VRMs Demystified — Why Your Motherboard’s Power Delivery Matters More Than RGB
CPU reviews obsess over cores and clocks. Motherboards get judged by colours and ports. The most important part—the VRM—usually gets a paragraph and a shrug. […]
The 2025 BIOS/UEFI Optimization Handbook: Safe Settings That Actually Help
Promise: No “OC roulette.” This handbook focuses on vendor-documented features that are safe, reversible, and deliver repeatable gains: Resizable BAR, Above 4G Decoding, PBO/Curve Optimizer […]
AM5 vs LGA1851 in 2025: Lane Maps, USB4/TB, Upgrade Paths & Total Platform Cost
Executive summary: If you value socket longevity and CPU-attached PCIe flexibility, AM5 is the safer long-term bet. If you prioritize Intel’s latest P/E-core CPUs and […]
NVMe SSDs in 2025: PCIe 5.0 vs 4.0, Controllers, Thermals & Real-World Picks
TL;DR: PCIe 5.0 doubles bandwidth on paper, but real wins show up only when workloads are parallel and your controller stays cool. For most gaming […]
DDR5 Masterclass (2025): Capacity, Latency, and a Safe Tuning Playbook That Actually Sticks
Why this guide: DDR5 changes more than speeds. It moves voltage regulation onto the module, adds on-die ECC for yield/reliability, and pushes signal integrity to […]
Motherboard Deep Dive (2025): VRMs, PCIe Lanes, Retimers & I/O—How to Choose the Right Board
Why this guide: Motherboards look similar in listings, but under the heatsinks are wildly different power delivery, signal integrity, and lane maps that decide whether […]
Nvidia signs LOI for $500m investment in UK’s Wayve — what it means for AV foundation models
Nvidia has signed a letter of intent to evaluate a $500 million strategic investment in London-based AV startup Wayve. It’s a bet on “embodied AI” […]
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Explained: MLO, 320 MHz & Your 2025 Upgrade Guide
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) promises multi-gigabit speeds and lower latency through wider channels, smarter scheduling, and multi-link operation. Here’s how it actually behaves at home and […]
XMP vs EXPO: what to enable and why (plus the safe-tuning playbook)
The point of XMP/EXPO Consumer DDR5 kits ship with tight timings and higher data rates encoded as profiles in the module’s SPD (Serial Presence Detect). […]
VRAM explained: how much do you really need in 2025?
Why VRAM matters (and when it doesn’t) Your GPU’s VRAM is the working set for textures, geometry buffers, frame buffers, ray tracing acceleration data, and […]