Who remembers Rodney Reynolds - 3DGameman!He vanished in 2016 and returned in 2022, and doing regular ever since on games, IT news etc, I didn't realise lol
3dGameMan
Rodney Reynolds started 3dGameMan in 1998 as a hobby. The first video was posted in 2000, 5 years before YouTube was founded. He was the first to start producing Video Reviews. Since then it's migrated into providing technical/gaming content. Also, he's reviewed thousands of technology products...www.youtube.com
Always liked his video review format, was way ahead of any other webpage doing reviews back in the day as it was a different approach vs text and pics.
Same. Not been the same since Anand left.
What gets me though is it reminds me how fast time has gone by. I was a teenager when reading all these sites that are now dead.
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Who remembers Rodney Reynolds - 3DGameman!
3dGameMan
Rodney Reynolds started 3dGameMan in 1998 as a hobby. The first video was posted in 2000, 5 years before YouTube was founded. He was the first to start producing Video Reviews. Since then it's migrated into providing technical/gaming content. Also, he's reviewed thousands of technology products...
Hah, remember him well, gave every single review a three thumbs up!
There was talk about a revival a while ago but according to Kyle the business model for it isn't there.
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For the same reason people would rather watch a film than read a book, its easier. People have gotten used to being spoon fed information instead of engaging with and having to use their brain.
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No reviews on Techgage since October 2023 >> https://techgage.com/
One of the better forums was the one for Abit motherboards, felt more active that it looks, then all of a sudden they just closed it down giving no chance for the admins to back it up >> https://web.archive.org/web/20081110124923/http://forum.uabit.com/
One of the better forums was the one for Abit motherboards, felt more active that it looks, then all of a sudden they just closed it down giving no chance for the admins to back it up >> https://web.archive.org/web/20081110124923/http://forum.uabit.com/
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I hadn't consciously removed Anandtech from my bookmarked pages but just before the pandemic I must have so I guess I was following the trend of decline. Toms Hardware is still there but I've also been using that site less overtime. Hmm Kotaku is still there but I haven't read anything on that recently so maybe that should go too!
I have tended to watch Youtube vids instead.
I have tended to watch Youtube vids instead.
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The Hexus staff started Club386 and the Hexus owner now works at Corsair.
Techradar and Tom's Hardware are owned by Future PLC which also owns AnandTech.
Bit-tech and Hexus were owned by the same person.
Some of the HARDOCP staff write for thefpsreview.
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Sad news. They were always my go to site and the comparison tool was very helpful. Sorry to see them go this way.
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That just reminded me, JonnyGuru the PSU review website >> https://web.archive.org/web/20201215000000*/http://www.jonnyguru.com/
I had a nosey at his LinkedIn, he worked for the now defunct TigerDirect (US hardware retailer) and BFG. Then Razer, before taking a few promotions at Corsair - manager to director.
This is quite amusing >> http://www.jongerow.com/jonnyguru/SilencerMkIII600W/index.htm
OklahomaWolf continued the website reviews and forums, then eventually retired and now they don't exist either. I seem to remember quite a few PSU reviewers used to contribute to the forums there, it was my goto for advice.
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Haven't been to that site in years, sad to hear they've shut down. Back in the early 2000s was one of the best and most in-depth at reviews. Brings back lots of memories of when I joined this forum actually and the hours spent on these tech websites and the forums!
Reborn as Club386. The owner of Hexus retired and kept the name and his staff set up on their own as Club386