moreJack Sparrow "Stranger Tides" Jakks Pacific 4" Figure Review
04-07-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Jack Sparrow "Stranger Tides" Jakks Pacific 4" Figure Review Introduction Jakks Pacific may not be a household name to most of you. This is forgivable considering that Jakks Pacific operates under a variety of brand names, and releases a large number of third-party licenses. For my first-ever Toy review I wanted something unique, and an opportunity to showcase a company that may not be familiar to all of you. Everyone knows the standbys: Hasbro, Mattel, even McFarlane. Starting soon; I will be featuring product from higher-end toy and collectible companies and those reviews will be even more comprehensive than this one. For this first review I picked something that I could really showcase the unique feature of on video.
Read moreSouth Park 1502 – Funnybot
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
South Park Episode 1502 – “Funnybot” Last week when I read the news that Bin Laden had been killed certain immediate thoughts came to mind. First; someone out there will be pissed off at us for daring to kill somebody regardless of whether they deserved it, and Two; I know what’s going to be on next week's South Park episode. I have watched every single South Park episode ever released, and thus are able to observe when patterns emerge. Over the years Matt and Trey have developed a somewhat more subtle sense of humor. Sometimes this works beautifully; such as “Fishsticks” and “Fatbeard”. Most episodes of South Park have some underlying current with anywhere from 1 to 3 layers of messages flowing. Not every episode is this deep, nor is every episode particularly funny, but you have to understand that after 15 years any show has pretty much run its course.
Read moreSeagate BA110 NAS Review UPDATE: December 6th
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Seagate BA110 NAS Review Introduction UPDATE: December 6th - Instead of the frequent updates such as I did with the Revodrive, I'm only updating this once. After months of failed backups, failed reboots, and all around failing, I finally just cracked open the case to extract the drive, which is incidently not a user friendly process, to see if I could at least salvage the drive. That is a no go. The drive is a complete failure. This is now the THIRD Seagate drive in a ROW to catastrophically fail in my lab. As Seagate has been less than forthcoming about updates or further samplings, I will simply conclude for now that Seagate does not have its act together, and you should avoid drives from them. If I get more drives I will review them, but don't hold your breath. Like my review of the OCZ Revodrive; this review will be relatively short, and lack comprehensive benchmark testing. I will get into why as we go along, but make a note to return to this review in the near future and I will update with more information once I have some product from competitors. When I first started gathering products for this site a...
Read moreOCZ RevoDrive 80GB Review - UPDATED! October 24th.
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
OCZ RevoDrive 80GB Review UPDATE: October 24th: I have sent a final warning and plea to OCZ leadership about their failed products and near nonexistent customer support. I have moved OCZ for now to Level 5 Warning Status. This means that until I see a marked change in policy and attitude from OCZ and a number of products tested that work without incident to MY standard, I am STRONGLY recommending to never purchase anything OCZ. You will regret it. If this experience changes things for them, great, I will be happy to let you know but for now stay away. OCZ DOES NOT HONOR THEIR LIFETIME WARRANTY. That should be enough to not honor them with your money. UPDATE: September 29th: Despite repeated pleas to clean up their act, OCZ continues to fail my Integrity Check. I now add "consumer warranty fraud" to the list of failures. I will spare the details, as they no longer matter, but I wouldn't hold my breath for more review product from this flawed company. It's truly a shame, they put out some impressive SOUNDING product, but that product fails to work, and the company behind it fails to support it. This article receives a lot of Google...
Read moreCorsair 800D Case
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Corsair 800D Case Review Introduction1 SPECIAL NOTE: The following article will reference pictures that are not there. This is not an accidental omission on my part. I am in the process of buying a new camera, but I wanted to start getting reviews posted and get the site going without having to wait. Please be patient, and check back often as I will post when I get the camera, and let you know that the images are going to start coming. Thank you for your patience.
Read moreRadeon HD 6850 and 6870 Review
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 Review Introduction SPECIAL NOTE: The following article will reference pictures that are not there. This is not an accidental omission on my part. I am in the process of buying a new camera, but I wanted to start getting reviews posted and get the site going without having to wait. Please be patient, and check back often as I will post when I get the camera, and let you know that the images are going to start coming. Thank you for your patience. Note: The 6950 and 6970 are forthcoming by the end of next week. I will update this review at that point, with fresh benches and commentary.
Read moreAcer Aspire ONE 721-3574 netbook
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
The Acer Aspire ONE Review Introduction SPECIAL NOTE: The following article will reference pictures that are not there. This is not an accidental omission on my part. I am in the process of buying a new camera, but I wanted to start getting reviews posted and get the site going without having to wait. Please be patient, and check back often as I will post when I get the camera, and let you know that the images are going to start coming. Thank you for your patience.
Read moreCoolit Systems E.C.O 120, 240, and O.M.N.I Liquid Coolers
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Coolit Systems Coolers Review Introduction This Meta review will cover a batch of similar products from Coolit Systems. As will be my standard, when I have a set of similar products from the same company, I will combine them, as the keystone concepts of my review process are not given to requiring individual reviews for individual products, or getting bogged down in endless pages of hard to read charts, but is more about the integrity of the product and the company behind it. That said; as we go along, I will gauge reaction and adjust my level of testing detail to match demand. For now I feel that these brief results with the accompanying commentary and unique perspective are a very appropriate level of detail. Some reviews will have more or less.
Read moreAxelo BAT PC Game Controller
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Axelo BAT PC Game Controller Review Introduction Axelo, inc. is an Austin, Texas based, Startup Company. Their first product is the BAT Natural Motion 3D Game Controller. I met one of the founders recently and was shown some demos of the controller in their office. At the end of the day, I took home my own BAT, and what follows is my full review. The Axelo BAT is a PC and MAC compatible game pad, but its claim to fame is accelerometer based motion sensing control. How well does it work? How compatible is it? In this review we will explore the controller from unboxing to autopsy to configuration, design philosophy, and of course, gaming. As will be traditional with me and hardware reviews, we’ll begin with the unboxing.
Read moreFamily Guy 906 - Brian Writes a Bestseller
17-05-2011 Reviews Uryaen
Family Guy 906 - "Brian Writes a Bestseller" If Seth McFarlane wanted to kill off a core Family Guy character, I'm convinced that this is how he'd do it. Welcome to my FIRST TV Show Review. These are going to be freeform and shorter than other reviews, but will still maintain a "Perspective rather than simple point by point review" type of Review. I don't like SPOILERS, so for the most part, I will usually only address sweeping plot points or character developments. You can read my reviews and still go see the episode "fresh".
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