…Sometimes you don't need an upgrade A good clean does wonders It's easy to think that your hardware has expired and it's time for an upgrade, when in reality…
…Owing to the existing hardware prices, upgrading from the RTX 3080 to the RTX 5080 is a non-starter, and I believe things won't get any better in the near future…
…Reducing Windows bloat will tangibly improve your gaming performance. It might just be thermal throttling playing spoilsport Ensure you're not losing performance to overheating Your hardware might be pretty capable and…
Rich Edmonds May 31, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
…Don't let your old PC become e-waste Give it a new lease of life It's easy to feel like you have to constantly upgrade your hardware time and time…
…Related 6 ways PC hardware has unfortunately lost its charm PC components have never been more uninspiring An upgrade wouldn't make sense for most builders with a stock cooler The math…
…A vertical GPU mount finally let me appreciate the hardware I paid for No, I didn't sacrifice performance for it, either 99 times out of 100, a vertical GPU mount won…
…The RX 9070 XT offers the same rasterized performance, a comfortable 16GB framebuffer, and enough longevity to last you for another 3–5 years without upgrades. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X $170 $299…
…After all, newer and faster hardware is supposed to feel like a huge upgrade in every respect. One of the exceptions to this rule is the DDR5 boot time, infamous for being…
…They're all plug-and-play, but as far home lab use is concerned, the bottlenecks it exposed were largely network-based, not anything to do with hardware. Upgrading to multi-gig…