Don't waste your PC upgrade budget until you've fixed these 3 things first
…Related The best gaming upgrade in 2026 isn't hardware, it's AI upscaling and frame generation DLSS and FSR are improving faster than hardware right now.
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Your new home's network is already broken — here are the 3 fixes that actually work
Jasmine Mannan Apr 27, 2026, 10:00 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…
Most smart home failures start with DNS, and nobody notices until everything breaks
…These cascading failures rarely originate from bad wireless coverage, faulty cloud servers, or broken hardware; instead, they almost always begin with the Domain Name System. The core problem is that DNS failures…
These 4 PC maintenance tasks cost $0, but improve your performance drastically
…Perhaps in the form of sluggish boot times , slower than usual applications, and a general sense that hardware is pushing itself harder than it should be. But not all of these symptoms…
I built a 10-inch ePaper dashboard for my 3D printer, and it's the best display I've ever used
…Ports USB-C Display 10.3-inch ePaper Wireless Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Pros & Cons Looks great Easy to develop for Open hardware No ESPHome support yet reTerminal E1003 Aluminum frame Ten…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…The Steam Deck runs SteamOS under the surface, which is based on Arch Linux. Switch over to desktop mode, and you're dropped into a full KDE Plasma environment. There's a…
I printed my way out of mud season chaos, and these 5 designs actually work
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account Mud season turns every trip outside into…
Stop buying expensive docks when your monitor already has one
Jasmine Mannan Apr 19, 2026, 9:00 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…
Rockstar is in no hurry to release GTA 6 on PC, and leaked numbers explain exactly why
…Console ecosystems are where Rockstar can tightly control optimization, hardware targets, certification, and most importantly, enormous day-one sales numbers. PC gamers understandably despise hearing that, especially after spending years supporting GTA…
I ran a full LLM on my phone with no internet, and it's more useful than I expected
…You don't need beefy hardware to run Gemma 4 models Not like other local models The reason why local LLMs haven't really appealed to me is more so my fault…