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SSD vanished from the list of drives? How to diagnose

SSD vanished from the list of drives? How to diagnose

It’s very unfortunate to find out one day that your disk drive, either SSD or HDD, stopped working and is no longer available in the list of devices. It’s not only the price for the new PC part that matters here, this is gigs of valuable information that disappeared at a glance. So what should […]
Building gaming PC

Building gaming PC

Last year we’ve been sharing with you our vision of the best gaming PC configuration and it’s time to shape the final result. We call it final not because the 2016 is gone and we need to choose gaming PC configuration of 2017, but because we actually assembled this very best gaming PC of the […]
How to prohibit Windows to write on removable drives?

How to prohibit Windows to write on removable drives?

Windows (basically all most popular at the moment versions 7, 8.1 and 10) has a great feature that prohibits system writing on removable drives. It is not activated by default and you will not be able to find a trigger for it through Windows interface or simply searching for it. To turn this feature on […]
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iPhone 7 is rumored to lose headphone connector

Hey guys! Apple is working on new wireless premium headphones for iPhone 7! In recent years more and more we see information on the internet indicating Apple’s intentions to opt-out of 3.5 mm audio jack in the next model of iPhone (iPhone 7). Thus starting with the release of this new device owners will have to use a […]
How do printers work?

How do printers work?

You probably know that two most common types of printers for office and home use inkjet and laser. Though still might come across old matrix printers that are mostly used in banks. Both ink and laser printers have their advantages and disadvantages. Laser Printer Laser printers include not only laser but also contain rotating cylinder […]
Choosing a PC processor Skylake vs Kaby Lake

Choosing a PC processor Skylake vs Kaby Lake

We have already had a small review of the 7th generation of Intel processors and while choosing a gaming PC configuration of the year we bumped into the question – should we choose a processor of 6th generation and assemble a new PC now, or wait till all the Kaby Lake processors are released and […]
Gaming PC configuration. Fall 2016

Gaming PC configuration. Fall 2016

features and stories but also in graphics. Consequently, every game in the series is more demanding to computer requirements. For example, here are minimum requirements of the last year Battlefield Hardline Operating System: Windows Vista SP2 64-BIT (with KB971512 Update) Processor: Intel Core i3/i5 2.4GHz or Athlon II/Phenom II 2.8 GHz. RAM: 4 GB. Graphics Cards: NVIDIA GTX 260 896MB […]
Ram Speed: Frequency and Timings

Ram Speed: Frequency and Timings

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is one of the key parts of any computer and when deciding what computer to choose, people usually pay much attention to its volume, knowing that the more RAM the better. But what about the performance speed? Being one of the key elements of any system, user should also pay […]
Why are batteries exploding?

Why are batteries exploding?

I’m sure everyone has already heard “hot” news and stories about Samsung Note 7. And it’s not only Note 7 that can give you such exploding experience. There were iPhones burning on YouTube as well, though these were just not so numerous. We decided to find out why cellphone batteries could explode.   Some media say that […]
Computer wakes up by itself? Fixed!

Computer wakes up by itself? Fixed!

Hibernation or sleep mode in Windows is a convenient and useful feature that allows you to quickly return to work on your PC with all previously opened applications ready. Usually it is s user, who wakes up the PC from hibernation or sleep mode, but sometimes it happens that the computer wakes up by itself […]