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Update to Spearblade Publishing

September 12 update to Spearblade’s publishing.

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Components

UserBenchmark is Run by a Whining Crybaby; Should Never be Used to Compare Gaming Hardware

TL;DR It’s a biased website with some insane methodologies to judge performance. No buying decision should be made from UserBenchmark, especially comparisons between AMD and Intel or AMD and Nvidia should never be trusted.

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Optimization

DLSS vs. FSR Comparison (All Modern GPUs & AAA Games)

Can you control all that extra FPS

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Components

How to Check if my CPU is Bottlenecking GPU?

If your CPU utilization is 80%+ while your GPU utilization is significantly lower, then it’s a standard case of a CPU bottleneck. It’s still a CPU bottleneck even if one core is overworked. Some games rely on the CPU more. Also, some in-game settings need the CPU more than the GPU such as draw distance. Turning these settings lower can help.

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Nvidia 40 Series Power Usage: 450W+ GPUs

The dynamic is fast-shifting from performance, heat, and noise considerations to electricity consumption and even rewiring your homes just to play a game decently on a new GPU. Where will this path lead us?

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Components

RTX 3090 Ti is 5% Better for $500 More: Worst GPU Decision

And suddenly, the RTX 3090 makes a lot more sense.

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Desktops

Gaming on Linux: Best Distros & Tech Guide

Linux has largely been misrepresented as a “for techies” platform. This is my attempt at debunking that and telling you how it’s the perfect system to game on.

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Components

GPU, CPU, RAM – What Does a Game Truly Need?

There are three important considerations when you go for a gaming machine: GPU, CPU, and RAM. What does a game truly need? More often than not, the answer is the GPU. But it differs from game to game.