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30 Years of Civilization
"Just one more turn," an expression that's become synonymous with the game Civilization. It's a feel...
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The Analog Embrace: How Some Experiences Are Surviving the Digital Age
Zeroes and ones were promised to be the future, with digital media taking over in several ways. But...
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CPU and GPU Availability and Pricing Update: March 2021
CPU and graphics card pricing and availability are still a mess, but is the situation improving? Can...
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Inside the Murky Process of Getting Games on Steam
These days, it seems like Valve will let just about anything on Steam. Programs like Greenlight and...
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The Steam Machine: What Went Wrong
2012 was an important year for Valve. The company introduced Big Picture Mode - a Steam interface de...
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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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What Are Chiplets and Why They Are So Important for the Future of Processors
While chiplets have been in use for decades, they've been employed sparingly and for very specific p...
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4GB vs. 8GB: How Have VRAM Requirements Evolved?
A lot has been said about 8GB graphics cards over the past year, and much of that discussion was spa...
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How Hot is Too Hot for PC Hardware?
With power limits of CPUs and graphics cards climbing ever higher, and news reports of chips hitting...
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Sound Cards: Worth Buying or Just a Niche Product?
So you've gone through your checklist of components you want to purchase for building your new PC. Y...
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Debunking a Myth: DDR3 RAM vs. ECC Memory Performance
Recently, a workstation PC was reviewed on a well-known PC hardware site that included a Quadro vide...
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What Ever Happened to Adobe Flash?
For many years, Adobe Flash was synonymous with animation on the web, browser games, and interactive...