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How Much VRAM Do I Need for Gaming?

November 15, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

How Much VRAM Do I Need for Gaming?Video random access memory (VRAM) is a type of high-speed DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) responsible for storing video and image data in computers. VRAM is essentially

How To Disable Mouse Acceleration Windows 10

November 8, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

How to Disable Mouse Acceleration for Windows 10As a gamer, you are probably aware of the benefits that turning off mouse acceleration in your gaming PC brings. Turning it off is going to help you out

Best Settings for CS:GO

November 8, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

Guide to the Best Settings for CS:GOTL; DR - Just Tell me The Best Settings, I've got N00bs to PWN! Motion Blur, Anti aliasing, and Vertical Sync (Vsync) – Disable these settingsMulti-core Rendering

OLED vs LCD Displays: Which One Should You Choose?

November 7, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

OLED vs LCD Displays: Which One Should You Choose for Gaming?With the advancement of technology, one of the pieces of tech that continues to transform is that of displays. The impressive Ultra HD 4K resolution

Wired vs Wireless Gaming Mouse

November 6, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

Wired vs Wireless Gaming MouseTL;DR - If you hate cables or cable drag for that matter, grab a high end wireless mouse, you won't notice the input lag with a mouse like the Logitech G903 Lightspeed. As

Graphics Card Hierarchy

November 5, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

Graphics Card Hierarchy: AMD and NVidia Card ListMost of your favorite PC games are patched and upgraded over time, with new texture packs, mods and even core game engine updates. And with all these updates

Optical vs Laser Mouse for Gaming

November 1, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

Laser vs Optical Mouse for GamingTL;DR - Optical still wins over Laser, if your using a mouse pad on a desk, however the accuracy of Laser has improved considerably in 2018/19 and laser tracks better

Liquid vs Air CPU Coolers

November 1, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

CPU Liquid Cooling vs Air CoolingThe Central Processing Unit (CPU) serves as the brain of your computer system, and handles the majority of system processing and in 2019 this now includes gaming. For this

What is Ray Tracing

October 30, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

What is Ray Tracing Technology and How it Works with the GeForce RTXThe technology behind graphics is hard to understand, but ray tracing is quite straightforward. It’s a technology that simulates the

CPU Hierarchy

October 27, 2018
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/ By Olivia Huntington

CPU HierarchyLet's face it, we all know the processor is an important part of a gaming machine. But where is the sweet spot? And what tier CPU should you be looking at for the optimal value vs performance

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