Gaming Desktop vs. Gaming Laptop: Which Is Better For You?

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Gaming rigs aren’t one-size fits all. Some people love massive ATX towers with RGB lighting connected to a curved monitor and a mechanical keyboard. Others with less space may want a laptop that they can fold up and tuck away when they’re not using it.

We’ve reached a point where you can have an excellent experience on either one of the best gaming desktops or best gaming laptop s. Whether you prefer upgradeability, portability or affordability, both laptops and desktops

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Razer Basilisk V2 Gaming Mouse Review: A Better DeathAdder

Our Verdict

Razer brought the Basilisk into 2020 in the best possible way, thanks to a bevy of new features packed into an ergonomic design at a reasonable price considering what you get.

For

  • Excellent tracking
  • Ergonomic design
  • Plenty of customization options

Against

  • $80 for a wired mouse is hard to swallow
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Lian Li's Updated Desk-Cases Give Your PC Components Some Privacy When Needed

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Lian Li silently listed its new DK-05F and DK-04F PC cases that double as desks. They're updates of the classic DK-04 and DK-05 desk cases, bringing the unique hardware up to today's standards. Changes include the addition of addressable-RGB, USB Type-C and a fan controller.

We f irst saw Lian Li's new desk cases at CES 2019. One of the

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DIY Raspberry Pi Brewery Makes Delicious Beer

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If you enjoy cracking open a cold one, you might appreciate this Pi-powered brewery project . It was shared just this week on Reddit by a user known as Warshi7819. This isn't his first Raspberry Pi project--and it definitely shows.

Warshi7819 has been interested in home brewing beer for some time and only recently decided to upgrade his hardware with a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. The Pi uses two waterproof

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Nvidia Silently Optimizes GeForce RTX 2070, 2060 Mobile GPUs for Performance

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German laptop manufacturer Schenker revealed to news outlet ComputerBase this week that Nvidia has quietly refreshed its GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX 2060 Mobile cards.

The revised GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX 2060 Mobile retain the same model names as the original versions. Therefore, the only way to differentiate the new model from the previous model is through the codename. As a matter of fact, many of the specifications from the original models are


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Report: TSMC CoWoS Production Line at Full Capacity as Demand Increases

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Despite the downturn of events around the world, TSMC is witnessing a significant increase in demand for its Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) packaging, according to DigiTimes ' unnamed industry sources. The Taiwanese silicon manufacturer is purportedly running its CoWoS production lines at full capacity.

CoWoS as  is a 2.5D method of packaging multiple individual dies side-by-side on a single silicon interposer. The benefits are the ability to increase the density in small devices as

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Gartner Predicts Semiconductor Revenue Will Fall 0.9% in 2020

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Global research firm Gartner released its latest numbers on the global semiconductor market on Thursday, pointing to an expected decline of 0.9 percent throughout 2020 compared to 2019. Although that figure isn't huge, Gartner does expect bigger changes within individual markets.

“Non-memory semiconductor markets will experience a significant reduction in smartphone, automobile and consumer electronics production and be heavily impacted across the board,” said Richard Gordon, research practice VP at Gartner. “


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Zhaoxin KaiXian x86 CPU Tested: The Rise of China's Chips

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China-based Zhaoxin Semiconductor, which roughly translates to 'million core,' has fielded a new eight-core KaiXian KX-U6780A processor based on its mysterious LuJiaZui microarchitecture and fabbed on

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GeIL Evo Spear Phantom Gaming DDR4-3200 Review: Cheap AMD Performance

Our Verdict

We’re split over whether a $4 price difference is enough to justify buying the slowest DDR4-3200 kit we’ve tested in recent memory, but those performance losses are typically small enough that we wouldn’t criticize those who do.

For

  • Lowest-cost enthusiast-oriented DDR4-3200

Against

  • Slightly lower performance than other low-cost “enthusiast” kits
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Coronavirus is Making the Internet Stronger, MIT Claims

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Internet service providers and large tech companies like Netflix are working together to perhaps permanently strengthen internet connections in the face of increased usage due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new investigation from the MIT Technology Review claims.

The investigation begins by showing data about how the coronavirus pandemic has drastically increased internet usage. According to Cloudflare, recent internet activity has increased by around a quarter in many major cities as workers continue to shift from offices to homes.

For both personal and business use