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GPU running hot? How to diagnose and fix it yourself

April 13, 2026
If the frame rate suddenly drops, the PC gets very noisy or games crash unexpectedly, an overheating graphics card is often to blame. The good news is that you can identify and fix many of the causes yourself. If you take a systematic approach, you can usually improve cooling significantly without having to buy new hardware straight away. The first step is a thorough assessment. Start by opening a…
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RAM prices are soaring. Framework may not survive it

April 13, 2026
If you want an ongoing tally of how bad the “AI” bubble is for consumers, all you need to do is look at RAM prices. Laptops, game consoles, and cell phones are going up, too, but seeing a RAM DIMM that’s 500 percent more expensive than a year ago is a real shock to the…
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I upgraded to OLED and now every other monitor feels broken

April 10, 2026
Guys, I’ve done it. I’ve drunk the kool aid and joined the pantheon of super gamers that will tell you without doubt, that if you aren’t gaming on an OLED monitor, you’re missing out. That’s what I wish I’d been able to tell myself earlier, at least. This upgrade…
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Why your ‘fast’ PC feels slow: Blame your RAM

April 10, 2026
If your PC isn’t performing as expected despite a powerful CPU and fast graphics card, the RAM might be the culprit. Modern apps and games process huge amounts of data, and if your RAM can’t keep up, the CPU ends up slowing down. You can check for a RAM bandwidth bottleneck directly in Windows 11 by opening Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) and monitoring the ‘CPU’ and ‘Memory’ sections…
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Try out an open-source app to access GeForce Now, while you can

April 9, 2026
GeForce Now is a pretty good solution for PC gaming if you’ve got a big game library, but want to access it remotely, or just without high-powered hardware. But the system is, of course, heavily reliant upon Nvidia — they built the service and the servers, after all. But what if you want to access it without giving Nvidia control of every part of the experience? Say hi to OpenNow, an open…
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HyperX Omen OLED 27q review: A budget OLED monitor champ

April 8, 2026
HP came to CES 2026 with a major announcement about its approach to PC gaming hardware. Going forward, the company’s PC gaming hardware—including monitors and even laptops—will be sold under the HyperX brand name, not HP. The HyperX Omen OLED 27q is the first such…
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Your Nvidia GPU is your PC’s newest security weakness

April 8, 2026
When you think about the graphics card in your gaming laptop or desktop, the first thought is probably about performance, maybe power draw or efficiency. It probably isn’t whether or not it’s a security risk. But a newly developed attack uses the super-fast memory in a GPU as a means of gaining elevated privileges in Windows. Security researchers at the University of Toronto were exploring the…
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