5 reasons I am done with PC building
…have never been higher, and for what? The performance of PC games has never been worse — titles that look worse than previous-gen games now demand much more power to run. The…
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Why does my gaming PC feel slow?
When I first dropped into a heavily contested lobby in Call of Duty: Warzone, I expected the game to run without any frame drops and with immediate response to my commands. My in-game telemetry showed frame rates that were far lower than what my hardware should have delivered. I spent the entire day trying to solve different display driver issues after I first suspected that background processes were causing problems with my system performance. The system had enough processing power to deliver 1440p graphics at high refresh rates, but an unknown factor prevented the system from operating at it
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Most home servers are wildly overbuilt, and the N100 proved it to me
…chose the N100 is that my home server doesn’t need constant bursts of high-end CPU power. Most of the tasks I run are not heavy computational workloads. They are services…
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…
Your USB-C port might be far slower than you think, and the label usually won’t tell you
…A USB4 80Gbps port might skip those features to save costs, leaving you with a cable that won't run your high-end docking station at full power. Of course, yet again…
Nova Lake is set to change nearly everything you know about Intel CPUs
…TSMC N2 also incorporates GAAFET technology, replacing the existing FinFET process to promise higher performance per watt and increased power efficiency. Furthermore, Backside Power Delivery (BPD) in TSMC's N2 node will…
I still don't trust Nvidia's driver release notes after months of performance issues
…71 ended up causing cards to run at lower voltages, reducing clock speeds and power draw levels. The result was, once again, ridiculously bad, and led to up to 16% performance drops…
3 signs you're not actually using your new GPU to its full potential
…That's why I always say you shouldn't even consider a high-end GPU until you've addressed the bottlenecks in your system. Related Don't buy a high-end GPU…
DLAA is what I keep recommending over DLSS, but almost nobody uses it
…I find myself coming back to DLAA because performance isn't an issue. I know most of you aren't using high-end GPUs, but for those who do, image quality may…
I change these 4 BIOS settings on every PC I build, and they make a real difference
…Here are the four settings I change on every PC I build, whether it's for high-performance gaming or some very busy creative workflows. Precision Boost Overdrive and Multi-Core Enhancement…
4 ways you're shortening your SSD's lifespan without realizing it
…This problem is usually severe only for Gen5 SSDs , but even if you're running a high-end Gen4 drive, you should ensure your PC's airflow is optimized . If your SSD…