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3 Laptop Repairs You Can Do Without Voiding Your Warranty
When something goes wrong with your laptop, you may not want to have to take it back to the store. While you know your warranty covers repairs, you may be able to do a perfect job yourself. However, i...
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Recovering RAID data with DiskInternals
RAID Recovery is the go-to solution for recovering. The program is developed for amateurs and highly-experienced IT experts - the interface is intuitive, and the recovery speed is top-notch.
How to r...
22 July 2022
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The PC Part You Forgot
You're building your brand new PC when you realize you made a rookie mistake, you forgot that speakers. So, you figure that you should go and buy some, unless you want to spend all your time wea...
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How To Find What Graphic Card Best for Gaming?
There are a few things to consider when finding the best graphic card for gaming.
1 - Graphics Processor:
This is the heart of the graphics card and needs to be powerful enough to cope with the dema...
08 July 2022
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What To Consider When Buying a Motherboard?
A motherboard is like the central nervous system of a computer; it is responsible for everything from controlling the speed of the processor to connecting all the different components of the machine....
03 July 2022
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Desktop vs. Laptop GPUs Explained
I don't care what Gandalf says. You can't shove a full-sized graphics card into a laptop without pulling some kind of crazy wizardry. But even so, modern gaming laptops still include discreet GPUs tha...
03 July 2022
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Do You Need A New Power Supply? - ATX 3.0
Power supplies haven't changed that much over the years but there's a new specification that could force you to buy a new one the next time you upgrade your GPU. It's called ATX 3.0 and it was designe...
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Best Low Profile CPU Coolers for ryzen 9 5900x
Noctua NH-D15
Noctua is the most popular brand because of its highly-researched processor cooler. It also offers the best airflow-based heat exchanging products. Noctua NH-D15 cooler is a large air-f...
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Can You Put a GPU on a MOTHERBOARD?
There's nothing like unboxing a shiny new graphics card. But they're just so bulky. Why is it that we can't just buy the GPU by itself and slot it directly onto our motherboard? Like we do for CPUs. I...
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Internal & External MacBook Issues: 11 Potential Fixes
MacBooks do not display technical or performance issues usually, but when they do, they demand attention and investment. Slow performance is among the first few signs that indicate that something is w...
09 May 2022
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What's wrong with USB standards
USB is a giant lie. The U in USB stands for universal, but with the confusing naming schemes, inconsistent port colors, and varying power delivery capacities, just saying something is USB feels about...
05 May 2022
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The BEST Way To Cool Your PC?
We all need to cool our computers and since you can't just chuck 'em into an ice bath, we use fans to move hot air away from vital components. But fans have issues of their own. They're loud and they...
29 April 2022
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What If You Never Turn Off Your Computer?
Other than your refrigerator, the only thing in your house that you might never bother turning off is probably your computer, especially if it's a desktop. But if you're one of those folks that leaves...
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The ACTUAL Difference Between Intel and AMD
As much as AMD and Intel fan boys, like to scream at each other online, the average user would be hard pressed to notice the difference between these companies' CPUs in everyday use, unless you're lik...
11 April 2022
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Desperate for a Graphics Card? Don't fall for these scams
People can end up doing questionable things when they're desperate, and the current GPU shortage has definitely made some people desperate, with many spending way above MSRP on GPUs and game consoles...
17 February 2022
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Useless Tech You Shouldn't Buy
There are plenty of products out there that promise to make your tech experience more reliable, more powerful, or more just high quality, and much better in general. And while many of them do ex...
15 February 2022
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Fixing Graphics Card Glitches
Even if you've spent tons of money on a top end graphics card, graphical artifacts can still be an unfortunate fact of life. And by artifacts, we mean any kind of unwanted visual side effects that app...
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Building a Tiny PC - What To Know
Big PCs might look impressive, but there are plenty of arguments for building a tiny PC. Aside from being portable, lightweight, and taking up less space on your desk, many people simply don't have a...
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The CPU You Pay For Twice
When you think of upgrading a component in your PC, you probably think of something pretty straightforward. Take out the old one, insert the new one, and then just carry on computing as usual wi...
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How To Fix A Bricked Motherboard it your PC lost power during a BIOS
Your PC lost power during a BIOS update because of a freak thunderstorm or a circuit breaker, or you just tripped over the power cord, and you've bricked it, meaning you now have a very expensive pape...
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