王铁峰
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What's Your Old Graphics Card Now Worth?
Today we're exploring the used graphics card market, something we don't often cover, but with the la...
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Display Panel Technology: TN vs. VA vs. IPS
Update: This is our original explainer about display technologies. While most of the information bel...
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Music is the secret weapon of Mario Speedrunners
Is there anything so satisfying to watch as a well-played Mariospeedrun? What makes an expert run of...
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Patched Desktop PC: Meltdown & Spectre Benchmarked
Following up to our initial testing of the Meltdown patch for Windows 10, today we're looking deeper...
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AMD Raven Ridge 8GB vs. 16GB Reserved Memory Benchmark & Explanation
We recently took our first look at AMD's Raven Ridge desktop APUs after a grueling four day grind of...
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The Authoritative Guide to Blockchain Development
Cryptocurrencies, ICOs, magic internet money---it's all so damn exciting, and you, the eager develop...
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Intel's 100
The Z170 chipset has been available for some time now, but due to Intel's staggered launch of Skylak...
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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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Anatomy of RAM
Every single computer has RAM, whether it's embedded into a processor or sitting on a dedicated circ...
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How CPUs are Designed, Part 3: Building the Chip
This is the third installment in our CPU design series. In Part 1, we covered computer architecture...
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Anatomy of a Monitor
You're looking at one right now. It might be sitting on a desk, stuck on a wall, or cradled in your...
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13 Good Games You Can Play on Laptops and Budget PCs
Sometimes you'll find yourself out of the house, with nothing but a laptop and a whole lot of time....