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- Best Budget Streaming Starter Kit for Twitch & YouTube in 2026 — The tightest starter kit for a Twitch or YouTube stream in 2026: HyperX QuadCast 2, Blue Yeti, NEEWER ring light, NexiGo N950P, plus… Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min read
- Oomwoo: The Open-Source, 3D-Printed Robot Vacuum That Skips the Cloud — Oomwoo is a new open-source robot vacuum with printable parts and on-device navigation, most commonly hosted on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB. Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 9 min read
- Building a Local AI-Agent Eval Rig After AISI's Benchmark Warning — A 12 GB RTX 3060, a Ryzen 7 5800X, and a 1 TB SATA SSD is enough to run overnight agent-eval batches on 8B open-weight models locally. Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 11 min read
- On-Device AI Keyboards: What a Sub-2GB LLM Needs to Run Local — Sub-2 GB phone-keyboard LLMs run on any modern 8 GB+ desktop GPU. Here's what a 12 GB RTX 3060 delivers, at what quantization, and where a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-04 · 12 min read
- AMD Ryzen AI Halo: Pre-Orders Open for Linux Developers — AMD opens pre-orders for the Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform — a Linux-certified, ROCm-native bundle for ML engineers who work… Mike Perry · 2026-07-04
- Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake Performance on Linux 7.1 — What public benchmarks and kernel patch notes reveal about Intel's Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake on Linux 7.1 — iGPU drivers, Thread… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03
- Aider vs Cline vs Continue on a Local Coding Rig (RTX 3060, 2026) — Aider is fastest, cline is the most polished VS Code experience, continue is the best hybrid — all three drive a 14B q4 code model on the… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- AMD Ryzen AI HALO vs RTX 3060 12GB for Local LLMs in 2026 — HALO wins on 27B-32B models with real throughput. The RTX 3060 12GB wins on per-dollar throughput for anything that fits in 12 GB. Both… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Best GPU for 1080p 240Hz Esports: RTX 3060 12GB Build (2026) — For competitive 1080p 240Hz gaming in 2026, the RTX 3060 12GB is the honest floor. Every major esports title hits 240+ fps at competitive… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- HyperX QuadCast 2 vs Blue Yeti for Twitch in 2026 — The QuadCast 2 is tighter and better for treated rooms; the Blue Yeti is more flexible and better for guest work. Neither beats a dynamic… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Jellyfin on Raspberry Pi 4 8GB with an SSD (2026 Guide) — A Raspberry Pi 4 8GB with an SSD makes a competent single-user Jellyfin server as long as you plan around direct-play formats… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- 16% of Freelance Jobs Are Now AI-Doable: The Local Agent Rig That Runs Them — An RTX 3060 12GB and Ryzen 7 5800X drive a real coding-agent rig under $900, hitting the tasks that closed 16% of freelance jobs at pro… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- AI Bug-Hunting Exploded: Run a Local Vuln-Scanner LLM on 12GB VRAM — A 12GB RTX 3060 hosts a 14B code model at q4 — enough for triage-grade vulnerability scanning without shipping source to a cloud API. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- NES Graphics Upgrade Mod Gains Community Traction — A new NES graphics mod intercepts the PPU output for cleaner palette handling, RGB output, and reduced sprite flicker — all while keeping… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 2 min read
- NVIDIA Bankrolls AI Startups to Tighten Its Chip Grip — NVIDIA is funding AI startups whose training and inference stack lock into CUDA. Local-rig builders get day-one model support as a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 2 min read
- Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Local LLM Throughput in 2026 — A Raspberry Pi 4 8GB runs 1-3B q4 LLMs at 1-3 tok/s — enough for intent classification, batch summarization, and slow home-assistant… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Retro Windows XP: SSD Upgrade via IDE Adapter (2026 Guide) — Swap the spinning IDE drive on a Windows XP-era PC for a modern SATA SSD via an IDE adapter. Boot time drops from 60-90 seconds to 8-15… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Core i7-14700K on DDR4 for 1440p Gaming (2026) — The 5800X3D wins 1% low FPS at 1440p across most modern titles. The 14700K wins peak average FPS and non-gaming throughput. The pick… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Open-Source NVIDIA NVK Vulkan Driver Now Supports DLSS — Mesa's NVK open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs has gained DLSS support, marking a turning point for Linux gaming without proprietary… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03
- Coreboot + AMD openSIL: Windows 11 Works on MSI Ryzen — AMD openSIL brings open-source silicon initialization to MSI Ryzen AM4 boards, with community reports confirming Windows 11 boots via… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03
- When Does a Homelab Become a Job? — Community signals, cost analysis, and automation strategies for recognizing — and reversing — the point where a personal homelab stops… Mike Perry · 2026-07-03
- 1998 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI Build Guide: Period-Correct Glide Gaming with a CompactFlash Boot Drive — Build a 1998 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI PC with a period Pentium III and a modern CompactFlash boot drive for authentic Glide gaming. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- Raspberry Pi Locator Is Shutting Down: How to Find Pi 4 Stock in 2026 — The rpilocator era is ending because supply is back to normal. Here is the sensible 2026 playbook for buying a Pi 4 8GB. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Build a Raspberry Pi 4 Cyberdeck Music Workstation in 2026 — Build a portable Pi 4 8GB synth workstation for under $300 — real-time audio kernel, USB DAC, printed cyberdeck case. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Raspberry Pi OS Moves to Linux 6.18 LTS: What the Kernel Jump Means for Pi 4 Owners — Raspberry Pi OS is moving to Linux 6.18 LTS with an updated LabWC compositor. Existing Pi 4 owners get free performance. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- Best Budget 4K Gaming Monitor for an RTX 3060: KOORUI vs Samsung Odyssey — An RTX 3060 handles 4K60 in more games than you think — the KOORUI wins on HDR, the Samsung on esports feel. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Best PC Gaming Peripherals Under $50 in 2026 — You can build a first PC gaming setup where every peripheral costs less than $50. Here is the working shortlist for 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Reve 2.0 Debuts at #2: Can You Run Competitive Image Models on an RTX 3060 12GB? — A 12GB RTX 3060 handles SDXL comfortably and Flux with offload — unlimited, private image work at zero marginal cost. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 9 min read
