When AAA game developers block entire GPU brands, PC gaming loses its biggest advantage
… On March 23rd, Pearl Abyss announced that it was working on compatibility for Intel Arc GPUs, walking back its earlier position. …
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These 4 PC drivers will tank your performance if you skip them
… At first, I blamed my monitor for the flickering, until a warning in Call of Duty noted that my GPU driver was outdated. …
I replaced cloud LLMs with local models running off a Proxmox LXC, and the performance trade-off was worth it
… Related Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks There's a lot you can do with these models Proxmox LXCs are incredible for hosting llama.cpp With some GPU passthrough wizardry, I can put my old graphics cards to good use Like most LLM-hosting enthusiasts, I started my j… …
Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
… Offloading layers lets me run massive LLMs on weak GPUs That’s how I managed to deploy Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on 12GB of VRAM Although your GPU is the ideal component for providing extra processing oomph to your LLMs, it’s not the only device capable of running them. …
I didn’t know I could give my old laptop a second life with an eGPU
… I didn’t realize an eGPU could change the whole conversation. If you’ve never looked into one before, an external GPU eGPU is basically a desktop graphics card that sits in a special enclosure outside your laptop and connects through high-speed ports like Thunderbolt or USB4 . …
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
… Performance, compatibility, and reliability have improved a lot, but the average gamer still prefers the problems of Windows to the unpredictability of Linux. …
PC building is expensive in 2026, and these are the used enterprise parts I'm buying instead
… These are workstation GPUs and aren't designed for intensive gaming, so if you are looking to play AAA titles, then you're probably better off opting for a standard consumer GPU, but it will be significantly more expensive. …
These PC building "best practices" are costing you money and doing nothing for your rig
… If Nvidia comes out with a new software trick that doesn't support your GPU generation, you'll have to upgrade anyway. If AMD's latest FSR version stops support for older-gen cards, your high-end GPU will stop feeling high-end. …
Most people misread PC component specs, and it's costing them money
… GPU buyers often fixate on VRAM because it is one of the easiest specs to understand, but memory capacity alone does not tell you how powerful a card is. …
This new feature in TrueNAS 26 makes accessing files easier than ever
… Between its terrific ZFS support, powerful data protection features, and solid compatibility with Docker apps, TrueNAS has everything you need to build a reliable storage server without spending a dime on the OS. …