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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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GPU Availability and Pricing Update: July 2022
This month's update is particularly interesting not only because we continue to see a slide in GPU p...
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Using a U2F Key to Secure Your Google, Dropbox, and GitHub Accounts
Last week we discussed the basics of two-factor authentication (2FA) and why it's a good idea to tak...
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Cyrix: Gone But Not Forgotten
Most of you are no doubt familiar with Intel and AMD, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and possibly even...
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Long Live the Mouse and Keyboard, a Great Way to Control Video Games
For years, I only played PC games with a mouse and keyboard. For years after that, I played almost e...
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Cost Per Frame: Best Value Graphics Cards Right Now
For those who missed it, we recently published our GPU pricing update for April 2022, which saw pric...
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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 Rise of Power: Are CPUs and GPUs Becoming Too Energy Hungry?
Every couple of years, a new generation of computer processors is launched. For a long time, CPUs se...
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Are We Reaching GPU Normalcy? The Answer is (Almost) Yes
It's time for another look at graphics card pricing and this month it's particularly exciting as we...
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The Best (and Worst) Radeon RX 5600 XT Graphics Cards
TechSpot's Best Of features are designed to simplify your shopping process by condensing all the inf...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Benchmarked
Today we're benchmarking a cargo plane load of graphics cards in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator...
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The History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer
The personal computing business as we know it owes itself to an environment of enthusiasts, entrepre...