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Not Intel, Not AMD: Alternative CPU Architectures from Around the World
It's easy to think of the desktop CPU space as a duopoly: on the one hand you have Intel finally tra...
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The Sims: 22 Years and Counting
Every gamer who was alive at the turn of the millennium has either played, or at the very least hear...
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The Unexpected Success of No Man's Sky
Sean Murray, lead developer of the planetary exploration game No Man's Sky, doesn't want to dwell on...
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What is Vcore and How Does It Help with Overclocking?
Why it matters:Vcore, or core voltage, is the voltage that is supplied to power your CPU. The amount...
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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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Intel B560 is a Disaster: Huge CPU Performance Differences and a Power Limit Mess
I've been testing a ton of Intel Z590 motherboards recently for VRM thermal performance and this has...
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Assembling a DIY PC Speaker System
I was bitten by the audiophile bug at a relatively young age. When I was in my early teens, my paren...
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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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Five Years Without Facebook
It was the summer of 2012 when I made a seemingly innocent decision that would have a greater impact...
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CPU and GPU Availability and Pricing Update: May 2021
Here's our monthly update looking into the current state of the CPU and graphics card markets. The g...
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Explainer: L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 Cache
Every single CPU found in any computer, from a cheap laptop to a million-dollar server, will have so...
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The Dark Web: Exploring the Hidden Internet
In the realm of the Internet, few things carry as infamous a reputation as the Dark Web. Widely util...