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The Rise of Power: Are CPUs and GPUs Becoming Too Energy Hungry?
Every couple of years, a new generation of computer processors is launched. For a long time, CPUs se...
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Anatomy of a Power Supply Unit (PSU)
Every single desktop PC, console, or laptop has one of these. It doesn't boost your frame rate or ch...
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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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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...
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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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How USB Works
Editor's note:An updated version of this article has been published.For 25 years, the USB port has b...
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Why You Can't Buy Books from the Kindle app on iPhone or iPad in 2018
Spoiler alert:It's the same reason you couldn't in 2017 or previous years for that matter.Apple user...
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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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Game Streaming Investigation: Which Quality Settings Are Best?
This is the first part of an investigation into game streaming, a topic that we've been requested on...
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Can It Run Crysis? An Analysis of Why a 13
Every year hundreds of new games are released to the market. Some do very well and sell in the milli...
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The Sims: 22 Years and Counting
Every gamer who was alive at the turn of the millennium has either played, or at the very least hear...
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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...