刘小慧
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How CPUs are Designed and Built, Part 2: CPU Design Process
Now that we know how processors work at a high level, it's time to dig inside to understand how the...
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Steam Refunds: Friend or Foe?
Last week Steam added a refund procedure that allows you to get a full refund on any Steam game you'...
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The Rise, Fall and Revival of AMD
AMD is one of the oldest designers of large scale microprocessors and has been the subject of polari...
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Ryzen 5 3600 vs. 3600X: Which should you buy?
We were among the first publications to review the Ryzen 5 3600 and at $200 we found the 6-core, 12-...
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The Biggest Tech Fails of the Last Decade
Any organization, be it a multi-billion-dollar corporate behemoth or lowly startup, can launch a hyp...
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2016's $170 GPU vs. 2019's $170 GPUs
Today we're going to review the sub-$200 graphics card market and see how it compares to what we wer...
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How Screwed is Intel without Hyper
As we've come to learn recently, there are four new hardware vulnerabilities that affect Intel proce...
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The Homebrew Litecoin Mining Project
It's hard not to be intrigued by Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer digital currency devised by the mysteriou...
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Microsoft/Minecraft: How much did Redmond overpay?
Earlier this week it was confirmed that Microsoft is acquiring Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billi...
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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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Use Gmail Filters to Automate your Inbox
One of the most powerful tools Gmail provides is its filtering system. Strangely, it seems that few...
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How to Squeeze the Most Out of Your iPhone's Battery
Scientists have made plenty of battery breakthroughs in the lab in recent years yet we're still wait...