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- The $5M Sega Bet That Saved Nvidia — and Still Shapes GPU Launches — In 1996 Sega wrote Nvidia a $5M check that kept the company alive through the NV1 flop. That reprieve produced the RIVA 128, TNT, GeForce… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 8 min read
- Build a Jellyfin Media Server on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: Measured Perf — A Raspberry Pi 4 8GB runs Jellyfin cleanly for direct-play 1080p to 2-3 clients. Software transcoding is not viable. Full storage… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 8 min read
- Raspberry Pi 4 8GB vs Pi 5 for a 2026 Homelab: Is the Pi 4 Still Worth It? — The Raspberry Pi 4 8GB is still worth it for a low-power 2026 homelab: 30-50% cheaper, half the wattage, and enough for Home Assistant… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Local Video-Gen on 12GB: What an RTX 3060 Does in the Gemini Omni Flash Era — Local text-to-video on a 12GB RTX 3060 is real in 2026, but slow: expect 60-180 seconds per 4-second clip at 512p. Full quant matrix, CPU… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 8 min read
- Run Soofi S 30B Locally: What a 12GB RTX 3060 Can Actually Do — A 12GB RTX 3060 can run Soofi S 30B, but only with q3 quantization and CPU offload. Expect 4-8 tok/s and plan for a fast NVMe. Full… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Free Retro Game Emulators: Best Picks for 2026 — A guide to the top free retro game emulators for 2026, covering RetroArch, Dolphin, PCSX2, RPCS3, Cemu, and PPSSPP — with AMD GPU… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Best AMD CPUs for Gaming in 2026: Top Ryzen Picks — Synthesis of public AMD CPU benchmarks for 2026 gaming builds: from the Ryzen 7 9800X3D to budget Zen 5 picks, matched to resolutions and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Best CPU for Gaming 2026: Price-to-Performance Guide — Public benchmarks identify 2026's best gaming CPUs by price tier — from budget Ryzen 5 picks to high-end 3D V-Cache chips — with AMD vs… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Crucial BX500 vs SanDisk SSD Plus vs WD Blue: Best Budget SATA SSD for a Boot Drive — Crucial BX500 vs SanDisk SSD Plus vs WD Blue for a boot drive: which 2.5-inch budget SATA SSD to buy in 2026, and when to spend more. Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 13 min read
- Best Mac for AI & LLM Workloads in 2026 — Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture makes Macs uniquely capable for local LLM inference. Here's how to choose the right Mac for… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Best Gaming PC Build 2026: 4K Ray Tracing Guide — Component-by-component guide to the best gaming PC builds for 2026, covering RTX 5090, Ryzen 9000X3D, DDR5, and PCIe 5.0 NVMe across three… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Build a Raspberry Pi Retro Handheld in 2026: Parts and Setup — Complete guide to building a Raspberry Pi retro handheld in 2026 — case options, controller picks, Batocera setup, and battery life… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 10 min read
- Build a Low-Power Pi Home Server with NVMe in 2026 — Complete build guide for a Raspberry Pi 5 home server with NVMe boot, USB SATA bulk storage, and 5-8W idle draw — enough to host Pi-hole… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 10 min read
- Moving Files On and Off a Retro PC: CompactFlash + IDE-to-USB — Skip the floppy drive: use a CompactFlash-to-IDE adapter and an IDE-to-USB bridge to move files between modern PCs and vintage machines… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Raspberry Pi 5 IOMMU Driver Heads to the Mainline Linux Kernel — The Raspberry Pi 5's IOMMU driver was accepted into the mainline Linux kernel this month, unlocking safe device passthrough and hardware… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Anthropic Extends Free Fable 5 as GPT-5.6 Sol Heats Pricing War — Anthropic extended its Fable 5 free tier through Q3 2026 as OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol pricing sharpened the frontier pricing war — the… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Best Budget Gaming PC Parts in 2026: A Ryzen + RTX 3060 Build — Complete parts list for a 2026 budget gaming PC around the RTX 3060 12GB and Ryzen 5 5600G, with real 1440p gaming FPS and upgrade paths. Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 10 min read
