I change these two simple settings on my GPU to unlock better performance
…This means it's 18% higher than the normal default limit. Related I flashed my GPU BIOS for higher power limits, but most people shouldn't do it Flashing a custom GPU…
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ESPHome turned my junk drawer into a smart home
…It's the ultimate digital glue that turns a drawer full of old dev boards and sensors into a high-end, local-only smart home system . Related Curtain automation is fun, but…
Matter promised to fix smart homes, but created a worse mess instead
…This means that if you buy a high-end Nanoleaf or Govee strip light, Matter can't handle the AI sync or complex gradients. You still need the manufacturer's app to…
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are locked behind software updates you don't know about
…This means that your high-end Wi-Fi 7 router might have its fastest lane software locked to comply with local laws, effectively turning your next-gen hardware into a standard Wi…
Alexa+ just made impulse spending dangerously easy, and Amazon knows it
…When you order via Alexa+, the AI might suggest the most popular option, which happens to be the one with the highest margin, or even end up being a sponsored placement. This…
Windows 11 is secretly throttling your Wi-Fi, and the fix takes 30 seconds
…and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. Sign in to your XDA account Let's say you have a fast multi-gigabit internet plan and a high-end Wi-Fi 6E…
4 things I wish someone told me before I invested $200 into a mesh Wi-Fi system
…Related I replaced my mesh Wi-Fi with a single high-end router, and the results surpassed my expectations Performance improvements were well worth the switch. Your signal is always full bars…
I bought a PCIe riser for aesthetics, and it created a problem nobody warns you about
…While running a Gen 4 card at Gen 3 speeds isn't a massive deal for most games, leading to usually a 1-3% bandwidth loss for productivity, VR, or high-end…
Your USB-C port might be far slower than you think, and the label usually won’t tell you
…If you plug in a high-end 2026 external SSD capable of 7,000MB/s, you'll be hitting a bottleneck that you didn't even really know existed. If you know…
Your home network is only as fast as its slowest cable, and most people have at least one bad one
…peripherals. Sign in to your XDA account Home networking can feel particularly frustrating in the fact that it's easy to feel like you've done everything right, but still end up…