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Debunking a Myth: DDR3 RAM vs. ECC Memory Performance
Recently, a workstation PC was reviewed on a well-known PC hardware site that included a Quadro vide...
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Are More RAM Modules Better for Gaming? 4 x 4GB vs. 2 x 8GB
It's not unusual to have this kind of question debated in tech forums, so today we're having a look...
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Get Rid of Windows 10 Ads, Office Offers and Other Annoyances
Microsoft started to sneak advertisements into the Windows platform with Windows 8 and they've only...
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How CPUs are Designed, Part 3: Building the Chip
This is the third installment in our CPU design series. In Part 1, we covered computer architecture...
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Estimating CPU Performance Using Amdahl's Law
If you are in the market for a new computer, or thinking of upgrading your current system, choosing...
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Five Years Without Facebook
It was the summer of 2012 when I made a seemingly innocent decision that would have a greater impact...
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The State of PC Gaming in 2019
Sometimes, as borders erode, new fissures form in their wake. In 2019, more games flowed between PC...
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The Science of Keeping It Cool
Almost every single piece of modern electronics generates heat whether we notice it or not. Without...
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How to Squeeze the Most Out of Your iPhone's Battery
Scientists have made plenty of battery breakthroughs in the lab in recent years yet we're still wait...
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FreeSync on Nvidia GPUs Workaround: Impractical, But It Works
Recently two separate Reddit threads brought an interesting topic to discussion: if you hook up your...
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5 Great Chrome Extensions You Should Install
With almost 60 percent share of the browser market, Chrome is around three times more popular than i...
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Revisiting 8
Game systems from the 8-bit and 16-bit era weren't exactly the graphical powerhouses that modern con...