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- Self-Host Immich on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: 2026 Setup + Perf — How to self-host Immich on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB in 2026: storage choices, ML performance expectations, network exposure patterns, and a… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 10 min read
- Imaging Vintage IDE Drives with a CompactFlash + USB Adapter — Step-by-step guide to imaging dying vintage IDE drives with a USB 3.0 adapter and replacing them with silent CompactFlash storage in retro… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 10 min read
- Best AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU for Gaming in 2026: 5 Picks — Five Ryzen 5000 picks for gaming in 2026, with honest core-count and TDP tradeoffs across the 5800X, 5700X, 5600G, 5600, and 5800X3D. Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 9 min read
- Best Budget GPU for Local LLMs in 2026: The 12GB RTX 3060 Case — The 12GB RTX 3060 remains the cheapest serious GPU for running local LLMs in 2026. Here is why VRAM beats compute, and the AM4 build that… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 10 min read
- Anthropic Launches Claude Science for Researchers — Claude Science gives researchers a dedicated workspace for paper review, hypothesis brainstorming, and code generation. Here is when it… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 9 min read
- Prime Day 2026: Gaming Monitor Deals Worth a Look — Prime Day 2026 puts 4K 144Hz gaming monitors at their lowest prices of the year. Two specific picks worth opening tabs for, and a few… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 9 min read
- LongCat-2.0: A Frontier Model Trained Without Nvidia GPUs — LongCat-2.0 is the first publicly disclosed frontier model trained on non-Nvidia accelerators. What that means for your local LLM setup is… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 9 min read
- Claude Sonnet 5 Closes the Opus Gap: When Local Still Wins — When Claude Sonnet 5 closes the Opus quality gap, the cloud-vs-local math changes. Here is when a 12GB local rig still wins, and when it… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 10 min read
- Running GLM-5.2 Locally on an RTX 3060: Ollama VRAM + tok/s — Practical setup for GLM-5.2 on an RTX 3060 12GB: quantization tradeoffs, Ollama num_gpu tuning, KV-cache pitfalls, and where CPU offload… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 10 min read
- Is 8GB RAM Enough in 2026? A Real-World Performance Analysis — Is 8GB RAM enough in 2026? For gaming, creation, and local AI the answer is no — here is what to upgrade to and why, with real Steam… Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 9 min read
- Is My CPU Sufficient for Light Universe Simulations? — Is your CPU enough for light universe simulations? Benchmark-backed Ryzen 5 5600X vs 5700X guide for scientific workloads. Mike Perry · 2026-06-30 · 8 min read
- Best GPU for 1080p Esports in 2026: Why the RTX 3060 Still Wins — The RTX 3060 12GB still wins 1080p esports in 2026 thanks to mature drivers, 12GB VRAM headroom, and sub-$400 pricing. Picks across Zotac… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 11 min read
- Best Sim Racing Wheel & Pedal Setup in 2026 — The Logitech G29 wins for PS5/PC, the HORI Force Feedback DLX for Xbox, and the Thrustmaster TH8A shifter for vintage realism. Full 2026… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 11 min read
- Best USB Microphone for Streaming in 2026 — The HyperX QuadCast 2 is the best USB microphone for streaming in 2026; the Blue Yeti wins podcasting and the NexiGo N950P bundle is the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 11 min read
- Crucial BX500 vs Samsung 870 EVO for Budget & Retro Builds — Crucial BX500 vs Samsung 870 EVO compared on price, DRAM, endurance, and sustained writes — for budget desktops, modern Steam libraries… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 10 min read
- Intel Axes BigDL: Local-LLM Picks for Consumer GPUs in 2026 — Intel is ending BigDL development. Here's the practical migration path off BigDL-LLM to llama.cpp, Ollama, and vLLM on an RTX 3060 12GB… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 11 min read
- Self-Hosted Jellyfin on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: What 1080p Transcoding Really Costs — Can a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB run Jellyfin for 1080p streaming? Direct-play yes, transcoding no — and an SSD over USB beats an SD card every… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 10 min read
