My 360Hz monitor exposed the real bottleneck in my PC
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…
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Microsoft rolls out Xbox Mode, bringing a console-like experience to any PC
…with modest performance gains, and could be promising if Microsoft continues to refine the experience. Microsoft has rolled out its gaming-focused Xbox Mode to all Windows 11 PCs and devices , including…
Linux gaming still breaks in ways that make normal people give up
Ty Sherback Apr 30, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
AMD may not have the best chips, but AM4 shows why I should trust it over Intel
…Now, in the case of PC hardware ownership, I consider anywhere between five to six years a reasonable amount of time. This also includes being able to enjoy optimum performance, and having…
Ryzen X3D CPUs sound like magic, until you look at the GPUs most people actually use
…performance on such a system will almost always beat that of a weaker GPU and a Ryzen X3D CPU. If you have a limited budget to spare for a new PC, it…
The 5800X3D wasn't just another CPU — it kept AM4 alive and proved 3D V-Cache was the real deal
…Sure, the 5800X3D cost around $449 back then, but for someone running, say, Ryzen 5 3600, it was a 45% performance uplift in average FPS without building a new PC. In 2026…
I stopped buying expensive Ethernet cables after learning what actually matters
…reliability, and better overall performance. Some product listings even implied that premium cables could help deliver lower latency and faster networking speeds. As someone who enjoys building PCs, experimenting with networking hardware…
Windows laptops are having the best year ever, except for one massive catch
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
A Valve engineer just stopped Linux from stealing VRAM from your 8GB GPU
…of VRAM, while the latter tells the PC to always focus on the current active window. The end result means far better game performance loss protection on Linux, especially on 8GB and…
Nova Lake is set to change nearly everything you know about Intel CPUs
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…