The Steam Deck taught PC handheld makers the wrong lesson
Jasmine Mannan May 30, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
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6 unsaid rules all PC gamers must obey (but don't)
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
I tested TrueNAS, Unraid, and OpenMediaVault to find the perfect NAS OS, and there's a clear winner
…That way, you can customize your DIY NAS with as many (or as few) extra features as you may need. Combine OpenMediaVault’s barebones nature with its terrific hardware compatibility, and you…
These Corsair iCUE Link QX120 RGB fans are finally worth buying at this price
…The ability to customize the air being pushed in or out of the PC case can create the perfect space for your hardware to live in. The important part is that these…
Valve says the Steam Deck 2 needs a chip that doesn't exist yet
Jasmine Mannan Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I turned my dusty PS3 into a retro console, and my nephew forgot about his PS5 entirely
…You can try adding a soundtrack of classic game tunes and a custom XMB theme to give it a retro look. I tried out some custom XMB themes to give the console…
I built a DIY automation keypad for under $20, and it replaced three devices on my desk
Jasmine Mannan Mar 29, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Intel's $949 GPU has 32GB of VRAM for local AI, but the software is why Nvidia keeps winning
…through llama.cpp on the same hardware using Vulkan. When I used ipex-llm on my Arc A770 to run local models through a custom Docker setup, the performance was pretty decent…
Xbox's full-screen handheld dashboard is just a Windows mask, and SteamOS proves why that matters
Jasmine Mannan Jun 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
This one OPNsense feature made me realize what my old router had been missing for years
Rich Edmonds Mar 26, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…