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- ComfyUI on an RTX 3060 12GB: Real Image-Gen Throughput in 2026 — ComfyUI on a 12 GB RTX 3060: real per-step latency for SDXL and FLUX, VRAM budgeting tips, and where the 12 GB ceiling actually bites. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 10 min read
- Benchmarking Open Models for Agentic Tool Use on an RTX 3060 — Picking a local agent model is about tool-call reliability, not headline scores. Here is how the strongest 7B-class open models perform on… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 11 min read
- GLM-5.2 Review: Running the Top Open-Weights LLM on an RTX 3060 — GLM-5.2 at q4_K_M runs on a 12GB RTX 3060 at 30 tok/s with 8K context, no offload — the cheapest sane on-ramp to a real local LLM in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 13 min read
- Building a MAME Fighting Setup: Fight Stick + CF Storage for an Arcade Corner — Build a MAME fighting setup in 2026: which fight stick, how to use CompactFlash for ROM storage, and the rest of the arcade-corner build… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- IDE and CompactFlash to USB Adapters for Retro PC Drive Imaging: Which to Buy — IDE and CompactFlash to USB adapters for retro PC drive imaging: a 2026 buyer's guide to which adapter to grab when you need to read a… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Raspberry Pi 5 16GB for Local LLMs: What Models Actually Fit? — Raspberry Pi 5 16GB for local LLMs: what models actually fit, what speeds to expect, and when to step up to a discrete GPU rig. Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Build an Always-On Raspberry Pi Zero W Project: 24/7 FM Radio and More — The Raspberry Pi Zero W is the cheapest always-on hobbyist platform in 2026 — here is how to build a 24/7 FM radio (and a few other… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Best Budget Streaming Gear in 2026: 5 Picks to Go Live Cheap — Best budget streaming gear in 2026: a mic, webcam, headphones, lighting, and a backup mic — five picks that get you live for under $400… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Logitech G29 vs HORI Force Feedback Wheel: Which Entry Sim Racing Wheel Wins? — Logitech G29 vs HORI Force Feedback Wheel: the entry sim racing head-to-head, plus the active 2026 alternatives (G920, HORI Overdrive)… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Best SSD for Expanding Your Steam Library in 2026: SATA Value Picks — The best SSDs for expanding your Steam library in 2026: SATA-class value picks that match game-load times without paying NVMe-tier prices… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- PebbleOS Comes to the Raspberry Pi RP2350: What the Port Means for Tinkerers — PebbleOS now runs on the Raspberry Pi RP2350. Here is what the port enables for tinkerers, what hardware you need, and where the project… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Open-WebUI Self-Hosted on a Ryzen 5 5600G + RTX 3060: A Private ChatGPT at Home — Open-WebUI self-hosted on a Ryzen 5 5600G + RTX 3060 gives you a private ChatGPT-style web UI for the whole household. Here is the full… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- Claude Code Artifacts Just Shipped: What It Adds, and the Local Aider Alternative — Claude Code Artifacts looks great but lives on Anthropic's servers. Here is what it adds, and the realistic local Aider alternative… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 7 min read
- DeepSeek V4 Flash on a 12GB RTX 3060: The Cheapest Agentic Model, Run Local — DeepSeek V4 Flash runs locally on a single 12GB RTX 3060 at 18-26 tok/s. Here is the practical setup, the speed numbers, and where it… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 8 min read
- AA-Briefcase's 800x Cost Spread: What It Means for Local Agentic Rigs — AA-Briefcase exposed an 800x cost spread across frontier agentic models. Here is what that gap implies for builders running agents on a… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 8 min read
- GLM-5.2 vs DeepSeek V4 on a 12GB RTX 3060: Which Open-Weights Model Wins? — GLM-5.2 vs DeepSeek V4 on a 12GB RTX 3060: a 2026 buyer's synthesis of which open-weights model fits, runs fast, and produces better… Mike Perry · 2026-06-19 · 9 min read
