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CES 2026: Rendered Frames Outnumbered 5 to 1 with DLSS 4.5

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 7, 2026 | Graphics Cards | 0

CES 2026: AMD Client and Graphics Update Includes Ryzen 9850X3D CPU

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 6, 2026 | Processors | 0

CES 2026: ASUS ROG Announces Next-Gen RGB OLED Tech

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 5, 2026 | Displays | 0

SK hynix Bringing Double Capacity and Faster Speed to QLC NAND

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Aug 26, 2025 | Storage | 0

Arctic Brings Us Our First Thermal Paste Showdown In Quite Some Time

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 13, 2026 | Cases and Cooling | 0

The thermal paste you use may not reduce the running temperature of your CPU temperature by a huge amount, but it can mean the difference between a stable overclock and one that…

We’re Innocent, It Was Family Safety Parental Controls That Blocked Other Browsers!

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 13, 2026 | General Tech | 0

While it is certainly difficult to prove intent in this case, Microsoft certainly seems to be doing everything they can to promote Edge, their extremely unpopular web browser. There are numerous Microsoft…

HP Quietly Offers OMEN Laptops As A Service

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 11, 2026 | General Tech | 0

The PCPer Podcast broadcast live on February 4th is now two for two in predicting the next ideas coming from the computer industry, one good and one completely awful. The first was…

Microsoft’s Abysmal Communication About The Windows 11 26H1 Release

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 11, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Yesterday Microsoft delivered a short notification to those that subscribe to their Message Centre that was incredibly short on details but certain to cause a large reaction. It stated that Windows 11…

Nitro Concepts Immersion Metahaptics Kit; Totally Not The ButtKicker 2.0

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 10, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Nitro Concepts wants to make your racing sim experience as immersive as possible. To that end they've released the Immersion Metahaptics Kit, a USB controlled seat cushion kit which plugs into a…

Updating The Expiring Secure Boot Certificates Is Sure To Go Without A Hitch

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 10, 2026 | General Tech | 0

The root certificates used for Microsoft's Secure Boot, to ensure only signed and trusted bootloaders are allowed to launch on UEFI devices expire in June. This is for any and all devices…

Microsoft Accepts Their Desperate Need For An Engineering Quality Czar

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 6, 2026 | General Tech | 0

It has been just two days since the live broadcast of the latest PCPer podcast and it seems Microsoft and Satya Nadella finally took our advice. We have been stressing the need…

The Steam Machine Is Still On Time And The New Xbox May Appear Next Year

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 4, 2026 | General Tech | 1

There is good news for fans of console gaming and for those hoping to get their hands on a Steam Machine. There were many worries that the great DDR shortage would mean…

Was NVIDIA’s $100 Billion Investment In OpenAI’s AI A Hallucination?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 4, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Our least favourite RAM devourer announced a $100 billion investment deal with NVIDIA last September, but no money or products have changed hands as far as Ars Technica or anyone...

G-SYNC Pulsar In Action – AOC AG276QSG2

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 3, 2026 | Displays | 1

You can mount the AOC AG276QSG2 on a monitor arm, but the stand it comes with is capable of an impressive 130mm of height adjustment, 18.5 degrees of swivel in both directions,…

YouTube Continues To Embrace Doctorow’s Word; Say Goodbye To Background Playback

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 3, 2026 | General Tech | 1

If you've been enjoying YouTube on your mobile device, Alphabet has gone out of their way to once again hold that enjoyment for ransom. If you aren't paying for YouTube Premium you…

Want To Add 5GbE To Your System, BrosTrend Got Your Back

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 2, 2026 | General Tech | 3

If your motherboard lacks 5GbE and you've upgraded your network to support it, or even 2.5GbE then the BrosTrend 5GbE PCIe adapter offers an inexpensive way to upgrade your system. For a…

The InWin Shift Case Lets It All Hang Out

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 30, 2026 | Cases and Cooling | 0

The InWin Shift is completely open and a perfect home for components with an exhibitionist bent. It's also great for modders and those that test a variety of hardware and need easy…

NVIDIA’S Shield Android TV, IoT Done Right

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 30, 2026 | General Tech | 0

The vast majority of IoT devices, from webcams to toasters get abandoned a few years after their release and often without any notification to the owners of the devices. This means that…

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 400 MHz Moar For An Extra $20

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 28, 2026 | Processors | 0

It has come, the long rumoured and much awaited Ryzen 7 9850X3D is here ... well the reviews are anyway. It offers the same 4.7GHz base clock, 120W TDP, 96MB L3 cache…

Ghost Keeper, Legally Distinct From Either Of Those Other Ghostbuster Franchises

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 28, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Ghost Keeper is an early access game that might be worth taking a peek at if you like The Sims and Dungeon Keeper series, or want to scare the pants...

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