#CPU
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Liquid Cooling vs Air Cooling: Which CPU Cooler Should You Pick?
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Both liquid cooling and air cooling have their own advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, you have to consider many factors like cost, noise levels, performance, compatibility, reliability, and even maintenance. From a cost perspective, air coolers are more affordable as long as you don't need it for a powerful processor like an Intel Core i9. However, there are value for money AIO liquid cooling options on the market for 250-300W CPUs, which are available at prices better than air coolers at times.
7 Best CPUs for Gaming in 2024
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The best gaming CPUs from Intel and AMD are the Core i9-14900K and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D respectively in the premium segment. For mid-rangers, the i5-14600K is a really good gaming CPU along with AMD's Ryzen 5 5700X3D for AM4 motherboards. Lastly, budget-centric users can pick up the AMD Ryzen 5 5600, Ryzen 5 7600, or Intel Core i5-12400.
This Guy Made a Literal CPU in Microsoft Excel with 16-Bit, 3Hz Speed, and 128KB RAM
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One incredibly skilled YouTuber called Inkbox embarked upon the journey to create the concept of a CPU inside of Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet program. The result is super impressive, and the creator even made EXCEL-ASM 16 which is a custom assembly language to write programs for this Excel-based CPU. The specs are 16-bit, 2-3Hz speed, and 128KB RAM. He also made a 128x128 16-color display on the Excel program to show output.