- A 3D-Printed Switch Steering Wheel V2 Brings Adaptive Racing to More Players — Adafruit covers a new version of the open-hardware Nintendo Switch Steering Wheel from D4E1 — a printable, accessible racing controller… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- 180Hz 1440p Gaming Monitors Hit Entry-Level Pricing — 180Hz 1440p gaming monitors are now selling at entry-level pricing per Tom's Hardware. Here's why that matters for mainstream RTX… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- CompactFlash as a Win98 Boot Drive: Transcend CF133 + IDE Adapter Walkthrough — Build a silent, fast Win98 SE retro PC by swapping the IDE platter for a Transcend CF133 CompactFlash card. Full walkthrough… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- Self-Host Immich on a Ryzen 5 5600G Mini-PC: Power, Storage, Real Throughput — A Ryzen 5 5600G mini-PC handles Immich for a household library cleanly. Here's the BOM, the real throughput numbers, and the storage… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Aider vs Cline vs Continue.dev for Local Coding on an RTX 3060 (2026) — Aider, Cline, and Continue.dev all run on a 12GB RTX 3060 in 2026, but they optimize for different workflows and have very different token… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- Copilot Cowork Goes Usage-Based: The Local-Rig Cost Case in 2026 — Metered Copilot Cowork billing changes the math on local AI coding. We work the BOM, the break-even, and the honest cases where a budget… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- GLM-5.2's 37k-Token Reasoning Outputs and What They Mean for Local Rigs — GLM-5.2 averages ~37k output tokens per task — a 4-7x jump over GLM-5.1. Here's why that hits 12GB GPUs hardest and how to size a local… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- LLM VRAM Requirements by Model in 2026: What Fits 12GB, 24GB, 48GB — How much VRAM you actually need for local LLMs in 2026, broken down by model size, quantization level, and context length — with concrete… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 11 min read
- AVX-512 Software RAID on AMD Ryzen: Up to 41% Faster Linux md-RAID — Linux's new AVX-512 md-RAID path accelerates parity arrays by up to 41% — but Zen 3 Ryzen (5800X, 5600G) doesn't expose AVX-512. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 11 min read
- Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 5 5600G for 1080p Gaming: Which Wins? — With a discrete GPU the Ryzen 7 5800X wins 1080p gaming and productivity. Without one, the 5600G is the only chip that gets you gaming… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Best 1440p Monitor for an RTX 3060: Matching Panel to GPU — 27-inch 1440p IPS with adaptive sync is the textbook RTX 3060 pairing. 4K is a poor fit unless you also do creative work alongside gaming. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Best SATA SSD to Upgrade Your PS4 Pro Storage in 2026 — Samsung 870 EVO for endurance, Crucial BX500 1TB for $/GB, SanDisk SSD Plus for budget — all drop into the PS4 Pro's 2.5-inch 7mm bay. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Hyperscalers May Soon Outrun Their Cash Flow on AI Buildout — A new report says hyperscaler AI capex now outpaces operating cash flow. Local-rig builders read what this means for cloud-vs-own math. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 7 min read
- Sega Genesis Mini vs Raspberry Pi Emulation in 2026: Which to Buy? — Sega Genesis Mini or a Raspberry Pi RetroPie build in 2026? A buy-vs-build breakdown of price, accuracy, library and who each path… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 16 min read
- Self-Hosting Jellyfin on a Ryzen 5 5600G: 4K Transcode on the Cheap — Why the Ryzen 5 5600G remains the homelab pick for 2026 Jellyfin builds — what its Vega iGPU can really transcode, and the full BOM that… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 14 min read
- That Game Boy Clone Runs Too Fast — and the Fix Is a Clock Crystal — A Hackaday teardown traces the speed-up bug in cheap Game Boy clones to the wrong-frequency clock crystal. The fix is a soldering swap. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 7 min read
- Samsung's 256GB microSD Falls to $47.99 — Plus the SSD Sidegrade — Samsung's 256GB EVO Plus microSD drops to $47.99. We compare it against a 1TB SATA SSD and call where each one is the right buy. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 7 min read
