王一冰
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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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2016 Flagship GPU vs 2022 Budget GPU
Today's comparison is about two GPUs that we never thought about putting head to head, but after thi...
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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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How USB Works: From 'Plug and Pray' to Being Everywhere
For a quarter of a century, the USB port has been a faithful old friend. Connecting and powering our...
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50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
Guest author Ken Shirriff is a Silicon Valley-based computer enthusiast who enjoys reverse-engineeri...
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Can You Build a Gaming PC for $500?
In a world where a decent graphics card can cost the same as a new cutting-edge console, you'd be fo...
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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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Patched Laptops: Testing Meltdown & Spectre Patches on Ultraportable
You've probably seen our coverage and tests over the past few weeks on the Meltdown and Spectre vuln...
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We Asked GPT Some Tech Questions, Can You Tell Which Answers Are Human?
ChatGPT and its wordsmith capabilities are all over the news, and for good reason. The large languag...
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What's New in DirectX 12? Understanding DirectML, DirectX Raytracing and DirectStorage
DirectX has been with us for 25 years, providing developers with the tools to make incredible games....
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Add Tabs to File Explorer and Other Applications Ahead of Windows 10's Sets Feature
While tabs have been a core part of web browsers for more than a decade (including Internet Explorer...
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A Brief History of In
These days, in-game advertising is the rule, not the exception. According to an Omdia survey, gaming...