Valve says the Steam Deck 2 needs a chip that doesn't exist yet
Jasmine Mannan Apr 2, 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…
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Most people misread PC component specs, and it's costing them money
…A weaker GPU with more VRAM is not automatically better than a faster one with less, especially once you factor in memory bandwidth, core performance, and the types of settings or resolutions…
I stopped reaching for Raspberry Pi when the $60 board hit $95
…But the economics of tinkering look different now, especially after the RAM apocalypse tightened memory supply and forced Raspberry Pi into repeated price hikes tied to LPDDR4 costs and AI-era competition…
I turned off HAGS and gained back a gigabyte of VRAM with almost no FPS loss
…people leave it enabled and never look back. HAGS commits a part of your GPU's memory What isn't talked about enough, however, is the cost of hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling…
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…It has plenty of memory and some beefy internals to handle processing. The RTX 3090 is considered the best bang for your buck, but still, that GPU costs a small fortune, especially…
I ignored mini PCs for years, until AMD APUs made them a serious value proposition
…Most mini PCs arrive as near-complete systems, with storage, RAM, and even the operating system. This makes the upfront cost easier to justify, especially for those buyers who simply want a…
I tested Nvidia's flagship GPUs for gaming, and the RTX 5090 wasn't the winner
…While the 96GB of ECC-capable VRAM is designed for AI, CAD, 3D modeling, and other professional workloads , the first question I had was "can it game?" After all, Nvidia can't…
Used enterprise workstations are the home lab upgrade everyone overlooks
…AI inference. A Precision T5820 or Z4 G4 running a Xeon W-2100 series chip gives you 48 lanes to work with, and the Threadripper Pro variants go considerably higher, but cost…
I tested Gemini, Claude, and Lumo for my taxes — and one made a costly mistake
…relying on my memory. Related I tried Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot for a month and I have a clear winner for you Don’t buy the hype. AI can be a useful…
4 Claude Code slash commands I use daily that make me more productive
…server and everything I have connected to it. — /memory and /context Stop repeating yourself every single session Working with LLMs feels like I am repeating myself on every new session. AI assistants…