As an adjunct to the Bioshock thread...I reinstalled Steam to pre-load Bioshock, and I'm a little confused by the fact that the Steam client is constantly using cpu time. The Bioshock download has ...

There are several factors that can cause steam taking up too much of CPU resources ranging from Steam overlay, to using different steam skins, and changes in interface settings. Listed below are the ...

When we evaluated how many CPU cores you need for a great gaming experience, our benchmark data showed that a 6-core/12-thread processor was the sweet spot. That was nearly a year ago, and generally ...

Six-core processors have finally overtaken quad-core chips as the most popular type of CPU for PC gamers. Valve’s recently released Steam Hardware Survey for March has revealed that the period of ...

When AMD launched Ryzen back in April 2017, the company made it a point to emphasize higher core counts than Intel was selling in the consumer market, with a Ryzen 7 1800X offering up to eight CPU ...