Intel's New Arc Pro GPUs show what the consumer cards should have been
…missing all gaming optimizations, and given the paradigm, it's not even a surprise. Has Intel given up on gaming GPUs? Not just yet, but they're focused on greener pastures The…
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Your GPU is degrading faster than it should, and you might be at fault
…They ensure your GPU memory doesn't overheat while you're focused on the core temperature. Related 6 crucial PC maintenance tasks I don't ignore anymore (and you shouldn't either…
I stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
Jasmine Mannan May 30, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
It's not just you — MSI's confession proves it's the worst year ever for PC hardware
…I'm cautiously optimistic about the near future of the PC hardware industry. I'm hoping oversupply and consumer dissatisfaction with sky-high prices will continue to chip at prices as the…
I run Proxmox and Docker together in my homelab, and here's why treating them as rivals wastes resources
…Focusing on how they can be used together allowed me to create a bustling server farm with three compact PC nodes all working together. Taking advantage of both platforms ensures I'm…
Your AM5 board has a hidden BIOS setting for even better DDR5 performance, and no, it's not EXPO
…Related Stop believing these 6 PC hardware "rules" in 2026 Not every PC hardware tip needs to be adhered to forever What bank address hashing actually does It breaks linear access to…
Pointing your router antennas straight up is quietly killing your Wi-Fi
Ty Sherback Apr 24, 2026, 8:00 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…
FireWire ran external hard drives at full speed when USB physically couldn't, but it still lost
…Once Intel threw its weight behind USB 2.0 instead, the PC side moved on almost entirely. FireWire stayed on Macs for years afterward, but the PC world had already made up…
Google Opal does what Cursor and Claude Code can't by letting me build apps without touching code
…A lifelong tech enthusiast who has built three gaming and productivity powerhouse PCs since 2018, his passion for technology keeps him closely following the semiconductor industry, from NVIDIA and AMD to ARM…
These 3 tweaks improved my thermals more than any cooler upgrade
…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…