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One of the key factors that determines your PC’s overall performance is the CPU temperature. The CPU is arguably the most critical component of your PC, but it needs the right temperature to work efficiently. Anything higher than that will cause thermal throttling and will result in performance degradation or CPU bottlenecking. All you need … Read more
When building or upgrading their PCs, most people pay attention to only hardware components like processor, graphics card, and RAM. While each of them is important in its own right, you shouldn’t skip on peripherals such as mouse, keyboard, and monitor. Monitor, in particular, is important because this is where the graphics rendered by your … Read more
When looking at a gaming monitor’s specs-sheet, I’m sure you would’ve noticed the term ‘FreeSync’. To understand what this term means, we’ll have to discuss another issue first: screen tearing. In PC gaming, graphics card and monitor are responsible for in-game graphics. While GPU renders those graphics in the form of images/frames, monitor is the … Read more
The CPU Cooler is a PC component responsible for dissipating away the heat produced by your processor. Being the most powerful component of any computer, the CPU generates a lot of heat as a byproduct. This heat will make your computer shutdown or even permanently damage the CPU itself, if left unaccounted for. This is … Read more
One of the main issues you can face in your PCMR journey are the loud GPU fans. If you’re even a little active on PC subreddits and forums, you’ll came across many people who’re concerned about their GPU’s fan(s) being louder during gaming or boot time. These fans can get loud due to dust, weared … Read more
PCIe or Peripheral Component Interconnect Express is the established standard of interface for computer motherboards and additional components. These can include storage, graphics cards, capture cards, network cards, and more. Since 2003, the PCIe standard has been used in motherboards and there have been incremental revisions to the standard that allow for more speed and … Read more
Thinking about upgrading your monitor, but don’t know which refresh rate to go with? We’ve all been there. Selecting the best refresh rate is as important as the type of panel these days. It may seem like a daunting choice to make, but once you know the difference between 60Hz and 240Hz you’ll be able … Read more