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Tag Archives: Speed
RyZen and DDR4 Memory – what to look for
AMD’s RyZen and RyZen third generation (Zen2) CPUs have rewritten the conventional wisdom around computer processors, the one that goes “Intel is the performance and innovation leader, and AMD follows behind with lower performance chips for the budget market”. The … Continue reading
Posted in General Computer, Memory, Performance, Upgrading
Tagged AMD RyZen, Memory, Speed
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Q. Will my computer run games on the highest settings?
The answer is, it depends. It depends on the graphic card: Gaming is 90% about the performance of the video card (GPU). As long as you have adequate RAM and a reasonably modern CPU, then the video card Graphic Processing … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, PC Gaming, Performance, Upgrading
Tagged benchmark, frame rate, Games, Gaming, Graphics Card, Performance, Speed, Upgrade, Video card
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Q. What is Dual Channel memory?
Dual Channel memory access is a technique where the computer’s memory controller can access two identical memory modules as if they were one large module. This gives a theoretical doubling of bandwidth between the memory controller and the memory. In … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, Memory
Tagged DDR, DDR2, DDR3, Dual Channel, Memory, Motherboard, Performance, Single Channel, Speed, Triple Channel
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Q. Is a Quad Core processor better than a Dual Core?
While the answer might be obvious, it is not as straightforward as “more cores are better”. First of all, we need to be on the same page when comparing CPU (Central Processing Unit) technologies. There are big differences in computing … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer, Cores, CPU, Dual Core, Hardware, Performance, Quad Core, Speed, Upgrade
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Q. How can I make my machine run faster?
Actually, this isn’t about making a machine faster, but about removing the things that are slowing the machine down. Before we get started, make sure you have a current backup of all of your data files. First step is to … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Performance, Windows questions
Tagged Computer, Hard Drive, Performance, Repair, Slow, Speed, Troubleshoot, Windows
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