SteamOS runs so much better on the ROG Ally X that I stopped using my Steam Deck
…Then, SteamOS became available for other handhelds As soon as I put SteamOS on the more capable hardware of the ROG Ally X, I was hooked all over again. I could play…
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Ollama is still the easiest way to start local LLMs, but it's the worst way to keep running them
…04 / 8 Hardware When running an LLM with Ollama, what hardware component has the biggest impact on inference speed? A Hard disk drive (HDD) read speed B CPU clock speed in GHz…
Windows is learning Linux's best tricks, while Linux is learning Windows' best tricks
…Windows for software compatibility, gaming, and out-of-the-box hardware support; Linux for performance, stability, and the freedom to actually own your machine. The lines were clear, and so were the…
I replaced five smart home hubs with a $30 Zigbee dongle and never looked back
Jasmine Mannan Apr 30, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Valve says it hasn't forgotten about the Steam Deck 2
…of the way, if you look at our hardware projects over the years, you can draw a straight line from original Steam Controller and Steam Machines to Steam Deck to everything that…
I built my own Synology alternative, and the hardest part was accepting how good DSM still is
…Firstly, hardware, software, cloud services, and everything else are tightly controlled and work together flawlessly. Though Synology's hardware can usually lag behind the competition and may not be worth the MSRP…
I moved everything to Proxmox and learned that fewer boxes doesn't mean more reliable
…Proxmox didn’t just help me replace hardware. It made me more willing to create a larger, busier lab than I would have tolerated with physical devices. Dedicated hardware still solves problems…
Your AM5 board has a hidden BIOS setting for even better DDR5 performance, and no, it's not EXPO
…That responsibility falls on the memory controller and how it chooses to map addresses across those banks. Related Stop believing these 6 PC hardware "rules" in 2026 Not every PC hardware tip…
For under $100, an Xbox 360 with homebrew beats almost every modern console I own
…the games are still great, or the homebrew scene gives the hardware a second life. The Xbox 360 now has both. For a long time, Microsoft’s seventh-generation console was too…
Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…The problem starts when your setup depends on USB radios, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, or other hardware that needs consistent access. A basic dashboard is one thing. A smart home controller with…