I went back to IPS after years on OLED, and it exposed OLED's biggest flaws
… Related 4 things no one tells you about owning an OLED monitor OLED monitors come with their own set of quirks. …
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3 reasons your monitor upgrade matters a lot more than your next GPU upgrade
… Related I regret using this gaming monitor for years I wasted three years with a 75Hz "gaming" monitor High-end gaming monitors are finally getting affordable It's the year for monitor upgrades Before 2026, advanced gaming monitors were prohibitively expensive. …
My homelab SSD was silently failing, and one monitoring tool caught it before the other
… In case you didn’t know, there is tech inside your SSD to monitor its own health. It has been there from the HDD era, known as SMART. SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. …
These forgotten Microsoft tools do what I used to pay for
… Before downloading it, I was monitoring various aspects of my system with disparate tools some paid, some free that I'd cobbled together. …
I changed two settings in my photo editor and my exports don't have hidden surprises anymore
… The deep blacks of an in-ear monitor shell turn into a muddy gray. …
5 best free alternatives to Adobe creative software you should use instead
… It isn’t an open-source tool, but it does have its own GitHub page, which is monitored by its one-man developer team. …
Most gamers aren't actually using DLSS 4.5's new transformer model — here's why and how to fix it
… Related You don't need a 4K monitor to make DLSS 4.5 worth it Even at 1440p, DLSS 4.5 delivers great results, thanks to Preset L
Owning the latest GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD made me realize that software matters more than hardware in 2026
… AMD's UI is cleaner, more responsive, and packs in tuning, recording, and monitoring features that Nvidia might've matched function-for-function, but it lacks the same clean UI. …
I dropped my DDR5 down a speed tier, and the performance difference was basically nothing
… Even though 32GB is still the sweet spot for gaming, I like having the extra headroom when I'm doing several things side-by-side on my multi-monitor setup. …
Native 4K was supposed to be the endgame, but upscaling changed that
… Of course, if you look closely enough, which is inevitable if you sit close to the monitor like I do, native 4K can still look slightly cleaner in many situations. …