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Tom’s Hardware Verdict For less than $20 USD, UpHere’s C5C offers essential cooling performance and low noise levels for your CPU. Low price of under $20 for the C5C Model Low noise levels for the C5C Model D6SEC model can be installed without removing fans Cons D6SEC doesn’t stand out from the competition, and it’s noisy Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

V-Color has announced its newest line of OC RDIMM DDR5 products, now offering registered DIMMs up to 256GB in capacity. Designed specifically for use with the new AMDThreadripper Pro 9000 WX-seriesCPU family, kits of the new RAM have been tested to support as much as 2TB of memory in a single system. V-Color’s newest RAM offerings cover a wide gamut of needs and use cases for the new “Shimada Peak” Threadripper offerings....

TheAlienware Area-51is a pre-built gaming PC, but we put together one on our own. Only this one isn’t made of metal and components, but rather Lego bricks. The 318-piece model that we constructed is a set being doled out by Alienware to members of its Alienware Arena fan community, but we got to go hands on a kit to try. .Usually, this kit — which uses real Lego bricks but is not at all affiliated with Lego, multiple pieces of legalese remind me — goes for 9,999 Alienware Rewards Points....

“Adaptive-Sync” is a widely used display technology implemented especially on gaming monitors. Companies and the gaming community often revere it as benefitting the overall gaming experience. But, grasping the actual concept of the technology underneath the jargony layer of varying refresh rates, frame caps/ drops, input latency, stuttering,screen tearing, etc., is not so easy. So, whether it should be enabled or disabled remains perplexing for many gamers. This article tries to address what exactly adaptive sync is, how it helps one’s gameplay, and whether it should be turned on or off....

Your laptop battery can swell due to any of these reasons: In such cases, your battery becomes unusable, and the only viable option is toreplace it with a new one. Remove and Replace the Battery If your laptop has an external battery, slide the latch/es on the back of the laptop to pop the battery out. The process toremove an internal batteryis slightly complex and differs from one device to another....

​​Screen recording​​ is a useful feature, especially while making tutorial videos. But, sometimes it stops working due to a number of reasons, like low battery, space,internet connectionor more. So, let’s discuss why the screen recording stops working and how to fix it on Mac, Windows, Android, and iPhone. Why Isn’t My Screen Record Working The common causes across all devices for screen recording not working are: Other than these, there are also different causes particular to each device....

Japanese manufacturerXYZAhas debuted its Tiny Keyboard Custom 2.0, which is a 3-key programmable mechanical keyboard with an attached dial wheel for precision interaction and LED lighting. It’s priced at 3,980 yen officially, has a pre-salesAmazon.JP pageat the time of writing, and most importantly for our U.S. readers, costs roughly ~$25 USD at the current transfer rate before shipping and other fees. The mechanical keys in question seem to be Cherry MX Red switches or some other kind of Red switch (linear) variant....

Now is a great time to upgrade your storage with one of the latest Samsung SSDs. TheSamsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB SSDis currently available for its lowest price. It debuted at $109, but it’s currently discounted to just $79 onAmazon. It’s unclear how long it will be offered at this price, but the deal has been steady throughout the holiday season. We reviewed theSamsung 990 EVO Plusin October, and our overall experience was good....

To keep your PC cool, keep it at aslightly elevatedposition and maintainneutral-to-slightly-positive pressureinside the case. While this helps maintain a balanced airflow, it comes with the challenge of dust accumulation which requiresfrequent cleaning. Increasingfan speed, setting an ‘Active’cooling policy,underclocking, andundervoltingare other effective techniques to help maintain the temperature. Let’s get into each of these solutions in detail below. Place Your PC at the Right Spot When you place a PC on the floor (usually in closed compartments), fans find it difficult to intake cool air and exhaust hot air due to lack of space....

When you notice an interruption in your network and things seem to slow or lag for a moment, you might be experiencing a ping spike. While your ping doesn’t stay constant all the time, there is usually an average that is about what you can expect, depending on your network, devices, and the server to which you’re connecting. Ping spikes that go far above the average or come frequently can have a negative impact on your computing....

After a successful POST operation, the Windows Boot Manager loads the system loader which further starts the kernel for your OS to boot up. However, if your computer doesn’t start due to issues in any of these stages, you might end up in aninfinite restart processcalled the boot loop. Corrupted OS/drivers, registry, MBR (Master Boot Record), system files, or malicious programs can lead to this situation. If you’re experiencing a similar problem after updating or factory resetting Windows, you’re at the right place!...

The Justice Department announced on June 30 its latest hit in the game of geopolitical whac-a-mole against North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. The departmentsaidon Monday that it had conducted a series of coordinated actions, including “two indictments, an arrest, searches of 29 known or suspected ‘laptop farms’ across 16 states, and the seizure of 29 financial accounts used to launder illicit funds and 21 fraudulent websites,” after North Korean IT workers “successfully obtained employment with more than 100 U....

Comparing two large files is impossible if you just see through their content. You can do this for files that have a couple of lines of content inside it. However, comparing two files with hundreds of lines side by side can be a hectic process. One simple way to see if the two files are similar is by checking its file size. However, by doing this, you cannot compare the contents inside the file....