…My first machine that I put together had an Intel Core i3-2120 and a GTX 560 Ti, essentially serving as a graduation from Lego to, well, expensive Lego. Since then, I…
…alternatives, and the Steam Deck has quietly turned millions of people into Linux gamers without them really thinking about it, leading to more widespread adoption on desktop machines. Most of that progress…
…When the hardware isn’t strong enough, two things happen – playback starts buffering, or the server drops quality to keep things running. A PC changes that completely . Even older Intel chips, especially…
…a media server instead of another streaming subscription, a private cloud instead of Google Drive, a password manager that lives on your hardware and nowhere else. Tools like Jellyfin, Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, and…
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
…Related I turned my Steam Deck into an Android TV with Waydroid You can use your Steam Deck for way more than gaming. App compatibility also seems pretty solid so far, and…
…Windows for software compatibility, gaming, and out-of-the-box hardware support; Linux for performance, stability, and the freedom to actually own your machine. The lines were clear, and so were the…
…The company learned that halo products elevated the entire GeForce brand above traditional consumer hardware, and so did we. Related Linux just made 8GB VRAM feel like enough for the Steam Machine…
…For anyone interested in the Linux side of consumer hardware, this is one of the few hardware announcements in years that's actually pushing vendor practice toward open kernels and away from…
Simon Batt May 30, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…