Frame generation promised smoother gaming, but it exposed new bottlenecks
…And that's a big deal, especially for those with budget and mid-range cards like the RTX 5060 Ti and 5070. Personally, I used frame generation to get around CPU bottlenecks…
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The best $25 I ever spent on my gaming PC made it dramatically quieter
…The PC ran hot and loud, begging for some intervention. At first, I thought the stock cooler was at fault, but then I settled on the boring upgrade of buying new case…
My smart home was a mess until I gave it a brain
…Related I monitor my PC with Home Assistant, and it's a bigger deal than I realized From task manager to a fully automated digital nervous system. A smarter home should give…
MacBook Neo review: Apple nails the basics at a low price
Patrick O'Rourke Mar 27, 2026, 11:01 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
I upgraded to an RTX 4090 and only got half the performance boost I expected
…Sometimes, your new GPU is fully responsible for the sluggish performance you're dealing with. For example, you may have upgraded to a lower-end card like the RTX 5060, but it…
I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server – here's how it went
Ayush Pande Apr 12, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I change these 5 GPU settings on every new PC for maximum performance, and you should too
…A GPU undervolt is the cleanest "set it and forget it" tweak you can (and should) make on a new PC. Related I undervolted my CPU and GPU at the same time…
I replaced Adobe, Figma, and Canva with one free tool, and I'm not paying for design software again
…Regulators in the EU and UK blocked it over antitrust concerns, and the deal was scrapped in late 2023. 03 / 8 Canva Where was Canva founded, and in what year did it…
The new Maintenance dashboard is the Home Assistant feature I did not know I needed
Ayush Pande May 14, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
The best NAS distro is getting better at virtualization, but you shouldn't use it exclusively for that
Ayush Pande May 6, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…