12VHPWR Explained (2025): How to Install, Route, and Power-Cap High-Watt GPUs Safely
High-power GPUs didn’t just raise frame rates—they raised the stakes on power delivery. This is the definitive, practical guide to 12V-2×6 / 12VHPWR: how the […]
How to Use Upscaling & Frame Gen For Performance and Image Quality
Upscaling and frame generation can make a mid-range GPU feel high-end—or turn a crisp image into Vaseline with ghosting. This is the practical guide: DLSS, […]
VRAM Explained (2025): How Much You Need for 1080p, 1440p & 4K
VRAM is where your frame lives. When it’s big enough, games feel smooth; when it isn’t, frametimes spike, textures pop, and “80 fps average” lies. […]
Which GPU to Buy in 2025: VRAM, Bandwidth, RT, and Noise-Optimised Power Limits
This is the GPU buyer’s guide for people who actually build PCs. We’ll talk raster vs RT, VRAM and bandwidth, upscalers and frame generation that […]
Best Motherboards 2025: AM5 & Intel Picks with Strong VRM, PCIe Mapping, and USB4
This is the motherboard guide that I wish every builder would read if you’re unsure of which motherboard to buy. We’ll decode the VRM marketing […]
CPU Buyer’s Guide 2025: Cores vs Clocks, Cache, Power Limits, and Real-World Performance
This is the CPU buyer’s guide I wish every builder would read before spending all that money. In this deep dive into CPUs in 2025, […]
The Best DDR5 RAM for AM5 & Intel (2025): 6000 CL30 and beyond
DDR5 has been around long enough to breed folklore—and enough BIOS revisions to make grown builders cry. This guide strips it back to what actually […]
GeForce 581.57 WHQL: what’s fixed, what breaks, and whether builders should upgrade now
NVIDIA’s 581.57 WHQL driver is the first “post–Windows 10 EOL” Game Ready package and a stability-minded rollup for the 580 branch. If you’re on recent […]
TSMC’s earnings tell you more about AI supply than any keynote
TSMC’s Q3 call reads like a weather report for the entire silicon economy. The takeaway: the foundry expects a mid-40%+ AI revenue CAGR through 2029, […]
Intel’s ‘Crescent Island’ is an inference-first data-center GPU
Intel has unveiled Crescent Island, an inference-only data-center GPU built on its new Xe3P architecture and paired with up to 160 GB of LPDDR5X. The pitch […]