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What's Thermal Throttling and How to Prevent It
Heat is an inevitable byproduct of work. It's generated when you start a car's engine, go for a bris...
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Is 6GB VRAM Enough for 1440p Gaming? Testing Usage with Nvidia's RTX 2060
Today we're investigating claims that the new GeForce RTX 2060 is not a good buy because it only fea...
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Anatomy of a Storage Drive: Optical Drives
It's magnetic. It's electric. It's photonic. No, this isn't going to be about a new superhero trio i...
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It's Time to Reinvent the Digital Pen
One of the best things about the Surface Pro 3 is its pen. It's changed the way I take notes, brains...
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The Best Video Game Gamepad Controllers
There have been many different ways of playing video games on a console (and sometimes PC) over the...
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Estimating CPU Performance Using Amdahl's Law
If you are in the market for a new computer, or thinking of upgrading your current system, choosing...
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Anatomy of a Mouse
We've all seen and used them at home, school, and work. Computer mice are often inexpensive and basi...
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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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Android Performance Tips and Tweaks
Android phones have a habit of getting bogged down after 6 to 12 months of use (or do they?). A phon...
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4K Monitors: Can you actually see the difference?
With 4K monitors becoming more and more affordable, it appears that the long-standing reign of 1080p...
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The 10 Most Anticipated PC Games of 2017
2016 was a decent if unspectacular year for PC gaming. Several popular game franchises received high...
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When SSD Performance Goes Awry
An unfortunate tale about Samsung's SSD 840 read performance degradationAn avalanche of reports emer...