AMD shipped Nvidia's new AI laptop over a year ago, and the software is finally catching up
…The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 , codename Strix Halo, packs 16 Zen 5 cores and 32 threads alongside a 40-CU RDNA 3.5 iGPU and up to 128GB of unified memory, with…
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I replaced ChatGPT and Claude with this powerful local LLM and saved over $20 a month while gaining full control
…Increasing the CPU threads via -t increases its computational prowess, but since I wanted enough context size for my coding tasks, I set -c to 65536 . After asking our resident LLM maestro…
Most people think Ubiquiti gear is overkill for a home lab — they're missing the whole point
…Like the managed network switch with 2.5 GbE ports that supported PoE, but only on some of those ports and didn't have a large enough overall PoE budget for the…
I saved $800 on an anamorphic lens by 3D printing my own for less than a day's rental
…Related The best 3D printing upgrade I made was designing my STLs instead of depending on community downloads There's no substitute for ingenuity and limitless personalization The challenges of current-day…
Trying to self-host LLMs made me realize local AI has a friction problem, not a quality problem
…He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready to debate the finer points of ray tracing or itching to write an 8-page collegiate thesis on any game that…
Your old Nintendo 64 games are finally getting unofficial PC ports, and they run better than emulators
…A growing community of reverse engineers has been reconstructing N64 games as native applications for all kinds of platforms, most notably PCs, with widescreen support, unlocked frame rates, 4K rendering, and proper…
I defended DLSS for years, but DLSS 5's AI slop crosses a line that shouldn't exist
…He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready to debate the finer points of ray tracing or itching to write an 8-page collegiate thesis on any game that…
Recall is one of Windows 11's best features this year, but almost nobody will use it
…He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready to debate the finer points of ray tracing or itching to write an 8-page collegiate thesis on any game that…
Your 3D printer doesn't need as much tweaking as people say — defaults work better than you think
Jeff Butts Apr 14, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
I tested Claude's two biggest competitors because of its usage limits, and one banned my account
…A Reddit thread on r/ZaiGLM has multiple users in the same position, and one of them shared the boilerplate response Z.ai's support sends when you reach out. I sent…