Please stop putting heatsinks on NVMe drives that never throttle
…Almost every mid to high-end motherboard in 2026 comes with M.2 shields or integrated heat spreaders built in. This means that by investing in a separate heatsink or buying a…
Search
Top stories
Moving to 4K taught me which monitor specs actually matter
…He also competed in semi-pro Counter-Strike for 8 years, making him intimately familiar with everything to do with peripherals. Sign in to your XDA account In my time building PCs…
Samsung TVs just gained native Google Cast, and my Chromecast is officially pointless
…For 2023 Legacy models, it's been confirmed that the S90C and the S95C, as well as high-end QLEDs, are next in line for the gradual rollout. While they might not…
Your old phone is still better than half the smart displays people keep buying
…It's best to stop buying underpowered plastic boxes and start reclaiming the high-end hardware that you already own.
Your old PC doesn't need a new motherboard, just a $15 adapter and a faster drive
…This gives you full speed for high-end Gen 3 SSD drives. Lastly, for those with PCIe 4.0 on newer mid-tier boards, the throughput per lane is 1969 MB/s…
Your desktop might already support one of the best storage upgrades nobody thinks to try
…This is great if you have an open slot and are willing to pony up a few extra bucks for high capacity, high speed drives, but there are alternative options, one of…
NAS makers are slowly admitting people want home servers, not just storage boxes
…hardware was technically functional, but it was also a rough experience on anything but the highest-end units. Underpowered processors, RAM ceilings that made running more than one or two containers a…
The stock cooler on your Ryzen is probably good enough, and the upgrade isn't worth it
…It came with AMD's top-end Ryzen 7 and 9 non-X CPUs, and for those high-core-count beasts, it packed enough of a punch. If you purchased a CPU…
Powerline Ethernet is ugly, imperfect, and sometimes exactly what your house needs
…Sign in to your XDA account If you live in a home with thick plaster walls, concrete floors, or multi-story architectural barriers, you might find that your high-end Wi-Fi…
DRAM prices have tripled, and three products are paying the price
…The entry level is being redefined as 650 plus, leaving the budget market to be filled by refurbished units or high-end tablets that require less RAM to function. Even if you…