Your next PC upgrade should probably be storage organization, not faster storage
…For the uninitiated, moving older games to an HDD is a smart approach. I am a big fan of old games, especially the early versions of Age of Empires , and I have…
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Throwing away your old network equipment is a fool’s errand - here’s what to do with it instead
…The gear is slower than what replaced it, the software is out of date, and the whole point was to upgrade, so why hold onto the old stuff at all? It's…
A used office PC is the best media center upgrade I've made in years
…Related 5 of the best upgrades I’ve made to my custom NAS server Endless upgradability is my favorite aspect of owning a self-assembled NAS
AMD just extended AM5 until 2029, but their real masterpiece is still AM4
…the fact that consumers have to increasingly depend on decade-old platforms to escape the sky-high costs of an upgrade should make a lot more of us, a lot more uncomfortable…
I tested the RTX 3080 against the RTX 5080, and upgrading isn't worth it yet
…Related 5 older GPUs you don't need to upgrade just yet These almost-vintage GPUs aren't done yet If you're below a 3080, it's not a terrible upgrade…
I replaced my 12-core with an X3D CPU for high-refresh gaming, and the difference was bigger than I expected
…However, once I started spending more time in competitive games and upgraded to a 360Hz OLED monitor, everything changed. I noticed how my GPU was underutilized most of the time, sitting at…
Retrofitting old appliances is the smart home upgrade that actually makes sense
Retrofitting old appliances is the smart home upgrade that actually makes sense
Old Amazon Kindles are getting cut off from the Kindle Store in a month
…You can sideload ebooks with Calibre to keep using old Kindles, or consider upgrading. The Kindle revolutionized how we purchase and consume books, and Amazon did an excellent job of maintaining even…
Your ISP router is the biggest bottleneck in your home network, and you know it
…Your internet might be working just fine on an older router, but you're missing out on key upgrades that can significantly improve your network performance. If your router supports anything older…
Don’t toss that old SATA drive - here’s what to do with it instead
…It could be an old 500GB HDD pulled from a laptop SSD upgrade , or your first 256GB SATA SSD that got kicked to the curb when you upgraded to an NVMe drive…