Most people blame their GPU, but the CPU is often the real bottleneck
…With the GPUs and high-refresh-rate OLED monitors we have today, many of us are aiming for frame rates beyond 100FPS. At 60FPS, your CPU doesn't matter as much, but…
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Windows is sabotaging your expensive hardware, and these are the biggest ways how
…And yet, somehow, there isn't a single one of us whose system doesn't occasionally stutter, take its time to respond, or feel like it's never quite running at full…
4 Plex settings I changed to finally get reliable 4K streaming
…Plex supports hardware-accelerated streaming on most mid to high-end NAS systems and PCs using dedicated hardware for encoding and decoding in real time, so CPU-bound software transcoding doesn't…
I turned this $55 Raspberry Pi into the ultimate streaming device
…Otherwise, the stream stutters, and eventually the system becomes unresponsive. Pi's VideoCore VI GPU doesn't support H.265 hardware decoding. So any transcoding attempts cause the entire CPU to fail…
I blamed my RTX 4090 for poor performance, but this was the real problem
…and latest CPU available. But the more I looked at my GPU usage while gaming, the harder it became to ignore the problem. Related 3 signs you're not actually using your…
I upgraded my 5800X3D expecting more FPS, but that's not what impressed me most
…team is pushing a site, and there are several players in that area, with utility being used by both sides. In Valorant , that means the CPU suddenly has a lot more work…
I ditched my 5800X3D for a 9800X3D and learned these 3 lessons the hard way
…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…
3 signs you're not actually using your new GPU to its full potential
…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…
I upgraded to an RTX 4090 and only got half the performance boost I expected
…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…
Your budget SSD could brick itself without warning — here's why premium drives are worth it
…Sign in to your XDA account When building a PC, it's common to agonize over selecting your CPU and graphics card, but storage drives are often seen as an afterthought. Even…