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Gateway 2000: Gone But Not Forgotten
What does a cattle ranch have in common with computers? Admittedly not much, but that didn't stop a...
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The State of PC Gaming in 2019
Sometimes, as borders erode, new fissures form in their wake. In 2019, more games flowed between PC...
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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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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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Benchmarking Your PC: A Guide to Best Practices
Like millions of people around the world, you probably use your PC to play video games. You may well...
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Refresh Windows 10 to its default state in a few clicks, keeping your files and settings
If you've been thinking about reinstalling Windows 10 because of stability issues, malware infection...
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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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Nvidia DLSS: An Early Investigation
Today we're addressing one of the most frequent discussion topics surrounding the new RTX 2080 and R...
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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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Should You Buy a Sound Card? An Enthusiast's Perspective
I've been on the fence about buying a discrete sound card since building my first PC in 2002. The eq...
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Game Streaming Investigation: Which Quality Settings Are Best?
This is the first part of an investigation into game streaming, a topic that we've been requested on...
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Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: July 2018
It's time to talk about graphics card pricing once again. Similar to our article a couple of months...