The biggest PC builder regrets: 6 fatal mistakes to avoid!
The old saying that goes, “If you don’t know history, you’re bound to repeat it,” can be just as easily applied to PC builder history as to anything else. So, in the spirit of not…
Dominic Bayley
Dominic Bayley
Why I never use a bottleneck calculator to decide my PC gaming hardware
Bottleneck calculators are looked upon as useful matchmakers of PC hardware. Ostensibly, they help gamers decide whether certain CPU and GPU components should be shackled together inside their PC cases for the sake of getting…
How to turn a USB flash drive into a secure login key for your PC
Just having a password set on your PC in Windows 11 isn’t a sure way to stop hackers from physically gaining access to your PC — yes, it can be bypassed. But there is another…
Graphics cards are huge now. Do you need a GPU brace to protect your PC?
If you’ve just gone out and bought yourself the biggest, meanest, and most powerful graphics card in the ‘hood — congratulations! you’re in for a wild time gaming! You may be itching to just install…
What the heck is a capture card, and do I need one to stream my gameplay?
A capture card is a niche PC component that you may be considering if you’re planning on recording your gameplay or live streaming. But how do you know if you really need one? The direct…
Forget FPS. Here’s why Frame Time is the PC gaming stat that matters most
Among all the game stats that I monitor, the Frame Time Graph is the one that I keep going back to time and time again to fine tune my performance. Here’s why that is… The…
How to turn a USB flash drive into a secure key for your PC
Just having a password set on your PC in Windows 11 isn’t a sure way to stop hackers from physically gaining access to your PC — yes, it can be bypassed. But there is another…
Why skimping on your PC gaming rig’s motherboard is a bad move
If you ask any PC repairer what PC components end up on their trash heaps most frequently, they will say the motherboard is right up there as one of the most common. In fact, some…
My USB cable got wet. Can I still use it?
A funny thing that happened to me recently was that I accidentally dunked the end of a USB cable in my coffee cup when I was moving it over my desk. “My coffee’s going to…
Here’s why I side-mount my phone to my laptop — and you should too
Short of joining the 5am club (I’m really not a morning person), I’ve been looking for ways to streamline my workflow, and I’m happy to say I’ve finally found one: side-mounting my phone to my…