Andrew Leibman

Andrew Leibman is a freelance writer with more than 14 years of experience writing about hardware and tech industry trends. In addition to Modders-Inc, he has written for Computer Power User Magazine, Smart Computing Magazine, and PCMag.com. In his free time, Andrew enjoys playing video games, listening to ‘90s era electronica, and arguing in favor of the serial comma. You can follow him on Twitter @Leiblander.

PC Case Modding News and Events

Andrew LeibmanApril 8, 2019

An Epic LAN Event Celebrates An Even More Epic Anniversary

In late July 2019, Grapevine Texas will transform from a rather toasty suburb that’s practically hugging the tarmac of DFW into the epicenter of PC gaming for a long weekend.…
PC Cases / Accessories

Andrew LeibmanNovember 5, 2018

EVGA DG-77 Alpine White Midtower Review

Up until just a few years ago, EVGA was best known for its graphics cards and motherboards, but the company has since built up a solid reputation for quality power…
PC Cases / Accessories

Andrew LeibmanNovember 1, 2018

Phanteks Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass Midtower Case

Phanteks is one of those rare manufacturers whose products exude such a signature style that you can begin to recognize them from afar. Even when the company comes out with…
PC Hardware Reviews

Andrew LeibmanOctober 5, 2018

Crazzie Pro Gear GTR-1 Review

Whenever I attend a LAN party- and I’ve been to dozens- there’s always this moment when I ask myself why the hell I’m even going. Invariably, this moment occurs when…
Systems

Andrew LeibmanSeptember 21, 2018

ECS LIVA Z2 Mini PC

ECS (Elitegroup) is no stranger to the mini PC biz. My first experience with an ECS mini PC was the Intel Bay Trail SoC-based LIVA Bat-Mini, which was called “the…
PC Case Modding News and Events

Andrew LeibmanSeptember 17, 2018

NETWAR 35 Mod Contest

NETWAR is Omaha, Nebraska’s biannual LAN party, and the most recent event ran from September 7th-8th at the Baxter Arena. The BYOC isn’t just the biggest in the state, it’s the…
PC News, Hardware, Software

Andrew LeibmanAugust 22, 2018

HyperX Launches New Predator DDR4 RGB and Predator DDR4 DRAM

HyperX was recently at GAMESCOM in Cologne, Germany where they announced new DDR4 kits in its Predator RGB and Predator memory lineup. Speeds for the new kits go up to 4,000MHz…
DDR Memory Reviews

Andrew LeibmanAugust 13, 2018

Ballistix Elite 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3466 Review

The Ballistix series of memory, from Crucial (Micron) represents a step up compared to the run-of-the-mill (fab?) stick of green stuff that you put in an aging Macbook to slightly…
Keyboards

Andrew LeibmanJuly 12, 2018

MSI Vigor GK80 Gaming Keyboard

A few months ago, our own David Bremer wrote a review of the MSI Vigor GK70 Gaming Keyboard, a tenkeyless keyboard that he called a compact but powerful “gaming monster.” The MSI…
PC Gaming Headphones / Audio

Andrew LeibmanJune 29, 2018

HyperX Cloud Revolver Gaming Headset

Choosing the right headsets is a decision that you can get very wrong, very easily. Some headsets perform amazingly but are marred by excessive weight or uncomfortable ear cushions that…
Computex

Andrew LeibmanJune 22, 2018

AMD’s Computex 2018 Press Conference

AMD’s Press Conference at Computex 2018 didn’t quite have the same wow factor as last year, but we did get some key details about the 32-core Threadripper 2, recently launched…
Computex

Andrew LeibmanJune 20, 2018

NVIDIA’s Press Conference at Computex 2018

NVIDIA’s press conference at Computex 2018 covered a variety of topics that… won’t do a darn bit of good for your frame rates. For those of us who follow the…