Before your router even connects to the internet, change these 6 settings
Ty Sherback Apr 28, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
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Windows 11 quietly added a built-in network speed test, and it's actually good
…latest updates quietly added a built‑in “Perform speed test” option that lets you check your internet connection straight from the Taskbar. It was first spotted in Windows Insider preview builds in…
Your motherboard is throttling your PCIe slots in BIOS, and you probably don't know how to fix it
…However, when you're investing in high-end hardware, even a small bottleneck can mean leaving performance on the table. Lane sharing can quietly reduce performance The second issue that caught me…
Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work
…Since many smart gizmos harness first-party servers for practically every task, a manufacturer discontinuing a lineup essentially renders the product into a paperweight. And that’s something you’d want to…
Your GPU is degrading faster than it should, and you might be at fault
…Related Please stop chasing GPU overclocks before you undervolt Undervolting should be the first strategy for squeezing more performance out of your GPU Ignoring undervolting in favor of peak performance 24/7…
I kept track of every Windows 11 update that broke something this year, and the list is getting long
Ty Sherback Apr 20, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
WSL 3 will finally let Linux apps use your GPU and NPU without the performance tax
Ty Sherback Jun 10, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
AMD is giving older Radeon cards an unexpected upgrade, but it's a bigger deal than it appears
Abhinav Raj May 22, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as…
I switched my gaming handheld from Windows to Bazzite, and I can't go back
…the same performance on the same hardware, but the case isn't that simple. Each OS behaves differently, especially when the hardware is handling a heavy load. Windows, in particular, has a…
GPU prices shelved my upgrade plans, so I pushed my 5-year-old GPU to its limits
…be the first strategy for squeezing more performance out of your GPU I gave Lossless Scaling a shot Universal frame generation for unsupported GPUs Lossless Scaling is a third-party tool that…