I'm switching to Linux for gaming — here's why
Charles Wolfe Mar 31, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT Charles has worked with many technologies, from Arduino to PCs, over the past 10 years. He's interested in anything electronic, but especially…
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Your GPU does way more than gaming, and it's the reason your PC doesn't feel broken
…Related All the settings in AMD, Intel, and Nvidia's drivers you need to enable Optimized defaults get your PC booting but there are tweaks to do for every GPU maker Video…
Your 8GB GPU isn't as doomed as everyone says, and Nvidia just proved it
Ty Sherback Apr 14, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
Your motherboard is throttling your PCIe slots in BIOS, and you probably don't know how to fix it
…His curiosity about how things work sparked an intrest in building PCs and taking apart tech gadged to understand them better. Beyond that, he enjoys experimenting with new gadgets as an enthusisast…
Nvidia's restarting RTX 3060 production, and it's good news for gamers, great news for homelabbers
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…
I ran local LLMs on my phone for a month, and now my desktop setup feels like overkill
…Sign in to your XDA account Self-hosting LLMs on a regular PC always felt like a partial win to me. The hardware does what you ask of it most of the…
Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional
…Valve isn't walking away from x86 or anything like that; the Steam Machine is still x86, and today, x86 is still the safest path for PC gaming. On top of that…
I blamed my RTX 4090 for poor performance, but this was the real problem
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…
An RTX 3070 is living proof that software now matters more than hardware
…t because of fantastic optimization by every developer in the world, either. It's just because the philosophy behind rendering has fundamentally changed. The future of PC gaming does not belong exclusively…
The gaming industry's biggest lie is about what your setup needs — here's what actually matters
…about esports optimization to anyone willing to listen. Most people will see a far bigger improvement from upgrading their internet plan, improving router placement, or simply wiring their PC directly into Ethernet…