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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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Ray Tracing & DLSS with the GeForce RTX 3080
With Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080 out the door, it's time we take a deep dive into ray tracing and DLSS...
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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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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 3D Game Rendering Works: Texturing
In this third part of our deeper look at 3D game rendering, we'll be focusing what can happen to the...
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Radeon VII & GeForce RTX 2080 using Ryzen 7 2700X & Core i7
Today we're looking at a few different hardware configurations to see if certain matchups work bette...
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AMD Smart Access Memory Tested, Benchmarked
Today we're taking a detailed look at how AMD's Smart Access Memory (SAM) technology influences perf...
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Going From 20 to 40: A Graphics Card Upgrade Tale
At some point, every PC enthusiast will want to make an upgrade of some kind. It might be the entire...
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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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Ryzen 5 3600 vs. 3600X: Which should you buy?
We were among the first publications to review the Ryzen 5 3600 and at $200 we found the 6-core, 12-...
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Recommended 4K TVs That Can Effectively Be Used As Desktop PC Monitors
Ultra HD TVs have been available since late 2012. Initial offerings were reserved for those with thi...
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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...