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The History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer
The personal computing business as we know it owes itself to an environment of enthusiasts, entrepre...
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A PC Gaming Music Journey: From Doom to Terraria, System Shock, and More Memorable Soundtracks
A few years back, we published a feature highlighting memorable video game music from the 8-bit and...
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The Past, Present and Future of Diablo
On November 2, 2018, Blizzard closed its annual BlizzCon keynote by announcing, to scattered applaus...
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Anatomy of a CPU
The CPU is often called the brains of a computer, and just like the human brain, it consists of seve...
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Boutique PC Builders vs OEM Pre
With the shortage of graphics cards, which are currently selling at several times their MSRP, even g...
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Music is the secret weapon of Mario Speedrunners
Is there anything so satisfying to watch as a well-played Mariospeedrun? What makes an expert run of...
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Screen Tearing or Input Lag? To Vsync or Not to Vsync?
Screen tear or input lag? To vsync or not to vsync? For the longest time, this was an either-or ques...
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Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an ima...
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How Much RAM Do Gamers Need? 8GB vs. 16GB vs. 32GB
Today we're looking into how much RAM you need to play the latest and greatest gaming titles release...
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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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What Ever Happened to The Million Dollar Homepage?
What are pixels? The display on your screen is made of them, and raster image file formats have been...
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The Authoritative Guide to Blockchain Development
Cryptocurrencies, ICOs, magic internet money---it's all so damn exciting, and you, the eager develop...