Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
João Carrasqueira Mar 30, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…
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This lightweight Linux distro is what old hardware has been waiting for
…Old hardware doesn’t need dogma. It needs a setup that stays light without making daily use feel like homework. Why more old PC owners should pay attention to Void Old hardware…
Building my own NAS taught me why prebuilt enclosures are holding you back
Rich Edmonds Apr 9, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
These 5 simple habits make my PC feel much faster
…Sign in to your XDA account Over time, Windows PCs start to feel slow. It happens to most of us, and we automatically assume this is linked to hardware limitations. But more…
The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
…Plus, Proton had become mature enough that by integrating it with Steam, a very large majority of PC games would be playable. Plus, this time, the hardware was a unified platform coming…
Stop upgrading your CPU for media server transcoding; a used GPU does it better
…years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their…
I built a 4K Jellyfin server with Intel Quick Sync for under $200, and it's enough to replace my old GPU setup
Ayush Pande May 20, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Unraid finally dropped the USB boot stick requirement, and it's about time
Ayush Pande Apr 21, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Stop buying expensive docks when your monitor already has one
Jasmine Mannan Apr 19, 2026, 9:00 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…
Unified memory is quietly killing SO-DIMM, and mini PCs prove it's already happening
…Because of the big performance benefits of this architecture, many mini PCs — and even gaming handhelds or tablets like the Asus ROG Flow Z13 — have used this hardware with no upgradeable memory…