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DON’T buy a new PC for Windows 11!
If you're anything like most gamers, you were probably outraged when Microsoft announced that Windows 11 wouldn't officially support any CPU released before about 2017. But as usual, the whole story is a little bit more complicated than that. By far...
Jacob Enderson · 13 July 2021 · 259
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 · 13 May 2021 · 1.4K
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. · 11 May 2021 · 669
Why isn't GPU RAM upgradable?
Upgrading your main system memory is a piece of cake. You buy a DDR module, you slot it in, and enjoy. But have you ever wondered why you can't do that with video RAM on your graphics card? This is a far question, especially considering how much VRA...
Alex · 09 May 2021 · 50
The History of Water Cooling
It's easy to think that water cooling is a fairly new thing on the computer scene. I mean, I'm going to guess that your old mid 1990s Packard Bell didn't have an AIO liquid cooler. But it turns out that water cooling has been around for a really long...
Alex · 3 years ago · 1.4K · 1
Build A PC For Under $600 (Early 2021)
So, you already know from the title that this article is from early 2021 and right now the market for PC components isn't in a very good way. Supply chain squeezes have made it really difficult to get your hands on both big ticket graphics cards and...
Den W. · 19 March 2021 · 410
Why This WEIRD USB Connector Exists
The U in USB stands for universal, which is appropriate seeing as how USB devices are everywhere. I mean, you can even get a USB turret to shoot Nerf projectiles at your irritating coworkers. But one common annoyance is that there's been a plethora o...
Den W. · 12 March 2021 · 333
TOP 5 Best Gaming Motherboard Under $500 [2021]
In this article, we're going to look at the top five best Gaming motherboards under $500 available on the market today. We made this list based on our own opinion, research, and customer reviews. We've considered their quality, features, and values w...
Den W. · 28 February 2021 · 436![TOP 5 Best Gaming Motherboard Under $500 [2021]](https://img.techplanet.today/250x150,q90,jpeg/https://techplanet.today/storage/posts/2021/02/603bab0137e5c.webp)
NVIDIA pretends to care about gamers
NVIDIA doesn't care about you. They don't care about gamers, and they don't care about the environment. The truth of the matter is that to basically any company that's beholden to its shareholders, you are nothing more than a living wallet on legs. I...
Den W. · 20 February 2021 · 537 · 1
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
Is Your RAM Slowing You Down?
You know, buying RAM for your computer isn't so easy. There's a lot to take into account: how much to get, what speed you want, and whether it's worth paying a few bucks more to make the inside of your computer look like it's been slathered in rainbo...
Jacob Enderson · 28 January 2021 · 76
Razer’s 2021 Gaming Laptops - Did They Go AMD Ryzen?
Razer have updated their gaming laptop lineup with some impressive hardware, but have they finally made the jump to AMD? Well, no. But I’ll discuss why, and there are some other changes worth talking about. Improvements to 15” base and advanced mode...
JT · 13 January 2021 · 956
Nvidia RTX 3000 Is Here For Laptops! 2080 Super Performance at $999?
Nvidia RTX 3000 graphics are here for gaming laptops, let’s get straight into the details! These are the specs for these new laptop GPUs. It’s no surprise that we’re getting RTX 3060, 3070 and 3080, just like what’s currently...
JT · 13 January 2021 · 333
PCI Express 6.0 Is A Big Deal!
Although we still haven't gotten PCI Express 5.0 devices in our hot little hands yet, believe it or not, the PCIe 6.0 specification has already been released. And as you may have guessed, it's insanely fast. At 126GB/s one way on an X16 link, it's t...
Alex · 12 January 2021 · 197
Are Prebuilt PCs GOOD Now?
It used to be that if you wanted a truly high-end, well-built PC, it was a no-brainer that building it yourself was a far better solution than ordering a pre-built that came off an assembly line somewhere. But these days, the PC gaming industry is s...
Den W. · 12 January 2021 · 83
Lenovo Legion 5 Upgrade Guide - Boost Performance!
I’m going to show you how to upgrade the Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop, including battery, RAM, storage and WiFi. I’ll also run benchmark tests before and after the upgrades so we can get an idea of what the changes do in games and applic...
JT · 05 January 2021 · 8.8K