
Though the fervor around melting graphics cards using the new 16-pin 12VHPWR connectors for PCIe 5.0-compliant graphics cards has died down as of late, no one would blame you for feeling a bit nervous powering up your new $1600 GPU. Corsair

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If you’re on the hunt for a comfortable gaming headset, you’ve come to the right place. Amazon’s currently selling the HyperX Cloud Core Bluetooth Wireless Gaming Headset for $49.99, which

Amazon delivers billions of packages every year, and criminals are taking advantage of it. With phishing emails, text messages, or phone calls, the fraudsters claim that supposedly unauthorized orders are on the way to your house. That creates fear and a feeling of stress in recipients, potentially tricking you into divulging your bank account information or Amazon l

Modern game controllers are pretty robust, at least as long as you go with a first-party option. But they’re also expensive, so when one breaks, it’s a deep reach for seventy bucks (or a lot more

Storing data for the long term is vital. Companies want their data to be stored safely, of course, but it’s also crucial for private individuals to be able to keep personal memories such as photos or videos as well as legal or financial documents for as long as possible.
There are a lot of challenges to storing digital data over the long term, though

So you’ve connected a device to your PC via a USB port — but Windows doesn’t recognize it. What now? Before you assume the product (or your PC port) is broken, there are several USB troubleshooting steps you can take.
First (obviously) disconnect the device and then reconnect it. Check that the plug is inserted correctly and that the cable

Keeping cool during summer heat waves doesn’t always require huge expenses for air conditioning or insulation. Every device you have plugged in consumes power and generates heat. So, to cool your home during the summer, you should consider some cheap ways to lower indoor temperatures, and ensure you’re not using more power than necessary.
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It’s almost time for students to be heading back to school. Even if you’re not going back to school physically, it’s always a good idea to have the best software to do your best work. And if you’re a PC user without Microsoft Office, it’s time to rectify that problem during our Back-to-School sale. Between 7/28 and 8/13, you can get a li