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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

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EK Fluid Gaming 270 Vanquish

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ASUS ROG Chakram

ASUS IS WELL-KNOWN for its motherboard and GPU lineup, but

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Disintegration

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Desperados III

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Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 vs Affinity Photo 2020

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Not Enough Time

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THE BUILDS

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Threadripper Goes Pro

AFTER WEEKS of rumors and leaks about AMD’s new Threadripper,

OCULUS GO GONE

OCULUS HAS two versions of its standalone VR headsets: The

SECOND NEW XBOX DUE

THERE HAVE BEEN MUTTERINGS of two versions of the Xbox

Tech Triumphs and Tragedies

Fujitsu has unveiled its Fugaku supercomputer, with 158,976 ARM A64FX

APPLE’S TRANSITION

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DOCTOR

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TECH PORN

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Black and Red

WITH AMD’S RYZEN 3300X FINALLY LANDING on our shores, we

LETTERS

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