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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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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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A Brief History of the Multi
It's hard to overemphasize how far computers have come and how they have transformed just about ever...
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Explainer: What is a File System?
Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting...
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Dual Booting: Windows and Ubuntu
Dual booting is a great way to get the best of both worlds of Windows and Linux. It’s relatively str...
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How CPU Cores & Cache Impact Gaming Performance
At some point you may have heard someone say that for gaming you need X amount of cores. Typical exa...
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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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Explainer: What are MMX, SSE, and AVX?
Computer technology is no strange to acronyms: CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, BIOS, CD-ROM, to name but a few....
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Don't Bother with A320 Motherboards, Go for AMD's B350 Instead for Raven Ridge
We've learned most of what there is to know about AMD's new Vega-infused CPUs, but those of you thin...
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What Ever Happened to Winamp?
Recently I had a friend over to whom I offered to audition my DIY PC speaker system. The first thing...
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How to Make Windows 11 Look and Feel More Like Windows 10
If you've decided to make the jump to Windows 11, chances are you don't like some of the changes tha...
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How CPUs are Designed, Part 3: Building the Chip
This is the third installment in our CPU design series. In Part 1, we covered computer architecture...