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A common piece of advice for PC gamers is that you don't need tons of cores - but why are games often unable to take advantage of CPUs with many cores in the first place?

Long ago, AMD was a second-source supplier for Intel, but soon started developing CPUs in-house and came up with some major innovations of its own...

Picking the perfect power supply for your computer isn't that simple, but with this guide you'll be way ahead of the competition!

RAID 0/1/10 are the simplest forms of RAID for hard drives and SSDs.

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The Raspberry Pi is a computer not much bigger than a credit card that's been used for all sorts of cool projects! So what can it do? Thanks to Braintree for supporting our channel.

Is the "dark web" as scary as its name may suggest? Cooler Master link: Check out the new MasterCase, coming soon!

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Many monitors don't have accurate colors out of the box. Fortunately, you can often correct this by calibrating your display. How do you do this, and do you necessarily need expensive hardware?

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Sever vs desktop computer hardware. What's the difference? Why is workstation, server, and enterprise grade PC stuff so expensive?

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Screens on cellphones, monitors, and TVs all need to be cleaned quite frequently. Linus explains the best ways to make sure your screens always provide you with the best possible viewing experience.

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IPv4 vs IPv6... Why do we need to transition from the Internet Protocol that's served us so well for all these years? Maybe because we're completely running out of IP addresses!

What's the truth about cable length? Do shorter cables always mean a better signal? Has digital technology made the question irrelevant, or is it still something you should think about?

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It can be tricky to find and install the correct computer fans. This episode shows you how pick out and install fans in only a few minutes.

CPUs and GPUs are both silicon microprocessors, so why are they suited for such different tasks inside your PC?

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What is Adblock, and what effect does Adblock have on your favorite sites and creators?

ATX, mATX, mITX, eATX - All of these are different sizes can be confusing and this video explains what's up with each of them!