…This gaming handheld plugin goes beyond setting TDP limits Beyond basic TDP controls, SimpleDeckyTDP offers controls over how the hardware behaves. For instance, you can adjust the CPU boost, fine-tune the…
…One of the coolest things about the tinkering community is that, if you have a problem connecting two pieces of hardware together, they've likely already figured out a way to bridge…
…the lightweight backbone Minimal OS, maximum control Hardware alone wasn’t enough to handle all the services I had planned to run. Software choice mattered more in my case, as it tied…
Rich Edmonds Apr 22, 2026, 12:31 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
Abid Ahsan Shanto May 4, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Abid covers consumer hardware, gaming, and platform updates with an emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and reader-first context. He holds a BSc…
…It is about who controls that sync layer and what happens to the hardware when the company decides to push an update I didn’t ask for. The 2024 app overhaul backlash…
…You end up fighting two layers of Steam Input for control of the same hardware. The fix is to go to Desktop Mode, close Steam entirely, and then open the Steam Link…
…There's zero consistency in the three control panels AMD, Nvidia, and Intel can't agree on how to tweak your hardware On the surface, it's only fair that each GPU…
Jasmine Mannan May 25, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…of the voice with local LLMs running on NUCs or green hardware. Home Assistant users have had intent-based control long before Google rebranded Assistant as Gemini . While Gemini is a master…