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Fire TV vs. Roku vs. Chromecast: Between a set
As Amazon Fire TV ($99) bursts onto the market to compete with streamers like the Roku 3 ($99) and A...
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Hardware Essentials for $50 or Less
Tech gadgets come in all different shapes, sizes and price points. It's a common misconception that...
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Sound Cards: Worth Buying or Just a Niche Product?
So you've gone through your checklist of components you want to purchase for building your new PC. Y...
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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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Are We Reaching GPU Normalcy? The Answer is (Almost) Yes
It's time for another look at graphics card pricing and this month it's particularly exciting as we...
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AMD Ryzen 5000 IPC Performance Tested
Today we'll be taking a look at Zen 3's IPC performance. IPC stands for "instructions per cycle" and...
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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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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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Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: May 2018
One of the most heated issues plaguing the PC building industry at the moment is the price of graphi...
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The Most Popular Computing Device Has Yet to Be Invented: The 15
I've wanted to write this for some time, but hadn't because there was no solid data to back-up my as...
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A Steve Ballmer Story That Helps Explain Microsoft
Steve Ballmer surprised the world when he resigned from Microsoft, and everyone wondered what he wou...
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Why Ryzen Was Amazing and the Haters Were All Wrong
We're currently in the process of testing the Ryzen 7 5800X3D on various first generation AM4 mother...