About Us

Got | Apex? is a site, quite simply, dedicated to performance. If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, you're probably in our target audience:

• You've ever wanted to buy a 32" TV for $87
• You no longer pay for shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, cause you get it all free from the net
• You like getting new packages in the mail everyday
• Your picture has been on the "Most Valuable Customer" wall at the VISA, Mastercard, AMEX, and Discover centers so long the wall behind it is a different color
• Big heatsinks make you smile
• Looking at drivers in front of you in on the highway, you think to yourself, "Three million sperm and YOU were the fastest?!?"
• The Celeron 300A holds historical significance to you
• Have to try hard not to snicker when someone tells you they going to buy an iMac
• "You have to set latency to 3 at 133" actually means something to you

We are a one stop shop for all your computing needs. Not only will we be focusing on hardware and software reviews, "how to" tutorials for overclocking and optimizing, and the latest related news, but will be your portal to the hottest deals. If there's a discount to be had, you'll find it here.  On the overclocking side, we will be looking at products and procedures that may be radical, but accessable to everyone. While expensive, high risk projects like liquid nitrogen may be interesting (and more power to those who use/review em) we'll probably do not much more than touch on the subjects. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at apex@gotapex.com.

DEALS/Owner

Apex: As many have surmised, Gabriel became "Apex" when accidentally electrocuted in a celeron overclocking experiment gone tragically wrong, some two to three years ago. Unfortunately, he has decided to use the resulting superpowers not for good, but rather for evil. OK OK, maybe not evil but at least general all-around naughtiness. Now, as the self-proclaimed fearless leader (not heavy-handed slave-driving dictator as Darth and Leon are so apt to point out) of Got | Apex?, Gabriel scours the net for 20+ hours a day for the latest deals. What does he do those other 4 hours? Eats (he's an avid carnivore), pretends to sleep, tries to answer the 200 or so emails he gets a day, and looks for people to do his work for him.

DEALS/Editor/Games/Owner

Leon: Born in Queens, New York he grew up in San Diego. As a child he loved computers (4.77Mhz XT) and accidentally formatted his hard drive at age 10. Although, computers was always a hobby, he never thought of it as a career and Majored in Biology at UCSD. He eventually changed majors and graduated from UCSD with a BA in Economics. Leon decided to go into accounting, but then decided it was just too darn boring! Leon went on to an Internet company to learn more about IT and Networking. Then, one fateful night, he went up to Gabriel's house and discussed a new website. One that would be a haven for computer geeks everywhere. The site called GotApex.com would eventually get a "deals" page that would become it's most popular page. During his free time, Leon enjoys movies, home theatre equipment, video games, target shooting, volleyball, sleeping, and eating.

Lead Hardware Analyst/PR/Owner

Stephen (aka) DARTH: A die hard STAR WARS fan who enjoys pushing today's tech to the limits. Born in a suburb of Philadelphia called Newtown, Stephen ran with a pack whom he considered family referred to as Raintree. Obsessed with partying, Stephen led the life of a true SITH. It wasn't until he met his Norwegian wife Else that he truly realized the power of the Dark Side however. She taught him that responsibilities and family were better then partying and prowling. Weakened by the mysterious female SITH's "force persuasion" he quickly gave up his old ways and they set out for CA to further their college education and lives together. Upon enrolling Stephen was inclined to purchase his first computer ever.  He began playing games on his Toshiba manufactured Pentium 200MHz. When he was confronted by a game that was responsible for bringing many a SITH's aging system to its knees, Unreal. Tired of watching the slide show Stephen quickly began upgrading until he finally constructed his first PC. Disgruntled by his early reliance on incompetent Toshiba Tech support, he vowed he would teach others about how to get the most from their PC's without having to wait on hold for 8 hours. Stephen has since been called upon by numerous manufacturers to beta test hardware and LOVES delivering his experience to the reader in a way that is not overly technical and is enjoyable to a wide audience. Because of his observance of the Tech market and the trends within the gaming community Stephen has also been obliged to found a Marketing and Public Relations firm that caters to the gaming segment. Due to his involvement in that sector Stephen feels it a conflict of interest to review competitor producst. Stephen is in charge of all review inquiries, authorizations and scheduling as well as maintenance of Deals Database Engine (DDE) web partners.

News/Reviewer

LPMiller: has broken more things PC then most people have owned.  He has knocked out whole powergrids, accidentally set fire to various peripherals, and twice dropped a 19 inch monitor on his foot.  That, along with his years of experience in dealing with all things PC, both professionally and as a hobby, make him vaguely insane. No one as of yet seems to mind.  LPMiller stands for Lawrence Peter Miller - you'd prefer LPM too. Half Italian, all geek -sorry Ladies, he's married. He has been known to take a picture of his kid at the drop of a hat, then immediately post it online, an obvious case of Daddy Love. More a Jack of All Trades PC wise then a specialist, he enjoys writing, playing games he never finishes, reading and not moving more muscles then he has to at any given moment.

Deals/Coupon Editor

Jenny: Jenny is the coupon guru of Got|Apex?. She spends hours and hours working for her slavedriver boss, Apex, and neglecting housework, 5-year-old son Josh, and friends (right Chrissy & Jeff?). Besides finding and verifying coupons, Jenny loves music and reading, preferably country and romance. She likes moonlit walks on the beach, candlelight dinners for 2, and enjoys singing and dancing. (Oh, wait, wrong description. I thought this was for my personal ad... hmmm...) She also lives to hand out her work to other people (just ask Chrissy & Kim, right? ;-) ) and escape from reality (& the mental institution she grew up in). Jenny is in charge of finding and verifying coupons each day, keeping the coupon database up to date, and posts deals on the weekend and when needed.