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Why GPUs are the New Kings of Cache. Explained.
It wasn't that far back that if you wanted a processor with tons of cache buried inside it, then CPU...
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Against All Odds: How Nintendo Made It
Ask your oldest relative – the one who still thinks smartphones work through witchcraft – to name on...
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30 Years of Civilization
"Just one more turn," an expression that's become synonymous with the game Civilization. It's a feel...
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Explainer: What is Machine Learning?
Machine learning (ML) has become a hot topic in the last few years, but what you may not realize is...
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Test Driving the 2023 BMW iX M60: The most powerful electric vehicle from BMW
We are somewhere between ankle and knee-deep into the electric car revolution, but still witnessing...
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Weird Keyboard Layouts: A Showcase
There’s no place like home row, am I right? “ASDF" and "JKL:” aren’t just the keys our fingers rest...
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AMD B450 or B550 Motherboard for Ryzen 5000 CPUs?
With the announcement of AMD's Ryzen 5000 desktop CPU series, we noticed a lot of chatter about B450...
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What Ever Happened to GeoCities?
In the mid 1990s, the internet had no Facebook, Google or even Wikipedia. If you wanted to use the w...
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Anatomy of a Graphics Card
Almost every desktop PC has one. They have billions of transistors, can use hundreds of watts of pow...
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How 3D Game Rendering Works: Lighting and Shadows
The vast majority of visual effects you see in games today depend on the clever use of lighting and...
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4GHz CPU Battle: Ryzen 3900X vs. 3700X vs. Core i9
IPC stands for "instructions per cycle" and it can be a good indicator of a processor's architecture...
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Five Years Without Facebook
It was the summer of 2012 when I made a seemingly innocent decision that would have a greater impact...