It’s been nearly a decade since PCIe 3.0 was announced. Although 4.0 was announced only a year later, it wasn’t until January of 2019 that AMD announced their new X570 chipset would support PCIe 4.0, and motherboards, CP[...]
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In the tech world, the general consensus used to be that if you weren’t planning to overclock your processor, there was no need to use liquid cooling. These days, particularly in recognition of AMD’s new Ryzen 3000 serie[...]
In any industry, competition is important. It’s what drives innovation. That’s why I was excited to see AMD’s launch of their 2nd Gen EPYC™ processors, codenamed “Rome.” Coupled with the launch of their 3rd Gen Ryzen™ CP[...]
Editing is an often-overlooked part of filmmaking. Like audio, audiences really only take note if it’s bad. Film or video productions are typically a group effort, but often times, it’s a creative editor who makes sense [...]
These days, there are so many ways to become distracted. Everyone’s attention is split to the point that it’s often difficult to focus on any one thing for very long. On top of that, technology has advanced so far and [...]
Even though the pace of innovation has slowed in recent years, people in the tech world still talk a lot about CPU frequency, and for good reason. It’s a decent, albeit simplified way to compare overall performance. Ho[...]
With the new line of X570 motherboards coming up, PCIe 4.0 is finally within reach for the average consumer. With that in mind, it seemed like a good idea to talk about PCIe lanes. What are they exactly, and how many&n[...]
While there are certainly bigger problems in the world today, one that is uniquely suited to annoy a great number of people is bloatware. It’s sneaky, unnecessary, potentially unsafe, and difficult to remove. It’s [...]
While the rate of increase of CPU frequency has plateaued over the last several years,1 overall performance of high-end GPUs continues to rise.2 Meanwhile, burgeoning industries like AI and Big Data are demanding bette[...]
The high cost of high performance can be intimidating to anyone in the market for a new workstation, especially if you aren’t quite sure what to look for. It’s crucial that you know your money is going toward exactly w[...]