The best $22 I’ve ever spent on my gaming PC
…This soundbar isn't breaking any bass or sound quality records at this price, but I managed to get rid of my speaker clutter and give my desk a new look without…
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Windows 11 hibernation has been silently hammering your SSD this whole time
…With an academic background in design and manufacturing, his insatiable curiosity spans beyond the digital domain. Chandraveer's downtime is an eclectic mix of reading fiction, practicing calligraphy, conceptualizing new products, and…
I'm making these 4 PC tweaks non-negotiable before summer heat arrives
…These settings are designed to push one or more CPU cores by instructing the chip to go beyond factory power limits, and as a result, impose an unwanted thermal tax. Sometimes, MCE…
The SATA mode mistake that nearly cost me my entire system
…Beyond that, he enjoys experimenting with new gadgets as an enthusisast and expressing his views through writing. When he's not in tech, you'll probably find him gaming. Sign in to…
My 5-year-old 5600X is still good enough for 2026, and I'm not upgrading to AM5
…With the DDR5 memory prices going haywire, I can’t justify buying a new processor and an AM5 motherboard when a new RAM stick alone would cost hundreds of bucks – and that…
Your Cat7 cable is probably counterfeit — here's why Cat6a is the real upgrade
…Whether it's breaking news about the latest AMD NPUs or creating video tutorials on social media platforms, Jasmine has contributed to the world of AI and tech in a variety of…
I tested Nvidia's flagship GPUs for gaming, and the RTX 5090 wasn't the winner
…Sign in to your XDA account Move over GeForce RTX 5090 , there's a new king in town . That's the Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Workstation edition, which is more powerful…
The best $25 I ever spent on my gaming PC made it dramatically quieter
…At first, I thought the stock cooler was at fault, but then I settled on the boring upgrade of buying new case fans . With a set of good-quality PWM fans covering…
By the time the Steam Machine ships, it will have already lost the market it was supposed to own
…News of new hardware from Steam was always going to get people talking, and Valve got all the publicity it hoped for. However, the Steam Machine's hardware specs became a huge…
Unified memory is quietly killing SO-DIMM, and mini PCs prove it's already happening
…Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/ Sign in to your XDA account Nothing lasts forever in the tech…