The 5800X3D is the 1080 Ti of CPUs, but I wouldn't buy one today
…It was so far ahead of other Zen 3 CPUs in gaming that it gave AM4 users a reason to postpone a platform upgrade for years. Even today, it holds up surprisingly…
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Your motherboard is throttling your PCIe slots in BIOS, and you probably don't know how to fix it
…workloads involving high-speed storage, content creation, virtualization, gaming, or large file transfers can sometimes expose them. In performance-focused systems, even small delays can add up and affect the overall user…
I chose the wrong motherboard on my old PC, and it doomed every upgrade that followed
…Related 5 reasons a cheap motherboard is perfectly fine for most gamers Most gamers don't need to worry about the motherboard The single M.2 slot eliminated NVMe upgrades I was…
I stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
…Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. Sign in to your XDA account Smart home automation room tracking is…
These 4 Terminal commands turned my Windows 11 workflow into something I actually enjoy
…The generated report is so exhaustive that you won’t need to worry about using other WLAN-related commands again. The command structure is also standard, using the netsh CLI tool to…
4 PC settings you've never touched that are silently costing you performance
…Sure, seasoned gamers may know about XMP/EXPO, Resizable BAR, and GPU power limits, but the majority of users are unaware of these settings. I want to highlight some other PC settings…
I streamed my Steam library to my handheld and stopped worrying about storage
…This program lets you stream games from your main PC to a wide range of other devices, including gaming handhelds. There's also Steam Remote Play, which does something similar for games…
I ditched my motherboard's fan presets and built my own curve, and the difference is massive
…This includes fan curves, which are often forgotten about among the other more tangible ways to increase performance through the BIOS . Changing them using the built-in options can seem like a…
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…
Home Assistant slows down over time, but there's a nuclear option most people don't realize
…Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. Sign in to your XDA account The symptoms of a mature but…