It's the age-old question: are six cores enough for gaming? Gamers have been asking this question for many CPU generations now, and the answer has always been "yes" until recently. Although a modern 6-core CPU is still almost always enough for most games, 8-core CPUs have been able to make use of their additional cores to offer extra performance in some recent AAA titles and, of course, in many CPU-heavy games.

Containers are useful in many computing projects, be it hosting FOSS services, developing programs inside isolated environments, or experimenting with fun packages and repositories. But when you’ve deployed an army of containers, managing them can become quite a hassle.

With CES 2025 just around the corner, it's hard not to get excited about all of the new tech that will be on display. It doesn't help that tech companies are giving little sneak peeks into what they're planning to announce, like dangling a carrot in front of our eyes. If you want something to look forward to, the Asus ROG X account has shown off a glimpse of the new Strix laptop, and if prior rumors are to be believed, we may be looking at one of the first—and likely, best-looking—RTX 5090 laptops.

With all the viruses, keyloggers, and other malware prowling the computing industry, it’s essential to arm your devices with cybersecurity tools. By helping you configure hardened traffic rules to filter malicious packets, firewalls are among the most useful tools to grant an extra oomph to your network’s security.

The Surface 11 Pro is going to be one of the best laptops that you can buy in 2024. Now, saying it's a laptop is a bit of a stretch, but if you're willing to shell out for the costly accessory, then it's something that can happen. However, most may never walk that path, instead opting for a convertible laptop for a lower price.

When you have multiple people using a NAS, concurrently reading and writing data, whether in a home or business setting, bandwidth can sometimes become a bottleneck. This issue often results in poor performance for everyone connected to the device. Reducing the load or the number of users accessing the data isn’t always an option — especially in a workplace during peak hours. One effective solution is configuring link aggregation on your NAS. Not only does this help with bandwidth, but it also offers several other benefits.

It's all but confirmed that Nvidia is set to announce its next-gen RTX 5000 "Blackwell" graphics cards at CES 2025 when CEO Jensen Huang takes the stage. As everyone eagerly waits for the performance (and price) numbers of the RTX 5090, the latest rumors point to the RTX 5080 being the star of the show instead, with the RTX 5090 being announced at a later date.

People have a lot of fun stuffing new things on old hardware and seeing how it'll run. Remember that time someone got .NET running on a NES? Anyway, it seems people are at it again with the retro tech by turning a Game Boy Color into a monitor. It turns out, it can handle games like Ultrakill and Doom Eternal if you don't mind the 2FPS slideshow.

Having a virus on your laptop or PC is always a headache to deal with, and while some viruses may be easy to find and remove, others can be deadly and might spell the end of your PC. Taking a few extra steps to ensure that your PC is secure should be the first priority of any PC user, regardless of what operating system you use.

You don't always need to go with the best keyboards and mice out there. Sometimes you need something that will work, that's reliable, and more importantly, something that's affordable. This Logitech MK270 keyboard and mouse bundle is just that, giving you just what you need, for a price that can't be ignored. For a limited time, you can grab this keyboard and mouse bundle for just $20, which is an absolute steal.

DHCP (or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a common network protocol that's running in your house right now. It's responsible for handling devices that have been newly connected to your network and assigning them an address, like being assigned a hotel room when you check in. Having this assigned to your devices means that all traffic on the network can find your device via your router, allowing your devices not only to talk to the internet through NAT, but also to other devices on the network.

It has been a bit of a bumpy ride for Nvidia and its app these past few days. Things began brewing as reports came in of a performance drop while using the Nvidia App, and people were on the hunt for a cause. At first, fingers were pointed at the app itself, as the performance problems went away as soon as it was uninstalled. However, people quickly learned that it was the settings within the app causing issues and turning these off got things back to normal. Now, Nvidia has released a patch for its performance issues, which fixes the issue...kind of.