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From general component maintenance and repair tips to optimizing your gaming experience and making the most of what you have, our tech guides are here to help regardless of the problem at hand.

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A clean graphics card
How to Clean a Graphics Card
Some people believe that PC gaming is dying. However, that is not true. Live streaming, esports, and multiplay...
Some people believe that PC gaming is dying. However, t...
Underclock your GPU
How to Underclock a GPU
Gamers do not often think about underclocking anything. Gaming is all about power, and we want to get as much ...
Gamers do not often think about underclocking anything....
NVIDIA Shadowplay Recording Wrong Monitor: How to Fix
Nvidia Shadowplay is a GeForce Experience function that allows users to record their screen at a good resoluti...
Nvidia Shadowplay is a GeForce Experience function that...
How to Allocate More RAM to New World
New World is an open-world MMORPG game developed by Amazon Game Studios. MMORPGs typically require a lot of RA...
New World is an open-world MMORPG game developed by Ama...
What to Do With an Old Graphics Card
Whether your old graphics card is 4 years old or 10 years old, there are a few things you can still use it for...
Whether your old graphics card is 4 years old or 10 yea...
What Should CPU Usage Be When Gaming?
It is not a common thing to monitor your CPU usage when playing a game, but it is also important to monitor th...
It is not a common thing to monitor your CPU usage when...
How Important is a CPU for Gaming?
While the obvious answer would be a resounding yes, it is important to know what the CPU actually does when ga...
While the obvious answer would be a resounding yes, it ...
How Hot Should My CPU Be While Gaming?
The CPU temperature is the most critical aspect you should be monitoring. The CPU is the center of your whole ...
The CPU temperature is the most critical aspect you sho...
How to Fix a CPU Bottleneck
A CPU bottleneck is an annoying problem to have. This reduces the efficiency of your whole system because a CP...
A CPU bottleneck is an annoying problem to have. This r...
How Often Should You Change Thermal Paste?
It can be hard to determine whether you need to change your thermal paste or not. Everyone has a different per...
It can be hard to determine whether you need to change ...
How Long Does Thermal Paste Last in the Tube?
Like most things, thermal pastes also come with an expiration date. The only problem is that it is not indicat...
Like most things, thermal pastes also come with an expi...

From general component maintenance and repair tips to optimizing your gaming experience and making the most of what you have, our tech guides are here to help regardless of the problem at hand.