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What is Turbo Boost or Precision Boost when it comes to processors?

What is Turbo Boost or Precision Boost when it comes to processors?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 12.08.2019
When you look for a new computer processor to buy, you stumble upon technicalities such as CPU base clock or CPU boost speed. Did you wonder what that means? While all processors have a base clock (operating frequency) that is in the range of a...
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processor review: 2019's mid-range choice!

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processor review: 2019's mid-range choice!

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 02.08.2019
If you are following us closely, you have already heard about the new premium processors built by AMD: the Ryzen 9 3900X with its 12 cores, and the octa-core Ryzen 7 3700X. Sure, they're great marvels of processor engineering, but they cost quite a lot....
Review ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum: See your power consumption

Review ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum: See your power consumption

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 31.07.2019
ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum is a power supply unit (PSU) that is not just powerful and well built, but also quiet and beautiful. You have to see it to believe it, but this power supply unit has RGB LEDs and an OLED screen that...
ASUS ROG Strix Carry review: The wireless travel gaming mouse!

ASUS ROG Strix Carry review: The wireless travel gaming mouse!

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 29.07.2019
The ASUS ROG Strix Carry is a small mouse that offers dual wireless connectivity via 2.4GHz and Bluetooth, as well as a 7200 DPI optical sensor and swappable Omron switches that are rated to last 50-million clicks. For a mouse that you take with you...
Reviewing the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor: great for gaming!

Reviewing the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor: great for gaming!

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 26.07.2019
The Ryzen 7 3700X is one of the most exciting processors that AMD has released this summer. It is an eight-core processor with sixteen threads that run at a high base clock of 3.6 GHz and a high boost clock of 4.4 GHz. It is...
How to use the Voice Recorder in Windows 10 to record audio

How to use the Voice Recorder in Windows 10 to record audio

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 25.07.2019
The free Voice Recorder app bundled with Windows 10 is great in its simplicity, allowing you to make quick and clear audio recordings, without the use of a professional program or recording device. Whether you need to practice the acceptance speech for winning your Hearthstone...
Reviewing the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X processor

Reviewing the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X processor

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.07.2019
AMD has released its new desktop processors from the 3000 series. Their lineup also includes the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, which is an incredibly powerful processor (CPU), with 12 cores and 24 processing threads. If you also take into consideration that the base clock speed...
Reviewing the ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D60G DDR4 RGB

Reviewing the ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D60G DDR4 RGB

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 23.07.2019
The lineup of ADATA's gaming hardware bears the name of XPG, as in Extreme Performance Gear. One of the newest components of this lineup is a kit of DDR4 memory modules, with RGB lighting, called SPECTRIX D60G. We received these memory modules for testing, and...
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 graphics card review

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 graphics card review

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.07.2019
The Radeon RX 5700 is the smaller sister of AMD's family of new video cards. However, that is an understatement, as this graphics card packs a lot of processing power and, in many respects, it offers the same specifications as the RX 5700 XT. Built...
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card review

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card review

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 16.07.2019
The summer of 2019 is a busy one for AMD. Not only has the company just released a new series of Ryzen processors, but it also launched a new lineup of graphics cards, namely the Radeon RX 5700, RX 5700 XT, and RX 5700 XT...
How to turn on and off the battery saver in Windows 10

How to turn on and off the battery saver in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 15.07.2019
We all want to use our mobile devices without worrying about the battery life. But, because this is impossible, we need to use the power conservation technologies provided by our operating systems. If you are using a laptop or tablet with Windows 10, and you...
ASUS RT-AX92U review: the first AiMesh WiFi system with Wi-Fi 6!

ASUS RT-AX92U review: the first AiMesh WiFi system with Wi-Fi 6!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 15.07.2019
The Wi-Fi 6 or 802.11ax wireless networking standard is slowly gaining a foothold on the market of consumer WiFi products. We had a few premium wireless routers launched with support for this technology, and now we are seeing the first mesh WiFi systems with Wi-Fi...
ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Ti GAMING OC graphics card review

ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Ti GAMING OC graphics card review

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 10.07.2019
Many of our editors at Digital Citizen are gamers, and that means that we always strive to get good hardware that is able to run our favorite games, at least at high graphics quality. We recently received for testing a mid-range video card from ASUS,...
TP-Link Deco E4 review: beautifully affordable!

TP-Link Deco E4 review: beautifully affordable!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 02.07.2019
With Deco E4 or E4R, TP-Link is lowering the price of entry in the mesh WiFi ecosystem for consumers. This new model is available at an affordable price, it can work with other models in the Deco lineup, and it has some exciting features. If...