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Everything I’ve figured out about PC hardware, written for people who want to understand their machine — not just own one.
Every generation we're told pricing will settle. It keeps not happening. A few structural reasons the sticker shock is here to stay.
Read articleDual-tower budget air coolers now handle almost everything short of an overclocked flagship. Here's how the one on my bench held up.
Read articleX3D chips win a lot of gaming benchmarks. Here's what that stacked cache is really doing, and the trade-offs nobody puts on the box.
Read articleThe GPU is the single biggest lever on gaming performance and the easiest place to waste money. Here's the exact thinking I use.
Read articlePrebuilt PCs aren't a rip-off — but the savings come from places you can't see on the spec sheet. Here's how to read one properly.
Read articleNo lights, no fans, no beep. Before you assume the worst, walk through these checks in order — most dead PCs aren't actually dead.
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