disable cores

Hey all! I am currently working on an essay which will look at whether it is more important to increase CPU power, or if it saves more time to improve the efficiency of the algorithm itself. In testing this I will need to underclock my cpu and disable some cores in order to test how fast it...

I am looking at computer parts for my first gaming pc. trying to get different ideas on a good build. I will be playing mainly minecraft with mods and league of legends. Will be buying some modern games later but not a ton of them. I would like to see high settings and steady frame rates. I have...