https://www.techspot.comLongform featured articles and reviewshttps://www.techspot.com/images/techspot-rss-logo-small2.pnghttps://www.techspot.comen-usCopyright 2024 TechSpot, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.https://www.techspot.com/review/2858-asus-rog-strix-xg27acs/https://www.techspot.com/review/2858-asus-rog-strix-xg27acs/The Asus ROG XG27ACS is an affordable 1440p 180Hz gaming monitor, which means today we are not reviewing another OLED gaming monitor, but a $290 LCD targeting mainstream gamers.

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]]>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:09:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2860-amd-fsr-31-versus-dlss/https://www.techspot.com/review/2860-amd-fsr-31-versus-dlss/Upscaling technologies continue to improve every year, and today we'll be looking at five games updated to use AMD FSR 3.1 to compare against the latest in Nvidia DLSS 3.7 and Intel XeSS 1.3.

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]]>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:11:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2859-top-gaming-cpu-recap/https://www.techspot.com/review/2859-top-gaming-cpu-recap/Soon we'll see the arrival of AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 CPUs, but in the meantime we've updated all our CPU benchmark data to recap how the current Intel and AMD generations played out.

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]]>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:06:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2120-cyrix/https://www.techspot.com/article/2120-cyrix/Precursor chipmaker Cyrix made personal computing accessible to millions with its affordable budget PCs, only to be killed by its best product and its inability to run a popular game.

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]]>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:34:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2856-how-much-vram-pc-gaming/https://www.techspot.com/review/2856-how-much-vram-pc-gaming/Graphics card memory, or VRAM, has been a hot topic of discussion as of late because we're not getting enough of it. Here's our latest testing of GPUs and VRAM capacity at 8GB, 12GB, 16GB and 24GB.

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]]>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:07:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2857-upgrade-your-monitor-not-your-gpu/https://www.techspot.com/article/2857-upgrade-your-monitor-not-your-gpu/Stop! If you're thinking of upgrading your gaming PC, don't buy that overpriced graphics card or even a new CPU. Instead, invest in a new monitor which will enhance your gaming experience much more.

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]]>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:02:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/bestof/gaming-monitors-24/https://www.techspot.com/bestof/gaming-monitors-24/TechSpot's best gaming monitors cover 4K, 1440p, ultrawide, esports and HDR models, with top recommendations in each category based on refresh rate, display size, and budget considerations.

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]]>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:16:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2852-how-much-ram/https://www.techspot.com/review/2852-how-much-ram/How much RAM do gamers need? It's a question we get asked a lot, and it's one we used to answer yearly with a good old-fashioned benchmark review. Here's our latest update.

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]]>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 06:07:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2855-gpu-pricing-update/https://www.techspot.com/article/2855-gpu-pricing-update/With a new GPU generation not so far away, we're approaching the point where you'll have to decide whether to grab the graphics card you want now or wait for the next generation.

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]]>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 06:01:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2853-amd-bad-cpu-benchmarks/https://www.techspot.com/article/2853-amd-bad-cpu-benchmarks/Did you know that AMD's old Zen 3 CPUs released back in 2019 are actually faster for gaming than Intel's latest Raptor Lake architecture? It's true, and AMD has the graphs to prove it.

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]]>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:06:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2850-ryzen-7800x3d-vs-core-i9-14900k-definitive/https://www.techspot.com/review/2850-ryzen-7800x3d-vs-core-i9-14900k-definitive/In this comprehensive shootout comparing AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel's Core i9-14900K, we explore Intel's Extreme and Performance profiles, stability issues, and their impact on gaming performance.

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]]>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:05:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2848-legends-apple-ipod/https://www.techspot.com/article/2848-legends-apple-ipod/These days, everyone has a phone in their pocket that can stream music. But two decades ago, you needed a dedicated player to listen to your favorite songs on the go. Enter the iPod.

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]]>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:11:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2630-number-representation-in-hardware/https://www.techspot.com/article/2630-number-representation-in-hardware/Welcome to a fundamental area of computer design: how numbers are represented in hardware! As this can be the difference between a blazing fast machine and a costly $475 million bug - Pentium 4, anyone?

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]]>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:05:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2847-ipad-upgrade-worth-it/https://www.techspot.com/review/2847-ipad-upgrade-worth-it/The thing with every new iPad is that it is, in essence, pretty much the same as the last one. Does that make upgrading a waste of money?

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]]>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:05:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/bestof/gpu-2024/https://www.techspot.com/bestof/gpu-2024/When it comes to graphics cards, we go in full depth. Year after year, we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and now Intel, to determine which are worth your money and which are dead on arrival.

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]]>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 00:07:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2840-sega/https://www.techspot.com/article/2840-sega/Before the PlayStation and Xbox, Sega was Nintendo's main rival in the console market, pioneering 3D graphics and online features. The rise and downfall of Sega is filled with drama and fond memories.

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]]>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 06:11:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/2843-which-ipad-2024/https://www.techspot.com/article/2843-which-ipad-2024/With class-leading hardware and software, the Apple iPad line has long been the default tablet recommendation for most people. But with various model differences and sizes, which one is right for you?

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]]>Thu, 30 May 2024 06:14:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2845-intel-3d-vcache/https://www.techspot.com/review/2845-intel-3d-vcache/"Why doesn't Intel develop their own kind of 3D V-Cache?" It's a thought-provoking question, especially given how beneficial 3D V-Cache has been for AMD Ryzen chips. Let's benchmark and check that out.

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]]>Tue, 28 May 2024 06:04:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/1771-icq/https://www.techspot.com/article/1771-icq/ICQ, short for "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for instant messaging clients upon its arrival in November 1996. ICQ influenced many popular chat programs of the era, including AOL, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger.

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]]>Fri, 24 May 2024 23:09:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/2846-amd-ryzen-aged-cores/https://www.techspot.com/review/2846-amd-ryzen-aged-cores/AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 was always competitively priced and presented excellent value for gamers. However, how well has it aged, and should you have bought an 8-core or even 16-core CPU instead?

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