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A Valve engineer's Linux patch makes 8GB AMD GPUs better at gaming

… Poorly optimized allocations between system memory and GPU memory leave games choking as different programs fight for resources. The problem and solution are both fairly deep computer science stuff, and they require knowledge of Linux that I frankly don't possess. …

Apr 13, 2026 · By Michael Crider

pcworld.com › article › 3120311

Tested: The Terramaster D1 SSD enclosure punches above its 10Gbps rating, for now

… On macOS and Linux Mint, the drive read and wrote at around 1GBps, which is the norm the 10Gbps. …

May 1, 2026 · By Jon Jacobi

pcworld.com › article › 3094059

Microsoft says Windows 11 will get faster as it scales back Copilot

… For one, it's a modern framework, and should be more efficient on modern GPUs. …

Mar 20, 2026 · By Mark Hachman

pcworld.com › article › 2523987

Your dusty USB stick deserves a second life as a PC rescue kit

… CPU-Z, GPU-Z, SSD-Z, and PCI-Z specialize in the values of the processor, graphics chip, SSD, and PCI bus. …

May 25, 2026 · By Thorsten Eggeling