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Microsoft DirectStorage slashes the RTX 4090's speed by 10%
Microsoft's DirectStorage technology indeed creates impressively fast load times in Forspoken—but it can also lower overall frame rates by a significant amount.
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Mad genius creates IDE-powered 2.5-inch SSD
This Github project marries a modern flash controller to everyone's favorite floppy ribbon connector.
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I bought a pre-built desktop gaming PC and I'm not sorry about it
Buying a pre-built gaming PC has been nothing but a positive experience for me. Here's why you consider buying off the shelf instead of building your own.
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Are we worrying too much about PC performance? (feat. BPS Customs)
Brian Stroh of BPS Customs joins Gordon on the CES floor to talk about how we're obsessed with performance and benchmarks.
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Relax: All those shattered AMD Radeon GPUs were from miners, not bad drivers
Put your pitchforks down: Recent Internet outrage about AMD drivers physically breaking Radeon GPUs was very much misplaced.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs. Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti: Battle of the generations
We put the RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 3090 Ti to the test to see which has the better performance and which represents the best value.
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Buying PC parts in 2023: The practical guide (feat. Oz Talks Hardware)
Oz of the Oz Talks Hardware channel joins Gordon for some down-to-earth upgrade advice.
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Are prebuilt PCs really that bad? (feat. Braethorn)
Gordon has a chat with Braethorn about the best prebuilt gaming PCs.
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Apple’s M2 Pro MacBooks will get smoked by new PC chips—but it doesn’t matter
Here's why you shouldn't get worked up whether Apple's new M2 MacBook Pro wins or loses versus the latest PC hardware.
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Intel's Core i9-13900KS breaks the 6GHz barrier, launches today
Intel's 6GHz Core i9-13900KS will go on sale today, breaking the 6GHz barrier for $699.
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AMD now says X3D won't be your date for Valentine's Day
Good news, your relationship might survive—you won't need to spend Valentine's Day standing in line at Micro Center.
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Ice-cold PC market sees worst sales ever in fourth quarter
Analyst firms Gartner and IDC reported that PC sales plunged, thanks to inflation and demand that had already been satisfied in the years before.
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Patriot's Extreme DDR5 RAM can hit blistering 8000MT/S speeds
Want to see some new DDR5 memory shatter records live at CES? We got you, fam.
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ASRock's eye-catching new motherboard bristles with 23 (!!!) USB ports
Are you not entertained? Wait, you're not? Okay, what if we throw in a 13-inch screen for the inside of your PC case?
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Gigabyte’s slick Project Stealth PC returns to eradicate cable management
Let’s hope the internet now supports Gigabyte's revolutionary "Project Stealth" take on PC component design, because it's worth backing.
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We benchmarked Intel's Core i9-13980HX. It blows away Apple's M1 Max
At CES, MSI shows off its entire range of upcoming Raider and Stealth gaming laptops — and let us run some benchmarks on the 13th-gen mobile Core Core i9-13980HX insode
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Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution upscales ugly web videos to crisp 4K
RTX Video Super Resolution, Nvidia's new AI tool, upscales 1080p videos to 4K on Chrome and Edge browsers.
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Intel and AMD are building AI into PCs. It doesn't matter yet—but it will
Innovations by AMD and Intel point to a future where AI will become commonplace in PCs. But you don't have to be an early adopter.
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The long-promised PCIe 5.0 SSD revolution failed to arrive at CES 2023
Been waiting for the screaming PCIe 5.0 speeds promised well over a year ago? You have to hang tight awhile longer.
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