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Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming

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Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Software

We set out to introduce some new game benchmarking methods, and those new tools promptly helped us uncover an intriguing problem: multi-GPU micro-stuttering.

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Gaming

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Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming

Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics

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Type: Feature article Tags: Cases

We're taking an in-depth look at the Shinobi Window, a mainstream mid-tower enclosure from the folks at Bit Fenix. We've run the case through...

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing

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Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Motherboards Systems

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