What FPS Do You Need for Gaming?
Your monitor sets the ceiling, the genre sets the target, and the 1% lows decide whether it feels smooth. Working numbers per genre, plus a calculator that returns what your setup will actually deliver.
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Written by Marlo Strydom, the Computer Info Bits learning hub covers PC hardware, software, networking, and practical IT topics drawn from years of hands-on systems engineering experience. Posts are focused, accurate, and built to be genuinely useful.
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Practical guides on PC hardware, software, and technology from 20 years of hands-on IT experience.
Does a Gaming PC Need an SSD?
No, but games load three to five times slower without one. SSD speed gains, types, sizing, and when a hard drive is still fine for gaming.
Gaming PC Won't Connect to TV
Four likely causes, easiest to hardest: bad cable, wrong TV input, wrong Windows display setting, old graphics driver. Step-by-step checks to get a picture back.
What Is GPU Scalping?
How scalpers use bots to buy graphics cards at retail and resell them far above MSRP, why it hurts buyers, what drives it, and what is being done about it.
Why Do Computers Slow Down With Age?
Software keeps getting heavier while your hardware stays the same. The real causes of an aging PC slowing down, and the fixes that bring it back without a new computer.
How to Clean RAM Contacts
A safe, ten-minute fix for weak memory connections: rub the gold pins with a pencil eraser, wipe, blow dry with compressed air, and reseat the stick.
How to Know If Your CPU Is Thermal Throttling
The signs to watch for, the free tools that show throttling directly, the temperature thresholds for Intel and AMD, and how to tell thermal throttling apart from power throttling.
50+ PC Gaming Statistics (2025)
Researched 2025 PC gaming data: player counts, Steam stats, GPU and CPU market share, popular resolutions, gaming PC build costs, and esports figures with sources.
Understanding the BIOS and Its Main Functions
What the BIOS actually does at startup: POST, the bootstrap loader, the BIOS setup utility, CMOS storage, hardware management, Secure Boot, overclocking, and Legacy BIOS vs UEFI.
Parts of a Motherboard and Their Functions
A complete breakdown of every major motherboard component including the CPU socket, chipset, RAM slots, PCIe slots, SATA ports, M.2 connector, BIOS chip, and rear I/O panel.
What Is a Monitor and the Various Types
A complete guide to monitor panel types, resolutions, refresh rates, and connection options. Covers IPS, VA, OLED, and TN panels with comparison tables.
How to Check If a GPU Is Working Properly
Test your graphics card using Task Manager and MSI Afterburner. Covers monitoring tools, benchmarking, physical inspection, and common GPU problems with fixes.
Parts of a Computer and Their Functions
A complete breakdown of every major PC component including the CPU, motherboard, RAM, GPU, storage, PSU, cooling, and connectivity. Includes an interactive quiz.
PC Airflow Optimization: How to Cool Your Computer
How to set up your case fans for balanced positive pressure, which fan configurations work best, and free ways to drop your temps by up to 27°F without buying anything new.
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The Computer Info Bits learning hub is where practical technology knowledge gets written down in a format that is easy to read and actually useful. Rather than chasing trends or publishing filler, each post focuses on a specific topic with enough depth to be worth your time.
Topics range across PC hardware, Windows software, networking fundamentals, storage, and the kind of IT knowledge that comes from working with real systems rather than just reading about them. Posts are written by Marlo Strydom, an IT systems engineer with over 20 years of experience.
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