… Motherboard manufacturers frequently offer free performance boosts Better performance on the same hardware, at no cost For a while now, the general rule of thumb when it comes to BIOS updates has been that, unless something is broken, you shouldn't update it. …
… As someone who enjoys building PCs, experimenting with networking hardware, and optimizing my setup, those claims were hard to ignore. …
… Software can't make up for modest hardware improvements At the end of the day, gamers care more about raw performance than shiny new features like Multi Frame Generation. …
… Whether it's performance, value, features, efficiency, or flexibility, PC hardware is supposed to move forward . …
… Microsoft views SteamOS as a performance benchmark as it preps Xbox hardware with Windows 11. …
… A purchase made based on everything but performance is still justifiable I don't think the RTX 5080 is a rational purchase in a vacuum. Based on performance, it's a step up in raster and a significant jump in RT, but some purchasing decisions are made in spite of performance, not because of it. …
… As well, Jensen shared details of upcoming hardware. …
… The highlight of the show is the ThinkStation P4, which Lenovo claims is the first workstation in the world to feature both an AMD Ryzen Pro 9000 series processor and an Nvidia RTX Pro 600 Blackwell Workstation Edition GPU, with a thermal design and expandability for future hardware releases. …
… Your PC will eventually slow down, but blaming the hardware is probably misguided Enough time will bring any high-end PC down several notches on the performance ladder, but aging hardware is probably not the culprit. …
… What will eventually matter in the local AI hardware race is superior performance combined with reliable software and a competitive price. …