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- Building a 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI Win98 Rig with a CompactFlash Boot Drive — How to build a 2026 Voodoo2 SLI Win98SE rig with a CompactFlash boot drive, BX440 board, Pentium III CPU, and the right Glide driver… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min read
- Raspberry Pi 4 8GB as a Jellyfin Media Server: Real Limits — A Pi 4 8GB runs Jellyfin well for direct-play and light remux — but 4K HEVC transcoding will stutter. Here is what works, what does not… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min read
- 256GB Samsung microSD Drops to $32 — Storage Prices Slide — A 256GB Samsung EVO Plus microSD just hit $32 — about 40% off list. Here is whether the deal holds up, and what the NAND slide means for… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min read
- OpenAI and Broadcom Unveil 'Jalapeño' Inference Chip — OpenAI and Broadcom's reported "Jalapeño" inference ASIC explained: what it does, why it exists, and what it changes for consumer AI… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 12 min read
- 16GB vs 32GB RAM for Windows 11 Gaming in 2026 — Public benchmarks show 16GB still plays most 2026 AAA titles, but 32GB removes stutter under modded loads, browser sprawl, and streaming… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 12 min read
- Noctua NH-U12S vs DeepCool AK620 for the Ryzen 7 5800X — Noctua NH-U12S or DeepCool AK620 for the Ryzen 7 5800X? Real load-temp deltas at matched fan speeds. Verdict: AK620 for PBO, NH-U12S for… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min read
- Best GPU for Local Stable Diffusion at 1080p/1440p in 2026 — VRAM, not shader count, gates local image generation. Here is the 2026 buyer's read on budget, mid, and prosumer GPU tiers for SDXL plus… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 12 min read
- vLLM vs llama.cpp for Single-User Local Chat on a 12GB GPU — For solo chat on a 12GB RTX 3060 GPU in 2026, llama.cpp wins on setup and VRAM headroom; vLLM only pays off when concurrent users enter… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min read
- GLM-5.2 vs Claude Opus 4.7: Open-Weights Value on Local GPUs — GLM-5.2 challenges Claude Opus 4.7 on cost: a breakdown of quant tiers, VRAM needs on RTX 3060 and 4090 cards, and the local-vs-API… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 14 min read
- Can the Ryzen 5 5600G Game at 1080p Without a Graphics Card in 2026? — The Ryzen 5 5600G games at 1080p without a graphics card — what runs well, RAM speed gotchas, and the discrete-card upgrade path. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Ollama vs llama.cpp on a 12GB GPU: Which Is Faster for Single-User Chat? — Ollama vs llama.cpp on a 12GB RTX 3060 — same engine underneath, different setup. Throughput numbers and when to pick each. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Can a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Run a Local LLM? What Actually Works in 2026 — Yes, a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB runs local LLMs — for small models at a few tokens per second. What works, what doesn't, and when. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Rescue a Dying Vintage IDE Drive by Cloning It to CompactFlash — Rescue a dying vintage IDE drive by imaging it to CompactFlash. Adapters, ddrescue, BIOS geometry, and the gotchas in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min read
- Logitech G29 vs HORI Force Feedback: Which Sim Wheel for Beginners? — Logitech G29 vs HORI Force Feedback DLX for beginner sim racing — platform support, force feedback feel, pedals, and shifters. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Best USB Microphone for Streaming Under $150 in 2026 — Best USB mic under $150 for streaming in 2026 — HyperX QuadCast 2 vs Blue Yeti, plus why room treatment beats mic upgrades. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Intel Panther Lake on Linux: First Core Ultra X7 Numbers Land — Panther Lake's first Linux benchmarks land — solid uplift on CPU and NPU paths, but discrete cards still win for mid-size LLMs. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- 180Hz 1440p Monitors Hit Entry Pricing — Here's How the 4K Tier Compares — Entry-priced 1440p 180Hz panels now undercut cheap 4K monitors. How they stack up on mid-range GPUs, HDR, and motion clarity. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Local AI Video After Seedance 2.5: What GPU Generates 30-Second Clips — Local AI video on a 12GB GPU in 2026 — what's runnable, render times, cooling needs, and when renting cloud is cheaper. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 9 min read
