This eGPU finally unlocks full desktop performance — with a catch
… But because CopprLink is both new and designed for industrial hardware, it isn't available in any laptop. It's not even available in pre-built desktops! …
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Gaming desktop PCs get plastic surgery in the RAM crisis
… Or it might be a harbinger of the way desktop RAM will be sold in the future. Personally, I'd rather just build a desktop without a window, showing off the sad state of PC gaming for anyone on a budget.
Before you buy a Steam Machine, you need to know about its RAM issue
… In fact with Valve opening up SteamOS to a lot more hardware, you might be more comfortable building a conventional desktop though a far less cute one . …
Valve is working on Nvidia support for SteamOS, but don't expect it soon
… It's even coming to some Intel hardware, mostly on the strength of the appeal for those snazzy new handhelds. But it doesn't work so well with Nvidia GPUs, which have an effective monopoly on the desktop side of things. …
I'll never buy another laptop without Windows Hello
… But then you have those that skip the biometric hardware entirely, which is a huge loss these days. I would never give it up if I had the choice. It's so important that I won't buy a laptop if it doesn't have it, and I go out of my way to add it to my desktop PCs. …
Local AI is finally practical: 7 things you can do on your PC right now
… Voice-to-text transcription OpenAI's Whisper voice-to-text model is open source and you can run it on your own PC with tools like Whisper Desktop. Whisper Desktop will run the Whisper model on your PC's GPU for fast transcription. …
I found the perfect torture test for my SteamOS handheld—and it passed
… But playing it in buttery-smooth 240 FPS on my OLED monitor and RTX 5070 Ti desktop made me consider: This game might be a perfect torture test for low-end hardware. …
This Asus open-air desktop case looks great. There's just one problem
… The legs are also pretty dang stylish, making the case look like a monument rather than a piece of hardware. …
Valve’s Steam Machine is pricey. I built a DIY rival for $150 less
… Given that Valve is intending to expand its Linux-based SteamOS to self-built hardware, and you've got plenty of other options like Bazzite besides, I decided to see if I could leverage those Amazon Prime Day deals into an equivalent desktop PC build that costs less. …