Thursday, October 23, 2025

Tips for Buying a CPU Cooler (Air)

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 1) Every CPU needs a cooler, or else it will overheat.  Many CPU's come with a stock cooler, although some don't (such as Intel's...

XLR vs. USB Microphones

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There are two ways to connect a microphone to a computer.  With USB microphones, the microphone is just plugged in and it instantly works. ...

Cheap Kick-Ass Ryzen APU Gaming PC Build

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Budget Gaming PC Build for $400! You can make this gaming PC for under $500 Ryzen 3 2200G offers a good CPU, integrated graphics that are...

12 Great Apps for Mac OS X

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For Windows users who recently acquired a Mac, below is a list of downloadable apps (most are free) to catch you up to speed. Dr....
BenQ Gaming Monitor

Ideal Size for a Desktop Monitor

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In my personal experience, a 22" monitor was rather small (it's hard to get immersed when the whites of the walls are still visible)...

Guide to Graphical Settings for Gaming

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This is a simple and concise guide on what each graphical setting does, how they affect performance and what level they are recommended on. Keep...

Building a Pro 4K Photo Editing PC

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For apps such as Photoshop and Lightroom, a mid-range PC or at least a good laptop is perfectly fine for casual 1080p editing to...
Laptop Ram

Guide to Upgrading Laptop Parts

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Very thin laptops tend to have all parts soldered to the motherboard, so they are not upgradable.  Thicker laptops are often upgradable.  In upgradable...

23 Essential Programs for Windows

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  >CCleaner - Removes clutter and junk files Greenshot - Takes screenshots. FX Sound - Adjust the EQ and add effects to the sound. Winaero Tweaker - Adjust...

Video Card Comparison: GTX 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080

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  Price and Benchmarks   1050 1050 Ti 1060-3GB 1060-6GB 1070 1070 Ti 1080 1080 Ti Price $110 $150 $200 $270 $410 $460 $510 $710 G3DMark  4393 5757 8696 8778 11003 12234 12072  13594 Cumulative 100% 114% 195% 210% 289% 337% 365% 446% Relative +0% +15% +72% +7% +38% +17% +8% +22% Benchmarks were from Passmark and Userbenchmark.  Of course, take these numbers with a little skepticism because (a) some users...