李佩芬
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Not Intel, Not AMD: Alternative CPU Architectures from Around the World
It's easy to think of the desktop CPU space as a duopoly: on the one hand you have Intel finally tra...
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What is a Checksum, and What Can You Do With It?
You're about to click on a download button and notice a weird looking code next to it. It doesn't se...
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4 Years of Ryzen 5, CPU & GPU Scaling Benchmark
In our last massive CPU and GPU scaling benchmark, we put Zen 3 series processors to the test, and w...
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When SSD Performance Goes Awry
An unfortunate tale about Samsung's SSD 840 read performance degradationAn avalanche of reports emer...
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Will GPUs Ever Get Cheaper? GPU Pricing Update
After a period of consistent graphics card releases from Nvidia and AMD, things have cooled down in...
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Are We Reaching GPU Normalcy? The Answer is (Almost) Yes
It's time for another look at graphics card pricing and this month it's particularly exciting as we...
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How to Easily Make iPhone Ringtones Using Only iTunes
There are several ways to get ringtones for your iPhone. Apple would prefer that you pay $0.99 - $1....
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How JPEG Image Compression Works
In today's world of AI and machine intelligence, it sometimes skips the mind that the primary end-us...
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Five Free VPN Services You Should Check Out
Virtual private networks were conceived to connect computers in different geographic locations as if...
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How Blizzard Saved Diablo III From Disaster
This is an excerpt from Jason Schreier's upcoming book, "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels," which comes out...
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The Price is Wrong: This is What GPUs Should Have Cost
We know that the current GPU generation has been a disappointment for many. High graphics card price...
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Making a Fast Quad
In a recent hardware deep-dive, we took a look at how CPU cores and cache impacted gaming performanc...