Your CPU temps won't improve until you fix these 3 mistakes
…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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I stopped dual-booting Linux after discovering Windows' hidden kernel
…I am not new to WSL and have found the idea of running a real Linux machine with a Linux kernel on a Windows PC quite fascinating. It is lighter than standard…
Linux gaming needs immutable distros more than it needs freedom
…If you set up your PC with a distro like Aurora and decide later you want a more focused gaming experience, you can rebase your PC to Bazzite without losing your data…
What Intel Firefly actually means for Windows laptops (and why it's not just another processor)
…Having a reference design for cheaper laptops would open up deeper Windows optimizations, better sleep consistency, stronger CPUs and GPUs, high-bandwidth memory, and improved NPUs for local AI. Desktop PCs have…
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
…Since then, hardware manufacturers and game developers have focused on Windows, creating a walled garden that continues to push Linux out of the PC gaming conversation. Even now, the progress we see…
Swapping two cheap Ethernet cables doubled network speeds overnight
…Sign in to your XDA account Before I took networking seriously as a younger lad, I would spend hours optimizing my desktop PC. This would involve BIOS setting tweaks, benchmarking, and countless…
I stopped organizing my NAS like a PC, and everything got easier to back up and maintain
…PC systems are optimized for daily usage. A NAS is good for long-term storage and should be configured as such. Not all folders will share the same weight of importance. Some…
Intel's Arrow Lake refresh should have arrived months ago
…Intel Binary Optimization Technology (iBOT) is one part that offers runtime modification of a game's machine code to streamline instructions for Intel's silicon, even if the programs were optimized for…
Microsoft's Xbox Mode finally turned my gaming PC into a console, and I'm not going back to the desktop launcher
…experience that the PC ecosystem, or more accurately, the Windows ecosystem has historically lacked. Booting into a game without first dealing with the OS, the launchers, the background optimization has always been…
I 3D printed 8 desk accessories, but these are the ones I actually kept
…On the off chance that you have a spare 120mm PC case fan sitting around, Noctua's Airflow Amplifier can turn it into a focused yet silent breeze on your desk. While…