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Should You Buy a Sound Card? An Enthusiast's Perspective
I've been on the fence about buying a discrete sound card since building my first PC in 2002. The eq...
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What Happened Last Time AMD Beat Intel?
Seeing how quickly AMD Ryzen processors are flying off the shelves, it's not hard to see the desktop...
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Anatomy of a Power Supply Unit (PSU)
Every single desktop PC, console, or laptop has one of these. It doesn't boost your frame rate or ch...
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The Steam Machine: What Went Wrong
2012 was an important year for Valve. The company introduced Big Picture Mode - a Steam interface de...
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We Test a $1,000 CPU From 2010 vs. Ryzen 3
Today we're going to have a bit of benchmark fun as we test out a processor we reviewed in 2010. Rec...
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How to Balance Video Games with Real Life
Growing up sucks. Jungle gyms are replaced by cubicles and healthy almonds replace gobs of Gushers....
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The Last Time Intel Tried to Make a Graphics Card
Will history repeat itself? Intel's setting out to make a name for itself in the discrete GPU space...
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Does Ryzen Perform Better with AMD GPUs?
Last month we tested the gaming performance of AMD's Ryzen 7 processors by pairing them with a Titan...
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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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Is the Ryzen 3 3300X Better Value than the Ryzen 5 3600?
Today we're revisiting AMD's budget-oriented Ryzen 3 3300X. This Ryzen 3 CPU thoroughly impressed us...
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How to Throw Your Video Game Controller
Video games are a lot of fun, but they can also be frustrating. From time to time, you may even get...
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Budget Overclocking Guide: Ryzen 3 2200G
Today we'll be overclocking AMD's Ryzen 3 2200G to the max with a $20 air cooler from DeepCool calle...