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How to Wire a Computer Like a Human Brain
The central processing unit, or CPU, that’s the key to making your home computer work is often likened to a brain, but the truth is it’s nothing like the brains found in nature or in our skulls. CPUs are great at performing precise calcul...
Alex · 09 November 2020 · 238
Hybrid CPUs are coming
It wasn't long ago that the idea of putting several processors into one package seemed exotic, but with modern multi-core CPUs that integrated graphics, maybe it was only a matter of time before Intel and AMD added even more functionality to your com...
Alex · 20 September 2020 · 414 · 1
A New Chip From...Microsoft?!
When it launched, Windows 11 confused a lot of people over it's requirement that your PC have a security chip called a TPM, or a Trusted Platform Module. But now, Microsoft wants to transition away from the TPM and instead implement its own security...
Alex · 22 February 2022 · 174
Can You Overclock a LOCKED CPU?
If you're a computer hardware enthusiast, you probably know that if you want to overclock your CPU, meaning run it at a higher speed, then it would be best to buy an unlocked processor. An unlocked processor means that it has an unlocked multiplier....
Alex · 01 August 2020 · 4.5K
Water Cooling INSIDE A CPU
This is a PC with an all-in-one closed loop cooler to keep the CPU from overheating. And unless you're tryna perform an extreme overclock, it's a pretty good solution. But, even with the best cooler on the market your CPU will still be quite warm. An...
Alex · 20 November 2020 · 173
Why Are There Only Two CPU Companies?
Life is great when you have lots of choices. I mean who hasn't had a little party in their head when getting off at a highway exit and seeing two dozen fast food places vying for your attention. But this isn't the case in the CPU world where you basi...
Alex · 18 January 2021 · 865
Are Apple's M1 Macs THAT Good?
The first systems with the Apple M1, the inaugural chip in the new Apple Silicon series, are on the market. So let's take a closer look at how the chips perform, and the innovations under the hood that Apple hopes will make the M1 a home run. A curs...
Alex · 04 December 2020 · 226
Selling Old Graphics Cards: A Win-Win for Upgraders and Buyers
When the time comes to boost the horsepower of your computer, upgrading your graphics card can feel like a whole new lease of life for your machine. But what about the card that served you loyally until now? It doesn't have to gather dust in a drawer...
Alex · 02 February · 136
Why Does Intel Keep Having Security Problems?
In the never ending CPU wars between AMD and Intel, a lot of enthusiasts understandably focus on which of the latest offerings from team red or team blue will give them the best bang for the buck for gaming, streaming and content creation. In other w...
Alex · 30 June 2020 · 56
Is Threadripper Worth It?
We've had high-end desktop or HEDT processors for quite a while now, you know, those CPU's that sit at the very top of the food chain that straddle the line between home PC and workstation, with a high price tag to match. And for a long time, Intel d...
Jacob Enderson · 30 January 2021 · 389
The Sneaky Thing About PCI Express
You wouldn't be able to connect high-speed components like graphics cards and NVMe drives to your computer without the PCI Express bus that's been a fixture on our motherboards for over a decade now. If you're not familiar, you can connect your devi...
Alex · 30 November 2020 · 330
What is gate all around CPU?
If you're a PC enthusiast, you probably know that the main way that our PCs, our phones and our consoles have gotten faster over the years, is through shrinking transistor sizes on our processors. Indeed, we have gone from using 250 nanometer chips...
Den W. · 3 years ago · 669
The future will be built on ARM
ARM CEO Rene Haas outlined why he sees his company in a strong position during his Computex keynote. The development of new processors is becoming increasingly expensive and complex, while resources such as developer capacity and energy are becoming...
Kelly · 11 months ago · 81
Why don't we have BIGGER CPUs?
Have you had a look at your motherboard lately? Even though the CPU is arguably your PC's most important component, it still has about as much space dedicated to it as it did in 1993. I mean, the entire CPU package is only about the size of a couple...
Alex · 18 August 2020 · 517
Your PC Is Full of GOLD
When you think of gold, you probably think of jewelry gold bars, even if you're old, like me, gold Slugger but gold is actually extremely common and important in electronics as well. You've probably seen it on contacts for everything from Ram to HTM...
Jacob Enderson · 3 years ago · 1.4K
What's With This WEIRD russian CPU Elbrus?
Not long ago, we did an episode on a line of CPUs that were not made by AMD or Intel, but rather by an AMD-backed Chinese joint venture just for the Chinese market. But these aren't the only alternative desktop and server CPUs out there. russia also...
Alex · 05 July 2020 · 492