- Raspberry Pi Locator Website to Shut Down in July 2026 — The Raspberry Pi Locator shuts down in July 2026 because supply has normalized. Here's what Pi buyers use now, what to watch, and how to… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 10 min read
- Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 5700X for Budget 1080p Gaming — Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 5700X compared for 1080p gaming with an RTX 3060. iGPU stopgap or extra cores — the decision tree, the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 11 min read
- SteamOS Boots on Intel Hardware: Enthusiast Hack Breaks AMD Lock-In — An enthusiast booted SteamOS on Intel hardware, breaking Valve's AMD lock-in. Here's what the hack actually proves, what works, and which… Mike Perry · 2026-06-26 · 9 min read
- Best Controller for PC Gaming in 2026: Wired vs Wireless Compared — Best controller for PC gaming in 2026? Wired GameSir G7 SE, wireless DualSense, 8BitDo Pro 2, HORIPAD compared — latency, battery, build… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min read
- Best GPU for 1440p Gaming Under $300 in 2026 — What is the best GPU for 1440p gaming under $300 in 2026? The RTX 3060 12GB family — cited FPS tables, VRAM-vs-8GB analysis, and a Top… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min read
- Best Storage for a Retro PC Build in 2026 — Best storage for a retro PC build in 2026 — CompactFlash boot drives, SATA SSDs for XP-era rigs, and USB bridges for imaging vintage IDE… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min read
- FIDECO vs Unitek: Best IDE-to-USB Adapter for Retro Drive Imaging — FIDECO vs Unitek SATA/IDE to USB 3.0 adapter for imaging retro PC drives in 2026 — power supply quality, chipset behavior, and… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- GLM-5.2 on 12GB VRAM: Quantization and Speed on the RTX 3060 — Can the RTX 3060 12GB run GLM-5.2 locally? A quantization-by-quantization look at what fits in VRAM, expected tok/s, and offload tradeoffs… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- KOORUI vs Samsung Odyssey: Best 27-inch 4K Gaming Monitor in 2026 — Buying between the KOORUI 27" 4K QD-Mini LED and Samsung Odyssey 4K in 2026? The verdict, spec table, and the GPU you actually need to… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 10 min read
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Can Drive Your Screen — Build a Local Agent Rig Instead — What hardware do you actually need for a local computer-use AI agent in 2026? An RTX 3060 12GB, a Ryzen 7 5800X, and a fast NVMe gets you… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- Microsoft MAI-Image-2.5 Lands #2 on the Image Arena — The Local Angle — Microsoft MAI-Image-2.5 lands #2 on the Image Arena. The local angle: what an RTX 3060 12GB can actually run for SDXL, FLUX.1, and SD3 in… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 13 min read
- Open-WebUI on a Raspberry Pi 4: A Front-End for Your RTX 3060 LLM Rig — How to host Open-WebUI on a Raspberry Pi 4 as the frontend to a remote RTX 3060 Ollama backend — Docker compose, OLLAMA_BASE_URL, and the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 13 min read
- Build a Raspberry Pi 4 Pi-hole + Unbound Ad-Blocker in 2026 — How to build a Pi-hole ad blocker on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB with Unbound recursive DNS — Docker compose, SSD storage, DHCP setup, and… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 13 min read
- Raspberry Pi 4 vs Pi Zero W: Which Board for Your First Project? — Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi Zero W for your first project in 2026? A spec-delta table, project-fit matrix, and storage advice for both boards… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- Can the Ryzen 5 5600G Run Local LLMs Without a GPU? — A practical look at running quantized 7B-13B LLMs CPU-only on the Ryzen 5 5600G in 2026 — tok/s numbers, RAM bandwidth limits, and the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- Turtle Beach Recon 50 vs BERIBES: Best Budget Gaming Headset Under $40? — Turtle Beach Recon 50 vs BERIBES Bluetooth — best budget gaming headset under $40 in 2026? Drivers, mic, latency, codec support, and… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- Period-Correct Windows 98 Boot Drive: CompactFlash vs IDE SSD — CompactFlash or IDE SSD for a Windows 98 retro PC boot drive? A 2026 deep dive on BIOS LBA limits, FAT32 caps, DMA negotiation, and jumper… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min read