- Is the RTX 3060 12GB Still Worth It for 1440p Gaming in 2026? — Real 1440p gaming FPS on the RTX 3060 12GB in 2026, plus a clear decision matrix for who should still buy it and who should skip it. Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Ollama vs LM Studio MLX in 2026: Which Local Runner Wins? — Ollama vs LM Studio MLX: throughput, features, and the clean decision rule for choosing a local LLM runner in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 9 min read
- Local LLM vs Claude in 2026: When On-Device Beats the API — When does an on-device Qwen3 rig beat a Claude API subscription? A cost, quality, latency, and privacy breakdown for 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 10 min read
- Qwen3 Local: RTX 3060 12GB Build vs Mac Mini for Inference — Compare an RTX 3060 12GB budget build against a Mac Mini M4 for running Qwen3 4B-14B locally, with quant matrices, throughput data, and a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14 · 11 min read
- Best Handheld Gaming PC Under $300 in 2026 — Refurbished Steam Decks and discounted Windows handhelds now hit the sub-$300 mark. Public benchmarks reveal what to expect from each… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Mac Studio AI Model 2025: Performance vs AMD Alternatives — Apple Silicon unified memory vs AMD discrete GPUs for local LLM inference and Stable Diffusion — a synthesis of public benchmarks and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-14
- Free Retro Game Emulator Online: 2026 Browser Guide — Browser-based retro emulation in 2026: the best legal platforms, what hardware handles each console generation, and how to avoid unsafe… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Raspberry Pi Projects for Teens: Best Builds 2026 — From retro gaming consoles to AI cameras and ad blockers, these Raspberry Pi projects build real coding, networking, and electronics… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Best Budget SSD for Gaming and Local-LLM Storage in 2026 — The Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe, Crucial BX500 1TB SATA, and SanDisk SSD Plus picks for a budget gaming rig that also stores local LLM models. Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 15 min read
- Best GPU for Running Llama 3.1 8B Locally on a Budget (2026) — The RTX 3060 12GB is the cheapest GPU that runs Llama 3.1 8B at 40-60 tok/s with 12GB VRAM headroom for context. Full spec + benchmark… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 18 min read
- KOORUI 4K QD-Mini LED vs Samsung Odyssey 4K: Best 27-Inch Gaming Monitor? — 27-inch 4K KOORUI QD-Mini LED vs Samsung Odyssey: HDR peak brightness vs motion clarity, spec deltas, GPU pairing, and the verdict for… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 17 min read
- Ollama vs LM Studio vs GPT4All on a 12GB GPU (2026) — Ollama, LM Studio and GPT4All on the same 12GB RTX 3060: feature deltas, tok/s at Q4, VRAM headroom, and which local runner to install… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 16 min read
- Build a Raspberry Pi Zero W Cyberdeck in 2026: BOM + Wiring Guide — Full BOM for a Raspberry Pi Zero W cyberdeck under $90 — display, mini keyboard, LiPo, wiring, headless OS setup, and realistic battery… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 18 min read
- Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Strix Halo) Mini PC vs RTX 3060 12GB for Local LLMs — Strix Halo's huge unified LPDDR5X pool fits 70B models; the RTX 3060 12GB wins on tok/s for 8-13B. Real specs, benchmarks and verdict. Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 20 min read
- Silent SSD-Style Windows 98 Build: CompactFlash Boot + IDE Adapter Workflow — A period-plausible silent Windows 98 build: boot from a Transcend CF card via IDE adapter, avoid FAT/DMA pitfalls, and image the drive… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13 · 20 min read
