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…
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…
When it comes to building a PC, most users tend to do so with the stock cooler that comes with whatever processor they’re using. This is called the stock CPU cooler, and if you’ve been wondering whether you can simply use this stock CPU cooler without any problems, then yes, you can.
However, some people suggest that it is better to update to a larger aftermarket cooler because it means…
Ask anyone who’s built a PC and they’ll tell you that PC cable management gives you more in peace of mind that it takes up in man-hours. With ‘clean up your room’ being a rallying cry and a mantra for a big chunk of the generation, it’s only fair that when it comes to things like programming or gaming, PC cable management is also taken into account.
From the budget buys to the best…
The FreeSync VS G-Sync debate has been raging on for a while now: even the best gaming monitors are split between their support, and the fundamental divide between AMD FreeSync VS Nvidia G-Sync drives both manufacturers to add more and better features to their products to emerge with the best graphics cards.
Still, the relative merits of G-Sync VS FreeSync can be decided through knowing what you…
Of all the things to focus on when shopping for a new monitor, whether an upgrade or to go along with a new system or gaming rig you’re building, in the monitor department, there’s one very crucial aspect that many might overlook or not know much about.
Monitor response time is as important in terms of specs as resolution, refresh rate, and screen size. It’s also often confused with input…
Most people find it easy enough to figure out how much memory to put in their PC. Memory speed, however, is more of a mystery.
You may know that having more gigabytes of RAM is a good thing but does the same apply to RAM speed?
And on a related topic, what are RAM timings and what should you be doing about it?
Speed Ratings Explained
It helps to know what the speed ratings on your memory module…
Understanding file systems is fairly straightforward, even though it might seem to be something daunting at first. Various operating systems and storage devices each utilize different types of file systems, and this determines compatibility (and creates compatibility problems).
This article will not only serve to acquaint you with why so many types of file systems exist (and what file systems…