I stopped upgrading my PC blindly, and it completely changed how I spend my money
…It all comes down to the kind of games you play and what resolution you play at. If you're someone who mainly plays AAA titles on a 4K monitor, you can…
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I ditched physical monitors for KVM-over-IP, and my server closet actually looks clean now
Joe Rice-Jones May 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's…
I play at 4K on my 1440p monitor with DLSS 4.5, and I'm never going back
Samarveer Singh Mar 26, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Gaming has been Samarveer’s greatest passion, and the Literature graduate in him takes immense joy in dissecting games for their themes, messages…
4 USB-C features that felt like magic the first time I used them
Patrick O'Rourke Jun 9, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
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I monitor my PC with Home Assistant, and it's a bigger deal than I realized
…For a long time, monitoring my system meant glancing at Task Manager or checking temperatures when things felt sluggish. However, bringing that data into Home Assistant has completely changed the game. In…
I used to prefer gaming at 1440p, but DLSS 4.5 changed that
…And when you're used to gaming at 1440p on a 360Hz monitor without DLSS, these two compromises are hard to overlook. Thankfully, DLSS 4.5 has finally convinced me to make…
Your phone's USB-C port can let you run a full desktop, and most people never try it
Jasmine Mannan Jun 20, 2026, 11:00 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…
Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation is here to boost your frame rate
…The feature was first announced back at CES 2026 . With these new DLSS 4.5 features turned on, Nvidia says it's offering the "smoothest path-traced gaming yet," allowing 4K gaming…
I bought an HDMI-to-USB-C cable that didn't work, and now I know why they're so confusing
Wesley Karanja Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Wesley has been passionate about technology from a young age, passion that led him to pursue a Bsc in Computer networking. His curiosity…
I ditched my 5800X3D for a 9800X3D and learned these 3 lessons the hard way
…to see while monitoring using MSI Afterburner . But when you're already gaming at well over 100FPS, an additional 10-20FPS isn't going to dramatically improve your gaming experience. What actually…