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  Intel or AMD Ryzen: ​Which CPU is best?

  AMD has been unafraid to push back against the long-standing dominance of Intel in the CPU arena by talking up both the value-per-dollar and high-end performance delivered by their latest Ryzen chips.

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  What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, i5 and i7?

  We've seen many years now of Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs releases but most consumers are still asking the same kinds of questions. What's the difference and is it worth paying more for a CPU with more cores?

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  Upgrade your motherboard the easy way

  Even accomplished geeks shy away from motherboard upgrades on their main PCs. Years ago, I would often upgrade gaming and test systems in my own basement lab, but keep chugging along with a production machine using a two-year-old motherboard and CPU.

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  How to: Build your own killer budget PC

  Selecting components to build a fast PC for everyday office and multimedia tasks is never an easy undertaking, no matter how well you know your stuff. You have to make a large number of decisions about components, and the longer you take to research ...

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  Part Three: Building a PC -- installing the CPU

  This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here.

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  Chip Showdown: A guide to the best CPUs on the market

  When you're shopping for a new PC, don't meekly settle for the default processor recommended by the configurator. Picking the right CPU is a personal decision that you shouldn't enter into lightly. And with so many options to choose from, you need to...

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  Geek 101: a graphics card primer

  We all know that the GPU (graphics processing unit) in modern computers is essentially responsible for everything you see on your screen. Both Windows Vista and Windows 7 can use the GPU to render the desktop, taking advantage of 3D acceleration feat...