AMD's fTPM is still causing random stutters, but the fix could cost you money
Ty Sherback Apr 17, 2026, 2:00 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…
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PowerToys is now stable enough to replace my entire third-party tool collection
…My main concern with Command Palette was the search performance, and the results were better than last time. The real magic happened when I combined Everything with Command Palette using the ECP3…
I optimized Proxmox's defaults and cut my home lab energy costs without sacrificing speed
…Sign in to your XDA account When you install Proxmox for the first time, you’ll find that the virtualization platform has the enterprise repository enabled by default. Unless you’ve got…
I stopped treating my old 250GB SATA SSD as e-waste, and now I can't live without it
…Second, I've faced file corruption and partitioning conflicts with dual-boot setups in the past, and wanted to avoid those problems entirely. Besides, why waste space for a Windows 11 partition…
I used this utility to gain complete control over my GPU that Nvidia deliberately hides
…Nvidia Profile Inspector is an advanced third-party utility that modifies NVIDIA driver settings for specific games. When I opened it for the first time, it felt like I was accessing something…
I tested the RTX 3080 against the RTX 5080, and upgrading isn't worth it yet
Ty Sherback Jun 15, 2026, 2:00 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…
I'm using Claude Cowork to fix these 3 Windows 11 blunders Microsoft forgot about, and my PC finally feels like my own
Abhinav Raj Jun 4, 2026, 1:00 PM 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 almost bought an ARM-based mini PC, but here's why I backed out
…Those performance-per-watt numbers are hard to ignore. The mini PC space was starting to take note. A small, always-on box tucked behind the monitor to run a handful of…
Microsoft rolls out Xbox Mode, bringing a console-like experience to any PC
…Xbox Mode aggregates Game Pass and third‑party stores (Steam, EA, Ubisoft) with controller‑friendly navigation. It's still a bit glitchy with modest performance gains, and could be promising if Microsoft…
I'm excited for the next generation of Linux distros, and for one big reason
…New updates can break features and wreck performance beyond your wildest imagination. Since Windows believes in the "apply first and think later" approach, you are always unsafe. Bazzite and a few other…