There is a lot of debate on whether using an SSD in your gaming PC actually improves gaming performance. Some say it does not make a significant difference, while others swear by the improvements they have seen. The answer to the question “Does SSD improve gaming performance?” has two parts. Firstly, regarding the load times, …
YES is the short and simple answer to whether a PCIe 4.0 device can work in a PCIe 3.0 slot. You can plug a PCIe 4.0 device, like a graphics card, into a PCIe 3.0 slot. Thanks to the flexible PCIe interface, the device and the slots are cross and backward-compatible. You can plug in …
The number of PCIe slots you need depends on how many PCIe expansion cards you wish to install. A motherboard can have anywhere from a single PCIe slot to 6 or 7 places in varying configurations and sizes. So the answer to the question of “how many PCIe slots I need” depends upon what kind …
So you’ve bought a new 16 GB memory kit with two RAM sticks and full-on RGB features. Excitedly, you install the new RAM sticks in the motherboard and boot up your system. Everything seems fine till your PC starts stuttering. Your games take significantly longer to load, and your FPS is taking a hit. Is …
NVIDIA RTX 30 series and the NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics cards are rare devices that utilize the PCIe 4.0 protocol. Not many devices currently use the newer 4.0 standard, mainly because most PCs and their motherboards still conform to the older PCIe 3.0 generation. Hence, this begs the question, will RTX 30 and 40 …
The short and simple answer to the question “do laptops have PCIe slots?” is a no. Unlike desktop motherboards, laptops DO NOT have PCIe slots. While laptops use the PCIe protocol for communication, they do not have physical PCIe slots for adding more cards. As such, the expandability aspect of a computer is far lower …
RAM is perhaps one component that we have all thought about upgrading as the first line in boosting the performance of our PC. As such, new people often wonder what to do after upgrading RAM. Do you have to install drivers, update your PC, etc.? Fortunately, once you have installed a new RAM module into …
Whether a dual monitor uses more GPU depends on what kind of work you perform on your PC. As far as gaming is concerned, according to several tests conducted by users, as well as by myself, there isn’t a whole lot of difference in performance when using a single monitor or two monitors – whereby …
Yes, it does matter what RAM slot you use. When building a new PC, there is a ton of do’s and don’ts that you need to be aware of. One such big caveat is when installing RAM sticks on your motherboard. Do you know which RAM slot to use first? It all depends on your …
I’ll be sure to make it clear from the get-go. There is no such thing as Intel or AMD RAM. People new to PC building and components often need clarification regarding whether an AMD RAM would be compatible with an Intel PC and vice versa and whether there is a comparison between Intel vs. AMD …