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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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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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Explainer: Number Representations in Computer Hardware
As Shakespeare would have it, "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet...
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5 Ideas to Improve and Bring New Life into Your Old PC Case
If your PC case is several years old, you may feel that it no longer cuts it. It may not have USB-C,...
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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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Against All Odds: How Netflix Made It
Home video rentals were already a $16 billion industry when Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph decided...
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Explainer: What is SSD Trimming?
Have you ever noticed when you go into Windows to optimize your storage drives, it says retrim for S...
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Dual Booting: Windows and Ubuntu
Dual booting is a great way to get the best of both worlds of Windows and Linux. It’s relatively str...
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Why GPUs are the New Kings of Cache. Explained.
It wasn't that far back that if you wanted a processor with tons of cache buried inside it, then CPU...
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We Cannot Live Without Cryptography!
You're about to wind up your day and use your smartphone to check what's in your smart fridge to dec...
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14 PC Games for Family Time Fun
It might be a rainy day, or you could have unexpected guests, or perhaps you're just in the mood for...
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Why Upgrading a Gaming PC Right Now is Almost Pointless
Earlier in the week, we were discussing why building a new gaming PC right now isn't a bad idea, as...