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18 Oct Does your PC case matter? Airflow, fans and fit explained A PC case is mostly a box that moves air, and heat is what makes graphics cards and processors slow down. Here is how intake and exhaust… Getting Started
16 Oct Which graphics settings cost the most FPS? Shadows, ray tracing and textures explained Graphics presets like Low, High and Ultra hide a useful fact: settings do not cost the same. A few of them, such as ray tracing, shadows… PC Building
16 Oct How many CPU cores do games need? Cores, clock speed and cache explained Processor boxes shout about core counts, but most games can only spread so much work across cores. Learn what cores, clock speed and cache… Consoles
13 Oct Performance or Quality mode? What your console's graphics modes really change Many console games make you pick between Performance mode and Quality mode. One favours a smoother frame rate, the other a sharper picture… Getting Started
12 Oct What is field of view (FOV)? Why a wider view helps and when it hurts Field of view (FOV) is how much of the game world fits on your screen. Too narrow feels like a tunnel; too wide stretches the edges and can… PC Building
12 Oct How much VRAM do you need for gaming? 8, 12 or 16 GB explained VRAM is the memory on your graphics card, and when a game needs more than the card has, you get stutter even if the average frame rate… Getting Started
10 Oct What are DLSS and FSR? How upscaling gives you more FPS Upscaling lets your graphics card draw fewer pixels and stretch the picture to fill your screen, which means more frames per second for… Hardware
10 Oct 24, 27 or 32 inch? How monitor size and resolution work together Screen size and resolution decide how sharp a monitor looks, and they pull in different directions: a bigger screen at the same resolution… Getting Started
8 Oct What is V-Sync? Fix screen tearing without adding lag Your monitor redraws on a fixed clock, but your graphics card finishes frames whenever it likes. When the two collide you get screen… PC Building
8 Oct How many watts does your gaming PC power supply need? The number on a power supply is a ceiling, not what your PC uses all the time. A bigger PSU doesn't make your PC faster, but one that's too… PC Building
2 Oct Where should your PC budget go: CPU or graphics card? Your CPU and GPU form a production line, and the slower one sets the pace. That is the bottleneck, and it explains why the same money can… Getting Started
2 Oct Which graphics settings cost the most performance? What to turn down first Not every graphics setting costs the same. Resolution, ray tracing, shadows and fog take the biggest bite out of your frame rate, while…
18 Oct Does your PC case matter? Airflow, fans and fit explained A PC case is mostly a box that moves air, and heat is what makes graphics cards and processors slow down. Here is how intake and exhaust… Getting Started
16 Oct Which graphics settings cost the most FPS? Shadows, ray tracing and textures explained Graphics presets like Low, High and Ultra hide a useful fact: settings do not cost the same. A few of them, such as ray tracing, shadows… PC Building
16 Oct How many CPU cores do games need? Cores, clock speed and cache explained Processor boxes shout about core counts, but most games can only spread so much work across cores. Learn what cores, clock speed and cache… Consoles
13 Oct Performance or Quality mode? What your console's graphics modes really change Many console games make you pick between Performance mode and Quality mode. One favours a smoother frame rate, the other a sharper picture… Getting Started
12 Oct What is field of view (FOV)? Why a wider view helps and when it hurts Field of view (FOV) is how much of the game world fits on your screen. Too narrow feels like a tunnel; too wide stretches the edges and can… PC Building
12 Oct How much VRAM do you need for gaming? 8, 12 or 16 GB explained VRAM is the memory on your graphics card, and when a game needs more than the card has, you get stutter even if the average frame rate… Getting Started
10 Oct What are DLSS and FSR? How upscaling gives you more FPS Upscaling lets your graphics card draw fewer pixels and stretch the picture to fill your screen, which means more frames per second for… Hardware
10 Oct 24, 27 or 32 inch? How monitor size and resolution work together Screen size and resolution decide how sharp a monitor looks, and they pull in different directions: a bigger screen at the same resolution… Getting Started
8 Oct What is V-Sync? Fix screen tearing without adding lag Your monitor redraws on a fixed clock, but your graphics card finishes frames whenever it likes. When the two collide you get screen… PC Building
8 Oct How many watts does your gaming PC power supply need? The number on a power supply is a ceiling, not what your PC uses all the time. A bigger PSU doesn't make your PC faster, but one that's too… PC Building
2 Oct Where should your PC budget go: CPU or graphics card? Your CPU and GPU form a production line, and the slower one sets the pace. That is the bottleneck, and it explains why the same money can… Getting Started
2 Oct Which graphics settings cost the most performance? What to turn down first Not every graphics setting costs the same. Resolution, ray tracing, shadows and fog take the biggest bite out of your frame rate, while…