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The inside of a gaming PC, showing the AIO cooler, the GPU, and a case fan.
Your old GPU isn't dead yet—try these 6 easy fixes before upgrading
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Replacing your GPU right now is a pretty bad idea, so don't be too hasty when it's acting up

A Ryzen 5 5600X CPU inside a B550M motherboard with some DDR4 RAM and an NVMe SSD.
We all wanted these 4 CPUs, but today they're just e-waste

These chips used to be overkill, now they're having trouble loading the desktop.

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A closeup of an AMD RX 6800 XT Sapphire graphics card.
Don't throw away your old GPU—here's what I actually use mine for
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3 ways to repurpose aging CPUs and GPUs that PCs left behind

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After a year on AMD, one NVIDIA feature finally broke me—and it has nothing to do with DLSS
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I bought an OLED monitor, and now I deeply regret choosing an AMD graphics card

Close-up of two RAM modules installed on a desktop motherboard, with the CPU socket visible in the background.
Your NAS, homelab, or 24/7 server might need ECC RAM, and you don't realize why

ECC RAM isn't just for servers—here's when your PC actually needs it

Steam Machine with lots of stickers.
Valve, Intel, and Nvidia will bring SteamOS to more PCs—including handhelds

You won't have to go with AMD to get a Steam device.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD FSR 4.1 just made your older Radeon GPU worth keeping
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You can keep your PC useful for longer.

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU placed in a motherboard.
4 CPUs that are officially too old for anything in 2026

If your CPU is on the list, I have bad news for you.

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USB-C port and SIM card slot on the bottom of the Samsung Galaxy S25.
USB-C was supposed to unify everything, but it's a mess of hidden incompatibilities

I stopped trusting USB-C labels after discovering two identical-looking ports decades apart in capability

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Be Quiet CPU cooler with RGB RAM and PC fan inside a gaming computer.
Why I'll never use an AIO CPU cooler

Air coolers reign supreme.

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A tiny flash drive sits in front of a laptop with a larger flash drive behind it for scale.
I bought a tiny flash drive just to use the 4 portable apps

I bought a tiny USB flash drive. Here are the apps I now carry around with it and use daily.

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A small Kinter amplifier with a pair of Technics passive speakers.
I never build a PC without this often-overlooked component

I'll skip on the RGB and buy something else instead.

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ITX PC tower on desk with warm light
I built my first PC in 5 years, and I was shocked by what actually changed

Coming back to PC building after 5 years taught me that muscle memory for this hobby never expires

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Computex Taipei signage at Computex 2026.-1
NVIDIA's ARM chipset and early Wi-Fi 8 routers: How-To Geek's favorite tech of Computex 2026

To our surprise, Computex may have been the most important tech show of 2026.

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Nvidia RTX Spark chip
This is how RTX Spark and Windows will finally make AI agents practical for your PC

RTX Spark's real superpower isn't speed—it's the AI agent that understands your workflow

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Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops are doomed to fail—here's why

AI hype, app compatibility, and Apple all play roles.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark CPU
Nvidia's RTX Spark finally delivers the MacBook Pro rival Windows needed

The Surface Laptop Ultra will be Microsoft's rival to the MacBook Pro.

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU
AMD revives one of its best-known CPUs as a 10th anniversary model

Everything old is new again, including Ryzen chips and a Radeon RX 9070 variant.

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A CORSAIR PC fan that has been spliced into a USB cable.
7 brilliant ways to use PC fans in your next 3D printing project
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Fan service.

TPU sneaker by Bambu Lab with supports.
5 more items you should never 3D print at home

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

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