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Best PC case fans tested 2026: Improve your airflow, silence your system, or add more RGB glow
We test several different fans to figure out which impellers are sellers and which spinners are sinners.
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Nvidia preps to sell its Vera CPUs into China as its GPU sales stay frozen
Nvidia has told Chinese clients that its Arm-based Vera server CPUs could be available as soon as August.
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Thermal pads with in-built vapor-chambers claim 50 to 80 times better thermal conductivity than normal thermal pads
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How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software
You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!
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