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Nvidia GeForce NOW: Cloud Gaming Makes Gaming Hardware Obsolete?
Nvidia’s GeForce NOW is a cloud gaming service that you can use to run games on remote hardware while controlling it in real time. It can change gaming forever.
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Troubleshoot Game Performance & FPS Issues
Nobody likes it when games refuse to perform and the FPS drops. Here’s some basic troubleshooting that should set you on the right path!spes
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A Technical Guide to Gaming Mice
DPI, CPI, acceleration, polling rate, optical vs. laser, lift-off distance, and more – Here’s a technical guide to gaming mice.
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Nvidia Working on Arm-Based Desktop Processors & More on RISC vs. CISC
Nvidia and AMD are likely launching Arm-based processors by 2025, and here's what RISC vs. CISC (Intel) truly means.
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Are PCIe Gen5 SSDs Worth It for Gamers? What to Expect?
Gen5 NVMe SSDs can use the higher bandwidth of a PCIe 5.0 motherboard. Who should buy them and what can a gamer expect in terms of improvements?
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UserBenchmark is Run by a Whining Crybaby; Should Never be Used to Compare Gaming Hardware
TL;DR: UserBenchmark's biased methodologies make it unreliable for purchasing decisions, especially for comparisons between AMD and Intel or AMD and Nvidia.
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DLSS vs. FSR Comparison (All Modern GPUs & AAA Games)
Can you control all that extra FPS
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How to Check if my CPU is Bottlenecking GPU?
If your CPU usage is 80%+ and GPU usage is low, it's a CPU bottleneck, even if one core is overloaded. Adjusting CPU-intensive game settings like draw distance 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?