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What You Need to Overclock

The higher you intend to push your clocks the more money you need to spend on cooling and a quality motherboard. You also need to invest more of your time digging up information. The most important...

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The Best AM3 Motherboards: Choosing Your Phenom II Mothership

AM3 is a relatively new socket, but as with X58 motherboards, some products are already standing out from the crowd. This includes the usual suspects of Gigabyte and ASUS, but MSI also comes out...

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The Top Five Budget Sound Cards for Your Home Computer

Sound card prices can reach into the hundreds of dollars if you don't pay attention to the sound you need or don't need for your home PC. Learn how to get the most sound for your money with a budget...

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My Screen Looks Funky: What Gives? – Upgrading GPU drivers

Getting your video card to work flawlessly should be a simple task; assuming your hardware is new and not faulty, all you need is the right driver software. Read on for instructions on downloading and...

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Cooling the CPU in Laptops: Does It Make A Difference?

Making a laptop run at optimum efficiency is tricky business, and a frequent point of curiosity is whether cooling the computer will actually helps matters all that much—and how to go about doing it....

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Intel Core and AMD's A-Series: The Ultimate Laptop Processor Showdown

Intel's Core series of processors has long been considered the premium part for laptops, but now AMD has released its new A-Series Fusion products. Can these new processors give Intel a proper...

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Silencing PC Case Fans with Dampeners

Do you have a noisy PC with a vibrating fan that's driving you nuts? See how to fix it with these two easy solutions! Introduction If there is anything that can ruin a PC entertainment experience, it...

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AMD's Fusion A-Series: Can Llano Match Sandy Bridge?

AMD has long been the underdog in the mobile space because of inferior performance and battery life, but now the company is releasing a new line of Fusion mobile processors based off the architecture...

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Intel's CULV Future: Giving Netbook Battery Life to any Laptop

Intel recently and silently introduced a new line of processors based on the Core 2 architecture which provide great performance but use very little power. These processors, already available in...

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Decoding Compatability Between AMD Socket A Processors

Unlike Intel, AMD has decided to gradually upgrade their socket technology, rather than making a great generational leap. The advantage of this is a better upgrade path, but decoding the differences...

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Core 2 Duo vs Core i5: What's the Difference?

If you purchased or built a new mid-range Intel powered computer a few years ago, a Core 2 Duo is probably the processor placed inside. Today, the mid-range is represented by Intel's Core i5. Just what...

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AMD or Intel: Photo Editing Showdown

Intel or AMD? That is the dilemma every computer enthusiast finds himself in whenever he is building a PC. While Intel processors are excellent performers, AMD processors offer better value for money....

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Monitor Guide: Santa Brought 1080p!

The holidays are a great time to buy a new computer monitor for someone else or yourself. Already at low prices, further discounts will only make them more attractive as gifts. Let's have a look at...

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A Guide to Buying the Best CPU

A complete guide aimed at helping both novice and expert users find the CPU that best suits their needs. Introduction Years ago, choosing a CPU was rather a simple decision. The products were...

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Does AMD's Bulldozer Demolish Intel's Sandy Bridge?

After a long wait, the first processors based off AMD's Bulldozer architecture have hit the market as the AMD FX series. Does this long-awaited product return AMD to competition, or is it yet another...

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How Much Do You Know About Graphics Cards?

Graphics cards remain a critical component for PC gamers. They're also among the most complex parts in a modern computer, rivaling the motherboard and the processor. Think you know everything about...

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The Best Gamer Gifts for the 2011 Holiday Season

Do you have a computer game player on your list this year? Here are some great gift ideas that include game controllers and other hardware, plus some of the hottest games for the end of 2011. Computer...

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Test Yourself on the History of Intel

If you think you are the expert on all things Intel, take this brain-churning, grey-matter sizzling quiz to test just how much you know about Intel Corporation and the long history that goes with this...

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Dual-core vs. Quad-core Processors

We’re seeing a rather large number of terms popping up lately in regards to computer processors. Dual-core, quad-core, what do they mean? Quad-core is the latest and best in computer processors, but do...

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The 2011 Holiday Video Card Shopping Guide

Looking to buy a new video card this holiday season? I don't blame you. New titles like Battlefield 3 and Skyrim are sure to tax the systems of many gamers. Let's have a look at some excellent cards....

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