Don't waste your PC upgrade budget until you've fixed these 3 things first
…More often than not, the performance issues you face aren't a direct result of aging hardware, but how well your PC is balanced and set up. For instance, there's no…
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Your weirdest Ethernet issues may have nothing to do with your router, cable, or Windows
…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…
Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor
…and causes issues. Keep using an LTS kernel or older distro if you run an i486; modern kernels may drop support. Linux is well-known for supporting old hardware. If you have…
I built my own Synology alternative, and the hardest part was accepting how good DSM still is
Rich Edmonds May 26, 2026, 3:30 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…
Your PC is probably choking because one fan is fighting the rest
Jasmine Mannan May 3, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…The issue usually is not performance. LXCs are plenty fast, and Docker does not magically need a giant VM to do useful work. The issue is how much weirdness I’m willing…
Matter promised to fix smart homes, but created a worse mess instead
Jasmine Mannan Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Microsoft is finally tackling Windows 11’s driver problem
…At Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC 2026) , the tech giant announced its Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery (CIDR) for Windows Update, a new system that more easily rolls back faulty drivers…
I stopped throwing out old hardware after discovering Proxmox
…Proxmox’s minimum requirements are so low that it can run on outdated systems It doesn’t cause compatibility issues on aged hardware, either If you look at the server-centric forums…
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
Jasmine Mannan Apr 12, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…