- Anthropic's Samsung Chip Talks: Why Local Inference on an RTX 3060 Still Matters — Custom datacenter silicon lowers hyperscaler serving cost. It does not change the case for private inference on a 12GB card. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- When Gemini Debugs Your Linux Boot: Agentic Sysadmin on a Local RTX 3060 Rig — Yes, an RTX 3060 12GB runs the log-parsing agent you need — 14B q4_K_M fits, streams past 20 tok/s, private and offline. Mike Perry · 2026-07-03 · 10 min read
- GPU Benchmark Data Freshness and Source Attribution in 2026 — Source attribution popovers and data freshness confidence indicators help tech buyers assess benchmark reliability before GPU and CPU… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02
- Best PC Gaming Controller in 2026: GameSir G7 SE vs DualSense vs 8BitDo Pro 2 — The GameSir G7 SE, DualSense, 8BitDo Pro 2, and HORI HORIPAD compared for PC gaming in 2026 — which pad wins for which player type. Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Build a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Starter Home Lab in 2026: BOM + First Services — The Raspberry Pi 4 8GB is still the right starter home-lab board in 2026 — here's the BOM, the first three services, and when to graduate… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Athlon 64 + Radeon 9800 Pro Windows XP Build (2026 Revival): CompactFlash-to-IDE Boot Guide — A 2004 Athlon 64 + Radeon 9800 Pro Windows XP build, upgraded with a CompactFlash boot drive — the imaging workflow, driver picks, and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 5700X for a 2026 Home Lab — For a 2026 home lab, the 5600G's iGPU makes it the cheapest working box; the 5700X buys more cores for VM-heavy setups. Pick by workload… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 9 min read
- Crucial BX500 vs Samsung 870 EVO vs WD Blue: Best Budget SATA SSD for Your Game Library (2026) — Three budget SATA SSDs compared for a Steam library — Crucial BX500 wins on price, Samsung 870 EVO wins on endurance, WD Blue sits in… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Best Streaming Gear for New Creators in 2026 — The five best streaming picks for a new creator in 2026 — mic, light, webcam, and headphones — ranked by cost-adjusted quality, not spec… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Oomwoo: A New Open-Source, 3D-Printable Robot Vacuum That Skips the Cloud — Oomwoo is a new open-source, 3D-printable robot vacuum designed to skip the cloud — here's what it takes to build one on a Raspberry Pi 4. Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 9 min read
- Sony Will End Physical PlayStation Disc Production in 2028 — Sony has reportedly told partners physical PlayStation disc pressing ends in 2028. Existing discs still work; here's what disc-buyers… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Claude Code Cut 80% of Its System Prompt: What Changes for Local Agent Rigs — Anthropic trimmed the Claude Code system prompt by ~80% — the same audit reclaims real context on a token-starved 12GB local coding rig. Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 9 min read
- What Rig Runs an AI Agent Locally? Building for the Agent Era — A working local agent rig starts at 12GB VRAM, eight cores, and 32GB of RAM — here's why each of those numbers is a floor, not a target. Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 11 min read
- Claude Sonnet 5: What Shipped and What It Means for Local Rigs — Claude Sonnet 5 raised the cost per completed task through higher turn counts — here's when a 12GB RTX 3060 rig still pays back, and when… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 10 min read
- Benchmarking Open Models on Custom Tooling: Is It Agentic Enough? — Public benchmarks show which open models handle tool calling, but your own API schemas require a custom harness. Here's what the data… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02
- Can the RTX 3060 12GB Still Game at 1440p in 2026? — The RTX 3060 12GB clears 60 FPS at 1440p high in most games with DLSS Quality, and its oversized VRAM buffer beats faster 8GB cards on… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 11 min read
- Build a Silent Windows 98 Boot Drive with CompactFlash + IDE — How to boot Windows 98 from a CompactFlash card: fixed-disk cards, geometry, PIO-first install, and why CF-IDE beats period spinning… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 12 min read
- What a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero W Can Still Do in 2026 — Where a $15 Pi Zero W still beats a Pi 4 in 2026: five proven projects, a spec-delta table, and the storage + power moves that keep it… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 13 min read
- Best AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs for AM4 in 2026 — The best Ryzen 5000 CPUs for AM4 in 2026: Ryzen 7 5800X for balanced gaming, 5700X for value, 5950X for creators, 5600X and 5600 on a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 14 min read
- A Red Hat Engineer Went Back to AMD Ryzen for His Linux Desktop — A Red Hat ARM engineer moved his daily Linux desktop back to an AMD Ryzen system in 2026 — what that signals about x86 as the safe… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 2 min read
- Ryzen 7 9800X3D Hits Record-Low Price — What It Means for AM4 Upgraders — The Ryzen 7 9800X3D just hit a record-low price, but AM4 upgraders may still find better value in Ryzen 5000 chips like the 5700X and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 3 min read
- Two RTX 3060 12GB vs One Bigger GPU for Local 70B Models — Two RTX 3060 12GB cards pool to 24GB VRAM and fit a 70B model at heavy quant. See tok/s ranges, PCIe interconnect tax, PSU math, and when… Mike Perry · 2026-07-02 · 13 min read