Kevin Carbotte

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Kevin Carbotte spent nearly a decade as a freelance journalist, writing for tech publications like Tom's Hardware and TweakTown. He specialized in covering computer graphics, VR, AR, and cryptocurrency. He also developed the VR headset testing procedure for Tom's Hardware when consumer VR hardware first emerged in 2016.

Articles by: Kevin Carbotte

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HP Reverb VR Headset Review: Windows Mixed Reality Never Looked So Good

By Kevin Carbotte published

HP Reverb is the best Windows Mixed Reality headset, but that may be its biggest downfall. It's impressive, but the included controllers ruin the experience.

En Garde: Pimax Unveils Sword Sense VR Controllers With Finger Tracking

By Kevin Carbotte published

Pimax plans to offer two versions of its next-gen VR controllers, dubbed Sword and Sword Sense. They plan to release them in the second half of 2019.

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Oculus Quest Review: VR Just Ditched the PC

By Kevin Carbotte published

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The Oculus Quest could be the device that turns the VR market around and attracts the masses. It’s basically a game console built into a headset, done right.

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-9700K: Which CPU Is Better?

By Kevin Carbotte published

To help you choose, we put AMD's Ryzen 7 2700X and Intel's Core i7-9700K through a 7-round face-off based on features, value, performance and more.

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HTC’s Vive Focus Plus Available to Developers April 15 for $799

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AMD Athlon vs Intel Pentium: Which Cheap Chips Are Best?

By Kevin Carbotte published

20 years ago, AMD's Athlons and Intel's Pentiums were performance CPUs. Today, these brands are relegated to entry-level options. But which is better?

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Pimax 5K Plus Review: A Fresh Look at Ultrawide VR

By Kevin Carbotte published

The Pimax 5K Plus VR headset isn't perfect. We wouldn’t trade it for a Vive Pro, but we'd consider it if we were upgrading from the original Vive.

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Microsoft Announces $3,500 HoloLens 2

By Kevin Carbotte published

Microsoft today revealed the HoloLens 2 for $3,500.

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HTC Vive Focus Plus Includes 6-DoF Controllers, Zero Wires

By Kevin Carbotte published

HTC today introduced the Vive Focus Plus, a standalone VR headset with 6-degrees of freedom motion controllers for the enterprise market.

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Graphics Card Face-Off: Founders Edition or Reference GPUs vs 3rd-Party Design

By Kevin Carbotte published

Should you buy a reference or Founders Edition graphics card, or one built around AMD or Nvidia's tech, but made by a third-party partner like MSI or Asus?

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Intel, Microsoft, HP Get Onboard With Multiplayer VR Facilities

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AMD Athlon 200GE vs. Intel Pentium Gold G5400: Cheap CPU Showdown

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AMD X470 vs Intel Z390: High-End Platforms Square Off

By Kevin Carbotte published

One of the pieces of the puzzle that often gets overlooked when building or buying a new PC is the chipset. We compared Intel's Z390 and AMD's X470.

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EKWB Adds Addressable RGB to Velocity CPU Water Block

By Kevin Carbotte published

EKWB is taking its RGB game to the next level. The company is now offering addressable RGB LEDs in the new EK-Velocity CPU water block, named EK-Velocity D-RGB.

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AMD Radeon ReLive for VR: A Neat Idea With Limited Appeal

By Kevin Carbotte published

Radeon ReLive for VR allows you to use your Gear VR or standalone VR headset to access SteamVR content, but is it worth your time to try?

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Best Holiday VR Deals

By Kevin Carbotte published

If it’s the cost of virtual reality headsets that’s holding you back from investing in VR, perhaps these holiday sales will push you over the fence.

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs. Intel Core i9-9980XE: Which High-End Desktop CPU Is Best?

By Kevin Carbotte published

The battle for desktop processor supremacy is heating up with recent entries from Intel and AMD, but which flagship HEDT processor is the best value?

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AMD Radeon RX 590 vs. GeForce GTX 1060: Which Mid-Range GPU is Better?

By Kevin Carbotte published

AMD's new Radeon RX 590 GPU takes on Nvidia's tried-and-true mid-tier GTX 1060 GPU. Which Sub-$300 (£250) graphics card is better?

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HTC Acknowledges Ryzen Problems With Vive Wireless Adapter, Offers Refunds

By Kevin Carbotte published

HTC acknowledged that its Vive Wireless Adapter is compatible with at least some Ryzen-based PCs and it’s now accepting returns from people who are affected by the problems.

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HTC Vive Wireless Adapter Review: No Tether, No AMD

By Kevin Carbotte published

HTC's Vive Wireless Adapter lets you cut the tether from your VR headset, but it doesn't always provide a smooth experience.

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AMD Ryzen 2 vs. Intel 9th Gen Core: Which CPU Deserves Your Money?

By Kevin Carbotte published

AMD's second generation Ryzen processors offered better value than Intel's 8000-series Core processors, but Intel's 9000-series chips are ready to take the crown back from AMD.

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HTC Brings Vive Wave Platform Stateside Ahead of Vive Focus Headset

By Kevin Carbotte published

HTC today released the SDKs for the Vive Wave platform so that developers around the globe can prepare thier software for the upcoming Vive Focus headset and other Vive Wave devices.

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GeForce RTX 2070, 2080, or 2080 Ti: Which Nvidia Turing Card Is Right for You?

By Kevin Carbotte published

Nvidia's new flagship RTX cards are expensive, but packed with tech to push current and future games to their limits. Which one, if any, is right for your rig?

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Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing API Makes Photorealism Easier

By Kevin Carbotte published

Microsoft's Windows 10 October Update includes the DirectX Raytracing API, which lets developers bring real-time ray tracing to games using a familiar platform.

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Pimax 5K+ M2 Pre-Production Headset: Eating GPUs for Breakfast

By Kevin Carbotte published

Pimax's 5K+ headset is the first consumer VR device with an ultrawide field of view. We strapped it on to find out if that's something you should care about.

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