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How a $3 ESP32 card turns your PC's power button into a remote switch—no Wake-on-LAN required
I can turn on my PC from anywhere.
Why used Ryzen 5000 chips are suddenly the smartest CPU purchase in years
Now is not the time to invest in the latest components
Your fancy PCIe 5.0 drives are probably running at half speed
There's a good chance your Gen5 SSD is only using half the lanes it was sold with.
I built a NAS from a decade-old PC and it still beats a Synology
A commercial NAS is convenient, but building your own gets you better performance.
Nvidia is all-in on DLSS, but AMD’s simpler GPU strategy is starting to look smarter
Actual hardware improvements feel better when you have to spend a lot of money
How magnets went from "computer poison" to being in everything
From floppy-era disasters to laptop lids and MagSafe snaps, an unexpected journey through magnets in computing.
GPU undervolting isn't worth the hassle: Set a power limit to drop temps in seconds
A simple power limit can tame runaway temps and fan noise while keeping most gaming performance intact and stable.
This is the cheapest solution to your PC's dead USB port
USB port is toast? Don't worry, you can fix it up
The M.2 slot under your CPU is in the worst possible place, and manufacturers are never going to fix it
Your SSD gets the fastest connection possible, but only if you can actually reach the slot.
Why AMD's latest drivers make ditching NVIDIA actually worth it
And I say that as an NVIDIA GPU owner.
I stopped saving up for a new GPU after optimizing my CPU's graphics performance
Who has the money to buy a new GPU right now, especially when the CPU can help?
I thought 16GB of VRAM was overkill until I started automating my work with local LLMs
I can never get enough VRAM these days.
I switched from NVIDIA to AMD, and one difference surprised me every day
I don't have to use two separate GPU utilities? Brilliant!
It's time to throw away your PC's small AIO liquid cooler
Small radiators choke under long loads as modern heatpipe air coolers close the gap with quieter reliability.
I've started buying "broken" GPUs, and it's not because I know how to fix them
One gamer's trash is a self-hoster's treasure.
Your PC has a hidden USB limit
I pushed my USB ports to the limit just to see how many devices my PC could handle.
This PC dock gives you dual 4K 60Hz monitors without using Thunderbolt
Plugable offers a sharp multi-display setup with USB-C and no drivers.