- GLM-5.2 With CPU Offload: Ryzen 7 5800X + RTX 3060 12GB Tested — Hybrid GPU+CPU offload on a Ryzen 7 5800X + 12GB RTX 3060 lets you run GLM-5.2 at q5_K_M — at about one third the tok/s of full-GPU q4. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- GLM-5.2 on an RTX 3060 12GB: Can the New Open-Weights Leader Run Local? — Yes — GLM-5.2 runs at q4_K_M on a 12GB RTX 3060 with ~1-2GB headroom for the KV cache. We map the quant matrix and tok/s envelope. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Best Budget 4K Monitor for an RTX 3060 Build in 2026: SANSUI vs KOORUI vs ASUS TUF — Pairing a 4K monitor with an RTX 3060? The math is harder than it looks. Native 4K halves your framerate vs 1440p, DLSS recovers some of… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Best Budget GPU for 1440p Gaming in 2026: Is the RTX 3060 12GB Still It? — The RTX 3060 12GB delivers 55-75 FPS at 1440p high in modern AAA, climbing to 75-100 FPS with DLSS Quality. Where its 12GB VRAM still… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Inside the Creative Katana V2X Soundbar Teardown — and What It Says About Sound Blaster — A community teardown of Creative's Katana V2X soundbar exposes DSP silicon shared with the Sound BlasterX G6 — and what it means in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Sega Genesis Loads Games From a Vinyl Record in Viral Retro Hack — Enthusiasts encoded Sega Genesis ROM data onto a vinyl LP and loaded it onto stock 1988 hardware. The cassette-era nostalgia angle, why… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 8 min read
- llama.cpp vs vLLM for Single-User Local Chat on a 12GB GPU (2026) — For single-user local chat on a 12GB GPU, llama.cpp wins on VRAM headroom, quant flexibility, and setup time. vLLM wins when you serve… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- Ryzen 5 5600G as a Budget Local-LLM Host: iGPU + System RAM in 2026 — The Ryzen 5 5600G runs 3-7B LLMs CPU-only at 6-25 tok/s — usable for budget self-hosters but RAM-bandwidth bound. Here is the realistic… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 9 min read
- 32B Models on 12GB VRAM: What an RTX 3060 Can Really Run in 2026 — On a 12GB RTX 3060, 14B at q4_K_M fits with tight context, 32B requires CPU offload, and 8B leaves headroom. The quant matrix every… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 11 min read
- Intelligence Index v4.1 Goes Agentic: Can a 12GB RTX 3060 Keep Up Locally? — A 12GB RTX 3060 handles 7-8B function-calling agents at 30-45 tok/s, but agentic loops chew through VRAM and prefill on a 192-bit bus… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 10 min read
- Is Your First Homelab Right? A 2026 Hardware Sanity Check on a Ryzen 5 5600G — Worried your first homelab CPU is too weak? The Ryzen 5 5600G handles Pi-hole, Home Assistant, Jellyfin, Immich, and 10+ containers… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 12 min read
- Build a Raspberry Pi Zero W Retro Emulation Handheld in 2026 — The Pi Zero W remains the cheapest credible retro handheld brain. Vilros kit, 8BitDo SN30 Pro, RetroPie, and a 3.5" LCD make a build that… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 12 min read
- Sound BlasterX G6 on a Retro Windows XP Rig: USB Audio for Period-Correct Builds — The Sound BlasterX G6 works on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 over USB Audio Class, with Creative's official drivers unlocking the full DSP… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 12 min read
- Best Plug-and-Play Retro Game Console in 2026 — The best plug-and-play retro game consoles for 2026 — Sega Genesis Mini leads, with SNES Classic, Switch Lite, and PS4 picks compared side… Mike Perry · 2026-06-17 · 15 min read
- 32GB of DDR5 Drops to $240 in New Newegg Build Bundles — Newegg's latest Intel and AMD build bundles are landing 32GB DDR5 kits inside ~$240 builds. Here is who should jump and how to spec the… Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 10 min read
- Anthropic Backs Off Billing Overhaul as Price War Heats Up — Anthropic walked back an unpopular billing change this week. The signal for builders: cloud LLM pricing is volatile enough that a local… Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 10 min read
- Best Sim Racing Wheel and Shifter for Beginners in 2026 — The Logitech G920 is the budget force-feedback default in 2026; the Thrustmaster TH8A is the H-pattern shifter most beginners actually… Mike Perry · 2026-06-16 · 10 min read