PC components
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Your CPU bottleneck isn't real, and I'm tired of pretending that it is
The term “CPU bottleneck” is familiar to every gamer. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who wasn’t into games and…
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Your CPU travels through three generations of computer history every time you turn on your PC
Computing has come a long way in the last few decades. In fact, the advancements are now so quick that…
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I use an NVIDIA and AMD GPU in a single PC to power a setup that spans computer history
To paraphrase the great Dr. Peter Venkman, most people probably think about running two GPUs from different manufacturers at the…
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6 PC-building breakthroughs that the RAM shortage put on pause
The RAM-pocalypse is bad news for our wallets, obviously. Anyone who’s had any dream or plan of upgrading their PC…
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Intel decided what motherboards look like in 1995, and we're still living with the consequences
If you’re rocking a desktop PC, there’s a good chance the motherboard it’s built around is based on the ATX…
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I turned my phone into a power button for my PC, and it cost exactly $0
Here’s a problem you maybe didn’t even know was a problem: turning on your PC. If your desktop sits atop…
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I’ve used NVIDIA’s AI laptop and its personal AI supercomputer, and only one feels finished
Nvidia’s RTX Spark and DGX Spark share—more or less—a chip, but that is where the similarities end. The DGX Spark…
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Why my monitor's USB-C port replaced half the cables on my desk
My desk used to run on a tangle of adapters: a laptop charger, a video cable, a USB hub, and…
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Get 36% off Corsair's 3500X Mid-Tower Case and put the savings toward more components
There’s something special about building your own gaming rig from scratch, and you can’t beat the satisfaction of seeing it…
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This tiny slider is tanking your GPU performance
Let’s face it, GPUs aren’t cheap right now. If you own one, be it the RTX 5090 or something from…