Cloud gaming services have been in the news now for a few years, the launch of Google Stadia and the offerings from Microsoft and successes of Epic Games that preceded that announcement.
Still, is cloud gaming the future or is merely an excursion into a side-territory that is optional at best and ignore-worthy at worst? We aim to find out in this article, both for the sake of knowing where the…
iOS vs Android is a debate that’s been going on for almost a decade now. A controversial subject – with equally compelling points on both sides – which is why today we are going to explore this debate in objective terms rather than subjective ones. Read on to learn more!
Android vs iOS: The Pros and Cons
Looking at it in simpler terms at first, let’s explore some of the pros and cons of…
Whether we’re talking about AMD graphics cards VS Nvidia or AMD VS Intel CPUs, we have to consider performance, power, prices, and particular features that distinguish different products from each other whenever in the realm of building a gaming PC.
The best graphics card debate is one that has raged on for a while, with no end in sight. Your personal preferences should inform your choices, but…
Whether you are planning on getting a new PC or building your own, one of the most important components you need to concentrate on is the graphics card, or simply, GPU – the GPU is responsible for converting the data into the actual images that you will see on your monitor.
Dedicated vs Integrated Graphics Cards
There are two types of graphic cards currently available: integrated and dedicated…
The first time we saw what ambient occlusion could really achieve was in 2007 when the game Crysis used it to produce surprisingly crisp graphics. Everything in Crysis looked hyper-realistic, like being teleported to a different world, and it was all thanks to ambient occlusion. Crysis ultimately sold over 3 million copies.
Ambient occlusion is also used in movies now. The first time this was done…
While the best ultrawide monitors or the best curved monitors can still have their problems, knowing what you’re up against is always good form. Especially for LCDs and systems that use LED backlights, problems can crop up in the most confusing or unexpected ways.
Notably notorious is something known as the backlight bleed. To understand more about this and to know more about a potentially easy…
V-Sync is the natural remedy for the feared and infamous phenomenon of screen tearing. Shorthand for visual synchronization, V-Sync is a process that works with your GPU and monitor in-tandem to resolve the problems created by screen tears, notoriously during gaming.
The main culprit here is something called the refresh rate. However, even the best 1440p monitors with very high refresh rates are…
All computers generate heat, regardless of whether they’re personal setups or heavy-duty gaming PCs. To keep your machine cooled down and happy, you need to invest in an appropriate CPU cooler. This article will answer your liquid cooling vs air cooling dilemma by looking at how each works.
What are CPU Coolers
CPU coolers are your overheated PC’s saving grace, and they come in two…
USBs (short for Universal Service Bus) have connected the whole world. Their popularity burgeoned them onto the global market a little over a decade ago when the introduction of the USB 3.0 made the technology accessible and extremely beneficial for personal and professional and use, as opposed to their previous incarnation which had very limited potential.
Today, the best flash drives are all of…
CPU specs are something you need to be familiar with whether you’re buying a new CPU or just upgrading an old one. These are, in no particular order, the most popular terms used when it comes to CPU specs, explained.
Manufacturer
The first thing listed under CPU specs is, of course, the manufacturer. The two mainstream ones are AMD and Intel. Intel used to dominate the market as the only premium…
The Intel Xeon Platinum processor has been all over the news lately, and for good reason. This new processor is a powerhouse designed especially for hosting large networks, but it has other uses as well. This article covers everything you need to know about the Intel Xeon processor.
So What Exactly is the Intel Xeon Processor?
The Intel Xeon Platinum Processor, or simply the Intel Xeon, is a…
One of the benefits of picking an SSD in the SSD VS HDD debate is the ability to install the SDD as a boot drive. This, in effect, gives you the maximum speed that can be achieved by the SDD – if, that is, it has the capacity, and if a secondary data drive can be accommodated by your system as programs and data would be installed and stored there.
However, SSDs can also be used in the capacity…