The PC Gaming Hardware Glossary - from PCGamesN

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The PC Gaming Hardware Glossary - from PCGamesN

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PC GamesN just published what for me is actually kind of a useful article: The PC gaming hardware glossary – convince the world of your tech cred
Having difficulty telling your CPU from your GPU, your FLOPS from your ROPs? We’ve all been there. The world of gaming PCs can be full of jargon, but don’t worry, this is our mammoth, in-depth PC building bluffer’s guide – the PCGamesN glossary containing all the terms and acronyms you need to convince the world you know your silicon onions.
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Is it weird I only found like... 5 terms I didn't know through the whole list? :D
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Kasey Chang wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:01 pm Is it weird I only found like... 5 terms I didn't know through the whole list? :D
For you, probably not :wink:. I'm a bit rusty on some of the terminology myself and I think the article would be a help to any OOs who are contemplating getting or upgrading a PC.
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