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Should You Buy a Sound Card? An Enthusiast's Perspective
I've been on the fence about buying a discrete sound card since building my first PC in 2002. The eq...
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S3 Graphics: Gone But Not Forgotten
These days, it's rare to see a new hardware company break ground in the world of PCs. However, 30 ye...
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Building a Thin Mini
While many of us are content with traditional desktop tower PCs, there are those who have been pushi...
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1440p at 165 Hz: The Ultimate Gaming Experience?
There are a lot of choices for monitors out there at the moment, which makes picking one variant as...
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Quality Assured: What It's Really Like To Test Games For A Living
There's an old commercial for Westwood College that's become something of a running joke in the vide...
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7 Red Flags When Choosing Cheap PC Components
Building your own gaming PC is once again an option, even if your budget is small, after over a year...
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Steam Refunds: Friend or Foe?
Last week Steam added a refund procedure that allows you to get a full refund on any Steam game you'...
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Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now is a Bad Idea, Part 1: Expensive DDR4 Memory
The past twelve months turned out to be some of the most exciting times we can remember for building...
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3D Game Rendering 101
You're playing the latest Call of Mario: Deathduty Battleyardon your perfect gaming PC. You're looki...
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Windows 8.1: Six Things Microsoft Got Right and Others That Are Still Missing
Not unlike previous releases of Microsoft's ubiquitous desktop OS, Windows 8 has faced a lot of scru...
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How We Test: CPU Benchmarks, Misconceptions Explained
We're certain many of you already have a solid understanding of how we perform CPU benchmarks, but a...
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7 Tech Predictions for 2018
After a surprisingly robust 2017, our collective attentions now turn to the new year, and many quest...