A cooler upgrade is particularly worthwhile when new processors are installed or older systems are subjected to higher loads.

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Responsible for rendering images and videos, the GPU, or the Graphical Processing Unit, is an essential component of any computer. It is what lets you enjoy applications that utilize 3D graphics, such ...

Choosing the right graphics card is one of the most crucial steps in upgrading your computer—whether you're a gamer chasing high frame rates or a creator rendering 4K videos. A graphics card, or GPU, ...

If you bought an Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, or (probably) the upcoming RTX 5070, you should check if it's missing ROPs and therefore you're missing out on performance. As many as 0.5% of all ...

If you’ve just gone out and bought yourself the biggest, meanest, and most powerful graphics card in the ‘hood — congratulations! you’re in for a wild time ...