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Intellivision: Gone But Not Forgotten
One day in 1979, during Christmas break, I sneaked into my parents' bedroom while they were away, ho...
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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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5 Ways to Connect Your Old Storage Devices to a New PC
When your computer breaks down, or when you need to upgrade to a new faster machine, you may think t...
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What is Crypto Mining?
On January 3, 2009, the first Bitcoin mining operation went underway, and a 50 BTC reward was sent t...
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Bigger Than Godzilla: Why Are Games Using So Many Gigabytes?
If you're a devoted PC gamer, you've undoubtedly noticed that many of today's titles demand vast amo...
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10 Tech Predictions for 2016
Another year has come and gone, and in the tech world, it seems not much has changed. 2015 was argua...
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GPU Pricing Update: Was AMD's Radeon RX 7000 Launch a Success?
Our final GPU pricing update of the year brings some interesting data points considering we've final...
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What is a Checksum, and What Can You Do With It?
You're about to click on a download button and notice a weird looking code next to it. It doesn't se...
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How to Use Intel PresentMon for Benchmarking and Testing
Software tools for recording frame rates, measuring temperatures, or reporting power usage of graphi...
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Building a Hackintosh with Quo's Any OS Motherboard
Apple famously transitioned away from PowerPC processors in favor of Intel's back in 2006. The move...
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Explainer: What is a File System?
Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting...
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How CPU Cores & Cache Impact Gaming Performance
At some point you may have heard someone say that for gaming you need X amount of cores. Typical exa...