NVIDIA GPU Unlocker Boosts RTX FP16 Speed on Windows
An NVIDIA GPU unlocker that runs from a USB stick is drawing attention from local AI fans this week. The free open-source tool, nv-uefi-unlocker, targets a limit that holds FP16 math on some RTX 20, 30, and 40 series cards to half speed. The developer…
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Normal CPU Temp: What’s Safe at Idle and While Gaming
My current gaming laptop runs a Ryzen 7 and an RTX 5050. Before that, I used an Acer Predator with an Intel Core i5-8300H, and that one had real overheating problems. Even now, I don’t take chances. A cooling fan sits under my laptop pretty much…
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RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti: Which to Buy?
AMD vs Nvidia. Every GPU generation brings the same argument back, and this one is no different. On one side, the RX 9070 XT: 16GB of VRAM, great raster performance, and a launch price that embarrassed Nvidia’s mid-range. On the other, the RTX 5070…
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RX 9070 XT Guide: Specs, Power Draw and Best Models
The RX 9070 XT was AMD’s big comeback card. It launched in March 2025 at $599, matched or beat Nvidia’s RTX 5070 in most games, and came with 16GB of VRAM when Nvidia was still shipping 12GB at that price. Then 2026 happened. Memory shortages…
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What Is RAM Speed? MHz, MT/s and Latency Explained
RAM speed is one of those specs everyone sees and almost nobody reads it properly. There’s a big number on the box, maybe 6000. There’s a smaller number next to it, CL30 or CL36. And then Windows tells you something completely different once…
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GPU Benchmarks and Compatibility Guide (2026)
I bought a GPU based purely on a spec sheet exactly once. Never again. The card looked great on paper. Then I actually sat down to play and couldn’t figure out why half my library felt slower than it had on my old setup. Marketing numbers and real…
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SSD vs HDD: Which One Actually Fits Your Setup (2026)
This is probably the most asked storage question there is, and it still doesn’t have one clean answer. SSD vs HDD isn’t really a competition anymore. Both technologies serve different jobs well. The real skill is knowing which job…
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Internal SSD Buying Guide 2026: SATA vs NVMe vs M.2
Buying an internal SSD used to mean picking a capacity and. Between SATA, NVMe, and confusing M.2 sizing, manyives, NVMe drives, and the confusing overlap of both living under the same “M.2” label, it’s genuinely easy to buy the wrong…
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