The most useful upgrade for my gaming rig wasn’t inside my PC
…If you're gaming on an old office monitor or just a display that predates your PC parts, then you probably don't have the best visuals. Upgrading to an OLED gaming…
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I ditched my GPU upgrade plans after finding this free video renderer for 90s animé
…This delta leaves me a comfortable performance overhead for when I upgrade to a 4K display or pop this card into my HTPC, all while keeping temps in check and a new…
GentleOS/16 is a vintage hobby OS that runs off a 48-year-old CPU and 192KB of RAM
…But what if we had an operating system that went in reverse and targeted older hardware? And what if that older hardware was an 8086 CPU released in 1978? Well, that's…
iPhone 17e review: The iPhone for your parents gets better
…and dust resistance, Face ID, and wireless charging at up to 15W and wired charging at 20W. iPhone 17e SoC A19 Display 6.1-inch 1170 x 2532 pixel resolution OLED, HDR10…
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If I could rebuild my PC from scratch, I'd do these 7 things differently
…My current setup is less than optimal though, as it includes two mismatched screens — a 27-inch Dell display and a 23-inch Samsung display. The result of these mismatched displays is…
I downgraded to a decade-old GPU for a week, and the results surprised me
…After slotting it in, I immediately began having display detection issues, and I have a feeling it's due to my 4K 240Hz OLED. Driving a display of this size and refresh…
I spent weeks chasing a DisplayPort problem that HDMI solved in seconds
…HDMI caught up, and there's no royalty funny business or weird treatment of Linux drivers. When I upgraded from my 1440p IPS display to a 4K OLED, I reached for DisplayPort…
My discontinued Kindle became the best smart home display I own, and it cost me nothing to set up
…server Reusing an old Kindle as a smart home display is fantastic upcycling Using your old Kindle as a smart display is one of the many inventive, and genuinely useful projects that…
Transform your monitor into a smart TV for just $15
…into the HDMI port of your display, and you're good to go. It's a fantastic way to upgrade an older TV or monitor, and it doesn't cost all that…
Old Amazon Kindles are getting cut off from the Kindle Store in a month
…You can sideload ebooks with Calibre to keep using old Kindles, or consider upgrading. The Kindle revolutionized how we purchase and consume books, and Amazon did an excellent job of maintaining even…