IPv4 vs IPv6: What’s The Difference?
Two versions of IP addresses exist, the IPv4 and IPv6 (version 4 and 6). In this article, we’ll get you acquainted with their relative merits and individual significance, finally …
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CrossFire vs SLI. Which One Prevails?
If you have been looking into multi-GPU setups, you are probably already familiar with the AMD CrossFire vs NVIDIA SLI debate. Both of these are technologies that allow two …
How Fast Charging Works: Everything You Need to Know
Whether it’s the fact that the 17% of people that owned a smartphone in 2008 grew to 78% of the population in ten years, or of entirely new markets …
Common PC Building Mistakes
Ask anyone about what they’d consider the best gaming PC out there, and chances are that the answer from those who’ve experienced will be the same: one that you’ve …
Mechanical vs Membrane Keyboards Comparison
Your keyboard is your point of connection to your computer, and it is thus important to have one that works well with your fingers. Mechanical and membrane keyboards differ …
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, etc: What You Should Know?
You’ve probably come across the term RAID if you’ve been looking into PC storage. This article will explain what RAID is, and how different RAID levels affect overall performance. …
Hyperthreading: Everything You Need to Know
Hyperthreading both acts and sounds like something out of a 90’s sci-fi film. This article seeks to demystify hyperthreading by defining it, simplifying it, explaining how hyperthreading works and …
32-bit vs 64-bit: What’s the Difference?
Even if you do not know anything about tech, you have probably still heard about the 32- vs 64-bit debate when it comes to processors. But since 64-bit clearly …
Antialiasing: Everything You Need to Know
Antialiasing is the next big thing in tech – or, at least, it’s a sensationalist way to start off an article, in spite of being pretty much meaningless and …
Contrast Ratio in TVs, Monitors, Projectors: Everything You Need to Know
Visuals on your screen – on TVs, monitors, projectors, phones, and so on – are made up of various forces interacting together. Brightness, gamma, and contrast are three things …
PCI Express (or PCIe): Everything You Need to Know
PCIe stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, and it is a standard for internal devices on a computer. If you are curious as to what the difference is between …
5.1 vs 7.1. Surround Sound – What’s The Difference And is it Worth it?
Even as someone who likes to avoid pre-historic clichés like the plague, I find it pertinent to say that the difference between the best home theater speakers and even …
Link Aggregation: What is it and How Does it Work?
Link aggregation is useful for connecting switches with multiple Ethernet ports and other devices with multiple ports. There is, however, more to it than simply connecting two devices to …
What is IGMP Snooping?
IGMP or Internet Group Management Protocol is an advanced internet option used for multicast traffic on VLANs. It constrains this traffic and ensures that it is only broadcasted to …