Your next storage upgrade shouldn't be an SSD — not for the next two years
…Related The RAM crisis derailed my PC upgrade plans, so here's what I'm doing instead Built in the Covid era, and upgrading in the AI era Forget about SSDs for…
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Jellyfin's anime plugins solve problems Crunchyroll never could, and Shokofin is just the start
…I watch a lot of anime, and Crunchyroll was the best bet for finding simulcasts and more niche options. In the end, though, it couldn't really do what I wanted. It…
GPU prices shelved my upgrade plans, so I pushed my 5-year-old GPU to its limits
…When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). Sign in to your XDA account It seems…
The best $25 I ever spent on my gaming PC made it dramatically quieter
…Seeing what I spent on these fans, it was one of the most impactful upgrades I had made on any of my builds. Related 5 PC upgrades that delivered far more than…
Forget SO-DIMM RAM — every laptop should have adopted LPCAMM2 years ago
…When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). Sign in to your XDA account For as…
Stop ignoring your spare PCIe x1 slot — it's more useful than half the upgrades you buy
…When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). Sign in to your XDA account Most PC…
I stopped chasing GPU upgrades once I realized DLSS was doing more for my framerate than the silicon
…I mean, I did watch the CES keynote live, but it didn't tempt me to consider buying it. And it wasn't just about the $2,000 MSRP. For the first…
AMD is resurrecting a 4-year-old CPU, and it exposes some uncomfortable truths about the PC industry
…Sign in to your XDA account Summary AMD revives the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for AM4, offering a powerful, affordable upgrade. Resurrecting older CPUs highlights soaring DDR5/AM5 costs and stalled upgrade cycles…
I still regret these 4 PC building blunders that haunted my upgrade path for years
…Of course, I wanted a build that was ready for future upgrades, but a handful of mistakes forced me to compromise on certain upgrade choices. Then, in 2022, some component choices were…
Your TV's default picture settings are ruining every movie you watch
…So, recently, when I was considering a TV upgrade, I decided to spend time playing around with the settings on my TV first. It turns out I didn't need better hardware…