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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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A Brief History of the Multi
It's hard to overemphasize how far computers have come and how they have transformed just about ever...
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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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The Science of Keeping It Cool
Almost every single piece of modern electronics generates heat whether we notice it or not. Without...
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And Action! An Examination of Physics in Video Games
Video game physics are something that we often take for granted. If you make your avatar jump, you e...
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Navi vs. Turing: An Architecture Comparison
You've followed the rumors and ignored the hype; you waited for the reviews and looked at all the be...
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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...
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Revisiting 8
Game systems from the 8-bit and 16-bit era weren't exactly the graphical powerhouses that modern con...
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + Radeon RX 6800: Tested at 1080p, 1440p and 4K
Recently we took a look at how well the Ryzen 5 3600 performed in games when paired with the GeForce...
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Can It Run Crysis? An Analysis of Why a 13
Every year hundreds of new games are released to the market. Some do very well and sell in the milli...
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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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Against All Odds: How Netflix Made It
Home video rentals were already a $16 billion industry when Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph decided...