- Running Mistral's New OCR Model Locally on a 12GB GPU — Mistral's new OCR model and a 12GB GPU make local document OCR credible. Throughput numbers, costs, and when cloud still wins. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min read
- GLM-5.2 Local: What GPU Actually Runs the Top Open-Weights LLM — GLM-5.2 is the top open-weights model right now. Here's what a 12GB RTX 3060 actually runs and what context length and quants cost you. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min read
- Why AI Memory Bandwidth Matters: From Micron's HBM to Your GDDR6 — Anthropic's 2026 Micron memory partnership puts AI bandwidth in the spotlight. Here is how HBM, GDDR7, and GDDR6 actually shape local LLM… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 14 min read
- Best Controller for Emulation and Retro Gaming on PC (2026) — Five controllers compared for retro emulation on PC in 2026: 8BitDo Pro 2, SN30 Pro, GameSir G7 SE, DualSense, HORIPAD Pro — with sourced… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 14 min read
- Best PC and Emulation Controllers in 2026 — The best PC and emulation controllers in 2026, ranked by input latency, build quality, battery life, and software compatibility across… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 14 min read
- Best Storage and IDE Adapters for Retro PC Builds in 2026 — CompactFlash for boot, SATA SSDs via JM20330 bridge for bulk game storage, USB 3.0 docks for imaging — the complete 2026 retro PC IDE… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min read
- CompactFlash as a Silent IDE Boot Drive: A 1998-Era Build Log — How to run a CompactFlash card as a silent IDE boot drive in a 1998-era Pentium II/III PC: adapter shapes, jumpers, BIOS LBA limits, and… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min read
- Crucial BX500 vs Samsung 870 EVO: Best 1TB SATA SSD for Game Storage — Crucial BX500 vs Samsung 870 EVO for 1TB game storage in 2026: endurance, sustained writes, real load times, and which SATA SSD wins for… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 13 min read
- Cursor Launches Its Own AI Model and Git Platform: What Changes — Cursor in 2026 ships its own first-party coding model and a git-hosting platform — what really changes for hosted IDE users and local-LLM… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 12 min read
- Expanding the SNES Classic and Genesis Mini Library in 2026 — Expand the SNES Classic and Genesis Mini in 2026 with Hakchi2 CE, Project Lunar, and 8BitDo controllers, per public modding guides and… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 13 min read
- OpenAI Says GPT-5.5-Cyber Beats Anthropic's Mythos on Security — OpenAI claims GPT-5.5-Cyber tops Anthropic's Mythos across SecBench, CyberSecEval, and HackBench in 2026 — vendor numbers, methodology… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 13 min read
- Build a Motion-Triggered Wildlife Camera on Raspberry Pi (2026) — A 2026 synthesis: building a PIR-triggered Raspberry Pi wildlife camera with sourced BOM, wiring, motion vs picamera2 stacks, and solar… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 16 min read
- Is the Ryzen 7 5800X Still Worth It for 1440p Gaming in 2026? — The Ryzen 7 5800X in 2026: still a real sweet-spot 1440p gaming CPU paired with a midrange GPU, or is it finally time to jump to AM5… Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 12 min read
- Which GPU Runs Which LLM? A Per-Model VRAM Compatibility Guide (2026) — Which card runs Llama-3-70B, GLM-5.2, or DeepSeek locally? A per-model VRAM table across 8-48 GB tiers, with real tok/s numbers. Mike Perry · 2026-06-24 · 10 min read
- Samsung Odyssey 4K vs KOORUI 27" 4K Mini-LED: Which Wins? — Samsung Odyssey 4K or KOORUI 27" 4K QD-Mini LED for gaming in 2026? Real HDR + contrast measurements. Verdict: KOORUI for HDR gaming… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 10 min read
