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ONE HUNDRED GIGABIT - MiktroTik CRS504-4XQ-I9

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As my storage needs grow, so too does the n...

BRAND NEW RX 580 for Under $100???

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Mainstream GPU makers seem to have abandoned the budget space altogether, with almost every new card worth buying ...

But Can it Run Linux - Erying i9-11900H pt. 2

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Chinese X79 Motherboard To The Rescue (Again)!

"Was I a good CPU?" The AMD FX-8350, the budget king of CPUs back in 2012, has not aged well over the last 11 years. But don't throw out that old gaming rig just yet! If you've got working storage, memory and a power supply, you can rebuild it faster than ever before. With a Chinese X79 Motherboard and Xeon CPU of course!

The FASTEST Chinese Motherboard Yet! - Erying mATX i9-11900H Review

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Retro Looks, Modern Feel - Epomaker RT100 Keyboard Review

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I'm a sucker for a keyboard with a screen, but we haven't had much luc...

Insane Performance - OneXPlayer 2 Review

The Steam Deck lives as the de facto king of handheld gaming PCs. It's low cost to performance ratio means even the most economic of gamers can get their hands on one. But for those waiting for peak handheld performance comes the OneXPlayer 2, an all new breed of handheld gaming console. It's 8.4" display is powered by AMDs R...

Use Your Face in AI Images - Self-Hosted Stable Diffusion Tutorial

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How do you make your own AI Generated Images? And how do you train Stable ...

AI Generated Art and the Artists who make it possible.

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For years, I've been reviewing Enterprise GPUs and Servers for their use in homelabs, and even sometimes for g...

Double Trouble - Jginyue B660i Build Fail

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THIS GPU IS A SCAM! - 51RISC RTX 3070 TiM Review

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Long Live Used Xeons!

Many popular reviews will have you believe that Xeon CPUs have outlived their usefulness, that they can't keep up with other budget options for a competitively priced gaming PC build. But what if the answer wasn't so clear cut? Here we pit an Intel Xeon 2667 v4 against an AMD Ryzen 3700x in a battle of the budget builds. And ...

Epic DIY Two-Player Battlestation

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Never Pay For IPMI Again - BliKVM Review

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Ever wanted to easily access and control your server remotely, but tired of outdated IPMI? While there are lots of free and open source options, sometimes you...

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16TB SSD NAS For Under $1200!

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The Wiwynn Lyra SV315 1U server returns from certain eWaste, this time in the form of a 16tb T...

A Fully Modular PC Case You Build Yourself

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Gaming on Linux using ZorinOS

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Fixing My Problems With Lasers - Custom Motherboard Storage Solution

Storage is a big problem for hardware reviewers, and I'm not just talking about my server rack. Parts have a way of piling up on you, so I've been working on a custom solution to easily store, view, and access all my hardware, starting with motherboards. And when you have a 24 watt laser cutter, everything becomes a laser cut...

I ran a Linux Gaming PC at PDXLan... It didn't suck!

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LAN parties are like drag races... it's all about the pre...

All Intel ITX Gaming PC

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Tiny Emulation Juggernaut - MinisForum UM580 SFF PC Review

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Why am I NOT happy with the FASTEST consumer CPU ever? - Intel i9 13900K Workstation Upgrade

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Cloud Gaming on Ampere! nVidia RTX A16 Review

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It's finally happening... We're taking Cloud Gaming Servers into the mo...

UFDTech - Cannonball for the Cure!

Brett from UFDTech just did his annual Cannonball for the Cure to raise money for SynGAP research. As part of the campaign, he's reached out to dozens of creators, asking them "What was a piece of technology that changed the course of your life?". My answer might be a bit cliche, but it's absolutely why I chose my career path...

Cloud Gaming Server... More than just for Gaming?

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What is the nVidia Tesla P4? - Cloud Gaming Server Part 17

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nVidia always touted a MASSIVE performance boost between Maxwell and Pascal GPUs, but never has it been so apparent as between the Tesla M40 and the Te...

Never Flash a USB Drive Again - IODD ST400

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THIS PC IS CURSED! - HPE Z6 G4 and Xeon 8251C!

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What do you get when you buy a barebone HPE Z6 G4 Workstation, an undocumented Intel Xeon P...