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Question from Keenan: I have a three year old Toshiba laptop that’s currently running Windows 10.
I recently began playing a game with my brother and we love it so much that we spend hours at a time playing it.
The problem is the laptop gets very hot and shuts down in the middle of a game, but it only overheats like this when I’m gaming.
I’ve blown the dust out of this machine but it still overheats. How can I make it run cooler while playing my game? [Read more…]
Question from Cecille: My son is wanting a gaming computer for his birthday. The one he has been looking at is over $900.
I mentioned this to my friend and she suggested that I look into something called Cloud Gaming that lets the person play games without having to buy an expensive gaming computer.
What exactly is Cloud Gaming, and how does it work? [Read more…]
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Question from Brett P.: I recently bought a gaming PC and it performs awesomely well on my favorite games.
My problem is I travel frequently for work and I can’t take the gaming machine with me.
I also have a Dell Latitude business notebook that’s supplied by my company that I use when I’m on the road.
I know this laptop is capable of running my games but I’m not allowed to install them on it (company rules).
Do you think I can use TeamViewer to remotely play games on the desktop back at home over the Internet using the laptop in a hotel room?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Frank A.: Hi Rick. I need a little advice if you don’t mind.
I just bought a new HP desktop computer that came with a 1Gbps network adapter in it.
I’m thinking about replacing my ancient 300 Mbps router with a new AC class router (#ad) and purchasing a couple of 1Gbps wired networking adapters (#ad) for my wife’s and son’s computers to bring everything on the network up to 1Gbps.
My son and I play competitive games over the network and I’ve read that this will really speed up those games. My wife uses her computer primarily for emailing and visiting a few websites (mostly Facebook and Pinterest).
I would really like to keep all the computers connected to the router via Ethernet cables if at all possible.
My question is do you think the benefits of making these upgrades justify the cost given that our Internet connection tops out at just 50Mbps?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]