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21+ Programs to Analyze and Benchmark Your Hardware
You've just bought a new gaming desktop, or a laptop for the office. Maybe you've upgraded your comp...
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How 3D Game Rendering Works: Lighting and Shadows
The vast majority of visual effects you see in games today depend on the clever use of lighting and...
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Top 10 Hacks for Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is the de facto standard in word processing. Simple on the surface, yet immensely cap...
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Anatomy of a Mouse
We've all seen and used them at home, school, and work. Computer mice are often inexpensive and basi...
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AMD Ryzen 5000 IPC Performance Tested
Today we'll be taking a look at Zen 3's IPC performance. IPC stands for "instructions per cycle" and...
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What Happened Last Time AMD Beat Intel?
Seeing how quickly AMD Ryzen processors are flying off the shelves, it's not hard to see the desktop...
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Windows To Go: How to Install and Run Windows 10 from a USB Drive
Did you know that a full copy of Windows can be installed and run from a USB drive? Microsoft introd...
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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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Screen Tearing or Input Lag? To Vsync or Not to Vsync?
Screen tear or input lag? To vsync or not to vsync? For the longest time, this was an either-or ques...
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Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 3080: Killer Combo or Not?
Today we're taking a look back at AMD's value king, the Ryzen 5 3600, but this time with the GeForce...
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Explainer: L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 Cache
Every single CPU found in any computer, from a cheap laptop to a million-dollar server, will have so...
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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...