The gaming PC glossary – everything you need to convince the world of your tech cred

Struggling to tell your CPU from your GPU, your FLOPS from your ROPs? We've all been there, the world of gaming PCs can be full of jargon. But don't worry, this is our mammoth, in-depth PC builder's bluffer's guide - the PCGamesN glossary containing all the terms and acronyms you need to convince the world you know your silicon onions. Technology develops pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. And the jumbles of letters jammed together to describe the latest and greatest PC gaming hardware develop even faster. Especially when manufacturers title their own products with complete disregard for standard naming conventions. We're looking at you guys, Intel and AMD. Maybe you need a new processor, but don't know what you need inside it. Maybe you need to know what sort of board you can fit in your diddy PC case. Or maybe you just want to pick up a new SSD and you’re tired of trying to figure your way through all the marketing jargon. Whatever your reason, we can guide you through the hardware terminology wilderness.