- Best 2.5" SATA SSD to Upgrade a PS4 Pro in 2026 — The best 2.5" SATA SSDs to upgrade a PS4 Pro in 2026. Load times drop 50-60% on any pick here; the Samsung 870 EVO is our default… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 10 min read
- Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 5700X for a Budget Gaming PC — Ryzen 5 5600G or Ryzen 7 5700X for a budget gaming build? The answer depends entirely on whether you already own a discrete GPU. Real FPS… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 9 min read
- The Adder at the Heart of Intel's 8087 Math Coprocessor — A die-level Hackaday teardown walks the shared adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 — why 1980 constraints shaped a design still taught to… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 9 min read
- SteamOS Boots on Intel Hardware After Community Port — A community SteamOS port now boots on Intel-based handhelds and mini-PCs in 2026. Here's what runs, what breaks, and the buying list if… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 9 min read
- Local LLMs on the Ryzen 5 5600G: llama.cpp CPU Inference Numbers — How fast does a Ryzen 5 5600G actually run local LLMs on CPU with llama.cpp? Real tok/s numbers across 3B, 7B, 8B, and 13B models with… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 9 min read
- Intel Axes BigDL/IPEX-LLM: Where Local Inference Goes Now — Intel is winding down BigDL/IPEX-LLM. Here's where to land in 2026 for CUDA, Arc, and CPU-only local LLM inference — with concrete tok/s… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 9 min read
- DeepSeek on the US Entity List: What It Means for Local Inference — Would a US Entity List action on DeepSeek stop you from running its models locally on an RTX 3060 or Ryzen APU? Here's what actually… Mike Perry · 2026-06-23 · 10 min read
- Best Budget SSD for 2026: 5 SATA and NVMe Picks — Five budget SATA and NVMe SSDs worth buying in 2026, from the Samsung 870 EVO to the WD Blue SN550 — picks, specs, and a buying-criteria… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min read
- Plug-and-Play Retro Consoles Compared: Genesis Mini vs SNES vs NES Classic — The Genesis Mini, SNES Classic, and NES Classic compared head-to-head — game libraries, controllers, and where each retro plug-and-play… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 9 min read
- The Sound Blaster Monopoly: How Creative Labs Owned PC Audio — How Creative Labs turned an early DOS audio card into a decade-long monopoly through developer lock-in, the AWE32 line, and the Aureal… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min read
- Best PC Controller in 2026: DualSense vs GameSir G7 SE vs HORIPAD — Head-to-head on the four best PC controllers for 2026 — DualSense, GameSir G7 SE, HORIPAD Pro, 8BitDo SN30 Pro — with latency, battery… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min read
- Ryzen 7 5800X vs 5700X for Streaming and Gaming in 2026 — Ryzen 7 5800X vs 5700X in 2026: real game frame rates, the streaming-while-gaming gap, and which to pair with what cooler. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min read
- Best GPU for Local LLMs Under $400 in 2026 — Best GPU for local LLMs under $400 in 2026: new vs used 12 GB picks, AMD's software-stack gap, and the right pairing for each. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 9 min read
- Budget 4K QD-Mini LED Gaming Monitors Hit New Lows in 2026 — Two 27" 4K QD-Mini LED gaming monitors landed under $400 in early 2026. What they do, what they cost, and which GPU drives them. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 3 min read
- Amstrad CPC Emulator Now Runs on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 — A working Amstrad CPC emulator now runs on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 microcontroller — what it does, what it doesn't, and what to buy. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 4 min read
- Build a Raspberry Pi Retro Handheld with the 8BitDo SN30 Pro — Cheap, flexible, drift-free: build a Raspberry Pi RetroPie handheld around the 8BitDo SN30 Pro for under $100 in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 11 min read
- RTX 3060 12GB in 2026: Is It Still a 1080p Value Champion? — The RTX 3060 12GB is still one of the best sub-$400 GPUs in 2026 for 1080p gaming and local AI thanks to its VRAM buffer. Full FPS numbers… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min read