- Best Streaming Gear for New Streamers in 2026: 5 Picks to Start On-Air — A 2026 starter kit for new streamers: HyperX QuadCast 2, Blue Yeti, 4K webcam, ring light and over-ear headphones — five picks, under $700… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 12 min read
- Build a Period-Correct Windows XP Gaming PC in 2026: The CompactFlash Boot-Drive Trick — Era-correct Windows XP gaming on a Socket 478 / Socket A AGP rig with a CompactFlash drive in 2026 — silent, low-power and totally offline. Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- Build a Self-Updating 24/7 FM Radio Station on a Raspberry Pi Zero W — Build a legal low-power 24/7 FM radio station on a Raspberry Pi Zero W using PiFmRds/PiFmAdv — parts list, software setup, RDS encoding… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min read
- Build a Home Assistant Smart-Home Hub on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB in 2026 — Build a 24/7 Home Assistant smart-home hub on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB with SSD boot, Zigbee, Z-Wave and three worked automation examples. Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 16 min read
- Raspberry Pi OS Moves to the Linux 6.18 LTS Kernel With an Updated LabWC Compositor — Linux 6.18 LTS lands in Raspberry Pi OS with the new Labwc Wayland compositor as default. What changes, what breaks and how to handle the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 12 min read
- Qualcomm Enters the Data-Center Market With Its Own AI Processor — Qualcomm's AI200 and AI250 data-center accelerators target inference workloads. What the announcement covers, what it doesn't, and what it… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 11 min read
- HyperX QuadCast 2 vs Blue Yeti: Best USB Mic for Streaming and Podcasting in 2026 — HyperX QuadCast 2 has cleaner condenser sound and a built-in mute; Blue Yeti is louder, more forgiving and cheaper. Verdict matrix included. Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 12 min read
- Best Budget GPU for Local LLMs in 2026: RTX 3060 12GB vs the Alternatives — RTX 3060 12GB is still the cheapest 12GB ticket in 2026, but used 3090s, ARC A770 16GB and Apple Mac mini M4 each beat it on one axis. The… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 16 min read
- ComfyUI on an RTX 3060 12GB: A 2026 Local Stable Diffusion Setup Guide — ComfyUI on an RTX 3060 12GB handles SD 1.5 and SDXL comfortably and runs Flux dev with low-VRAM flags. Setup, model tables, sampler picks… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 14 min read
- Ollama vs LM Studio on an RTX 3060 12GB in 2026: Which Local Runner Wins? — Side-by-side on the same RTX 3060 12GB: Ollama wins on automation and scripting, LM Studio wins on UX and model discovery, both run the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 12 min read
- Claude Now Writes 65% of Anthropic's Code: The Local Coding-Rig Angle — Anthropic's reported 65% Claude-written codebase reframes the local-coding-rig question: when does a Ryzen + RTX 3060 12GB rig pay back vs… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 13 min read
- Build a Budget Local-AI Rig in 2026: Ryzen 7 5800X + RTX 3060 12GB — A complete parts list, tuning checklist and tok/s expectations for a Ryzen 7 5800X + RTX 3060 12GB local-AI rig under $1,200 in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 15 min read
- GLM-5.2 vs Qwen3 on a 12GB GPU: Best Open-Weights LLM for an RTX 3060 — Both GLM-5.2 and Qwen3 fit comfortably on an RTX 3060 12GB at q4_K_M up to 14B parameters. Qwen3 wins on coding and prefill; GLM-5.2 on… Mike Perry · 2026-06-25 · 13 min read
- Best CPU Cooler for AMD Ryzen in 2026 — Best CPU coolers for AMD Ryzen in 2026: DeepCool AK620 overall, Noctua NH-U12S for compact builds, Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 for 170W… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 17 min read
- Best SATA SSD for Gaming and Game-Library Storage in 2026 — Compare the Samsung 870 EVO, Crucial BX500, MX500, WD Blue, and SanDisk Ultra 3D for game-library duty in 2026, and learn when to skip… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 12 min read
- Ryzen 7 5700X + RTX 3060 12GB: A Balanced 1440p Build in 2026 — A 5700X plus RTX 3060 12GB still delivers a balanced 1440p experience in 2026: realistic FPS, full part list, upgrade path, and when to… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 17 min read