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CPU and GPU Availability and Pricing Update: March 2021
CPU and graphics card pricing and availability are still a mess, but is the situation improving? Can...
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50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
Guest author Ken Shirriff is a Silicon Valley-based computer enthusiast who enjoys reverse-engineeri...
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21 Years of Hitman: How Stealth Action Got Perfected Over the Last 2 Decades
Coming off the highly anticipated release of Hitman 3, this latest installment has been very well re...
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What is Crypto Mining?
On January 3, 2009, the first Bitcoin mining operation went underway, and a 50 BTC reward was sent t...
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The Rise of Power: Are CPUs and GPUs Becoming Too Energy Hungry?
Every couple of years, a new generation of computer processors is launched. For a long time, CPUs se...
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A Surveillance Primer: 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, 14 Eyes
As awareness of global surveillance grows, more people are looking for information about the Five Ey...
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4 Years of AMD RDNA: Another Zen or a New Bulldozer?
In 2019, AMD introduced a new GPU architecture, marking its first major graphics chip design in seve...
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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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Aiming for Atoms: The Art of Making Chips Smaller
In the realm of computer chips, bigger numbers are often better. Morecores, higherGHz, and greaterFL...
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5 Adobe PDF Reader Alternatives That Do More for Free
These days, you don't need an app just to view PDF files. Every web browser can do that. If you some...
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14 PC Games for Family Time Fun
It might be a rainy day, or you could have unexpected guests, or perhaps you're just in the mood for...
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Shader Compilation and Why It Causes Stuttering, Explained
You just shelled out your hard-earned dollars for the latest AAA game to play on your treasured gami...