Google's free Gemma 4 model runs on hardware you probably already own
…That's the full-fat model, which would normally need a $10,000 GPU to run on locally. Related Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right…
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This thin MSI laptop hides gaming muscle under its professional disguise, thanks to Nvidia's RTX Spark
…After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to technician for all computer issues, he found his passion for writing and decided to use his skill…
I built the weirdest possible NAS from hardware I already owned, and it works surprisingly well
…And in all fairness, a Raspberry Pi tends to run into issues when powering multiple drives (especially HDDs) without additional accessories, anyway. This wacky setup supports basic NAS functionality Considering my previous…
I stopped blaming my gaming handheld's battery and started tuning it with this free plugin instead
…He holds a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, and his work can be found in multiple publications, including Notebookcheck . Outside of work, he enjoys exploring new gaming hardware, testing system performance…
I used Claude Code with a local LLM on Ollama, and it’s surprisingly capable for something that's free
…It can clean up a function, rename variables, or restructure logic without much issue. The limitations show up when you ask it to coordinate changes across multiple files, since that is where…
DisplayPort is everywhere except TVs, and it's quietly limiting PC gamers
…The primary concern is the GPU, as it has limited HDMI connectivity. Many GPUs come with multiple ports, and most of these are reserved for the DisplayPort interface, with one (at best…
You need these 6 self-hosted tools if you value your privacy
…Vert gets rid of these issues in one fell swoop by letting you convert typical documents, images, or audio files on your local machine. Besides running multiple conversion tasks in tandem, Vert…
Wine has been translating Windows games to Linux since 1993, but Proton is what made it effortless
…All of this is a big deal as it means games can talk to your GPU without going through emulation layers, but rather, an architecturally simpler translation layer that takes function calls…
I put my Steam library on my NAS, and it was both brilliant and stupid
…The best part? In every title I’d run so far, latency was never an issue. Sure, the textures would take an extra millisecond or two to load in open-world titles…
I ditched Copilot on VS Code for this free extension, and it's miles ahead
…I often use LLMs to debug complex projects or to understand what a certain function does – and this involves uploading multiple snippets (and sometimes entire config files) to the clanker. Between the…