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Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now is a Bad Idea, Part 3: Bad Timing
In the first part of this series we looked at DDR4 memory, discussed pricing and availability, and s...
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E3 2017 Trailer Roundup: Upcoming PC Games
Although E3 doesn't start until June 13, many developers have already released new trailers for thei...
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Explainer: What is an API?
Direct3D. OpenAL. Winsock. You've probably heard of these, you might have even usedthem before, but...
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The Last Mile to Civilization 2.0: Technologies From Our Not Too Distant Future
Developments in big data and bio-tech are ushering in a new age of consumer electronics that will br...
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10 Big Misconceptions About Computer Hardware
With technology advancing so rapidly around us, sometimes misconceptions can work their way into our...
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The People Who Only Play One Video Game
Video games are changing. Increasingly, we're seeing a subset of players focus their attention on on...
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Sound Cards: Worth Buying or Just a Niche Product?
So you've gone through your checklist of components you want to purchase for building your new PC. Y...
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The Evolution of Ransomware
These days, not a month goes by that we hear about a new major ransomware attack. Initially, the ran...
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Not Intel, Not AMD: Alternative CPU Architectures from Around the World
It's easy to think of the desktop CPU space as a duopoly: on the one hand you have Intel finally tra...
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TechSpot Best of IFA 2018
Once again, the tech industry descended on Berlin with an overwhelming number of gadgets. As hundred...
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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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Revisiting the Radeon R9 280X / HD 7970
Continuing along with revisiting some of our favorite old graphics cards, today we'll be checking ba...