- Raspberry Pi Projects for College Students: 2026 Guide — Ten synthesised Raspberry Pi builds for college students in 2026 — from smart dorm automation and Jellyfin servers to TFLite ML and ROS 2… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc AI Performance: What Works for Inference in 2026 — Intel Arc GPUs support AI inference via OpenVINO, IPEX, and llama.cpp SYCL — here's how the A770 and B580 compare for LLMs and image… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc AI Inference: 2025 Performance & Setup Guide — Intel Arc A770 and B580 support AI inference via OpenVINO and llama.cpp SYCL — a synthesis of public benchmarks, software setup, and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- 3D Printed Glow-Spike Bracelet: Adafruit Builder's Guide 2026 — Adafruit's glow-spike bracelet blends TPU spikes with NeoPixels. Community build logs and Adafruit's docs cover print settings, wiring… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc AI Software: oneAPI, OpenVINO & LLM Guide — A guide to Intel's Arc AI software: oneAPI, OpenVINO, and IPEX frameworks for Arc GPU AI workloads, LLM inference, and developer setup in… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc AI Training in 2026: What Workloads Actually Work — Intel Arc A770 and B580 support PyTorch training via oneAPI and IPEX. Here is which workloads run, what the VRAM limits mean, and how Arc… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc AI Image Generator: 2025 Setup & Performance Guide — Intel Arc GPUs run Stable Diffusion and SDXL via OpenVINO's XMX-optimised pipelines. Here's what public benchmarks and developer docs say… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc LLM Performance: A770, B580 & Pro B60 Guide 2025 — Public benchmarks and community data on Intel Arc A770, B580, and Pro B60 for local LLM inference — VRAM limits, SYCL setup, model… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc LLM Inference: A770 & B580 Qwen3 tok/s Guide — As of Oct 2026, an Arc A770 runs Qwen3-8B at 21 tok/s on llama.cpp SYCL and 45.5 on OpenVINO; a B580 hits 30.4 tok/s on Vulkan. Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc LLM Support: What Works in 2026 — Intel Arc GPUs support local LLM inference via llama.cpp SYCL, OpenVINO, and IPEX. Here's what works, what doesn't, and which Arc GPU fits… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc B580 LLM Inference: 12GB Battlemage Benchmarks — Public benchmarks and community reports show how Intel's Arc B580 handles 7B–13B LLM inference via OpenVINO and llama.cpp SYCL on 12GB… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Arc A770 vs B580 for Local LLM Inference: 2025 Comparison — Intel Arc A770's 16 GB VRAM edges out B580's 12 GB for large-model LLM inference; B580's newer Xe2 architecture and lower entry price suit… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc A770 LLM Performance: Local Inference Guide — Intel Arc A770's 16GB GDDR6 gives it unusual VRAM depth for a budget GPU. Here's what community benchmarks and Intel's own tooling show… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc A770 for Local LLMs: 2026 Benchmark Guide — The Intel Arc A770 16GB offers more VRAM than many RTX 4060 builds at a competitive price — here's what community benchmarks reveal about… Mike Perry · 2026-07-13
- Intel Arc A770 16GB for Local LLMs: 2025–2026 Guide — Public benchmarks and community reports show the Intel Arc A770 16GB's VRAM headroom fits 7B–14B LLMs natively via IPEX-LLM — at a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-12
- Intel Arc Pro B60 Review 2025: Xe2 Workstation GPU Guide — Intel's Arc Pro B60 brings Xe2 Battlemage architecture and 24GB GDDR6 ECC to the sub-$1,000 workstation GPU tier. Here's how it stacks up… Mike Perry · 2026-07-12
- Intel Arc Pro B60 Price: Is $999 Worth It in 2025? — Intel Arc Pro B60 debuts at $999 with 24GB GDDR6 on Battlemage silicon — how it stacks up against AMD Radeon Pro W7700 and NVIDIA RTX 4000… Mike Perry · 2026-07-12
- Intel Arc Pro B60 Gaming Performance: 2025 Benchmarks — Intel Arc Pro B60 gaming benchmarks: how Battlemage's 24 GB workstation GPU compares to RTX 4070 and RX 7700 XT at 1440p and 4K in 2025… Mike Perry · 2026-07-12