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Productivity Boost: Enable 'Night Mode' on All Your Devices
Why it matters:It's becoming common knowledge that exposure to blue light can suppress the productio...
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FreeSync on Nvidia GPUs Workaround: Impractical, But It Works
Recently two separate Reddit threads brought an interesting topic to discussion: if you hook up your...
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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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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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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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What Ever Happened to GameSpy?
Today, multiplayer gaming is easy. You hop onto a game, press "play online," and in moments, you're...
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Network Attached Storage: What It is and Why You May Want It
If you have multiple computers, chances are you've wanted to get a file from one system to another a...
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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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AMD Smart Access Memory Tested, Benchmarked
Today we're taking a detailed look at how AMD's Smart Access Memory (SAM) technology influences perf...
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Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now is a Bad Idea, Part 3: Bad Timing
In the first part of this series we looked at DDR4 memory, discussed pricing and availability, and s...
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Playing Call of Duty Can Improve Your Driving Skills
"Playing video games can make you a better driver."That statement probably brings to mind games like...
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Anatomy of a Storage Drive: Hard Disk Drives
It's magnetic. It's electric. It's photonic. No, this isn't going to be about a new superhero trio i...