I optimized Proxmox's defaults and cut my home lab energy costs without sacrificing speed
Ayush Pande Mar 24, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
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I let two local LLMs fight over how to optimize a Linux VM, and they destroyed it instead
…Telling an aggressive model to "harden" a Linux box is somehow worse than telling it to "optimize" one, because at least optimization has the decency to look greedy. I had taken a…
I stopped guessing about my RAM usage after finding this hidden Windows diagnostic tool
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Running Ollama on a 15W CPU sounded ridiculous until I got it working with decent results
…Being able to load heavily optimized models onto free and open software, requiring just a PC to run it and some electricity each time the system ramps up to handle your requests…
Your Wi-Fi antennas are pointing the wrong way
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You are using 5GHz wrong if you're blindly cramming it with all your devices
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
Your PC’s Wi-Fi isn't terrible — you're just making these rookie mistakes
…And your router may already have optimized QoS rules, an updated firmware, and the correct channel width. However, many people forget to do the same thing on their PC. Your network adapter…
These 5 simple habits make my PC feel much faster
…Believe me, I have tried PC optimization apps and all that age-old advice, but these small changes have made the biggest impact. That made me realize that simple, smart habits go…
These 4 PC drivers will tank your performance if you skip them
…The easiest way to avoid unnecessary PC problems Driver updates may not be the most exciting part of owning a PC, and you certainly don't need to install every single update…
You're accidentally throttling your GPU if you have never touched this one setting
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…