At the birth of the computer era, the IBM PC became the standard computer in large part due to its modular architecture with interchangeable components. Like the original IBM, every modern PC's ...

Of all the components in a computer, your graphics card is usually the first to become obsolete. New graphics cards are released every year, each one boasting more power and features than the last, ...

All computers have graphics hardware that handles everything from displaying your desktop and decoding videos to rendering ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

Many of us wonder what the point of a graphics card or Graphics Processing System (GPU) in our computers is. Few people think it’s only for those who play games. But having a graphics card is not just ...

Integrated graphics is great for watching movies, browsing the web, or even a bit of Farmville, but if you want to play the latest games, you’ll need to install a discrete graphics card in your ...

A cooler upgrade is particularly worthwhile when new processors are installed or older systems are subjected to higher loads.

Most people who are in the market for a new graphics card have one primary question in mind: Which card will give me the most bang for my buck? Obviously, the answer will vary depending on your budget ...

Given the string of alphabet soup characters that identify expansion slots on modern computers, choosing the right graphics card for your business computer can be a confusing process. Standard office ...

Almost every desktop PC has one. They have billions of transistors, can use hundreds of watts of power, and can cost over a thousand dollars. They are masterpieces of ...

If you are looking to buy anything that has high tech hardware like a computer chip, get ready to wait longer for the items, and be prepared to pay more for them. There is a global shortage of ...