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- DIY Power Supply for a 10-Inch Rack Mini PC Cluster — A source-grounded guide to sizing, wiring, and safely distributing 12V DC power across a dense mini PC cluster packed into a 10-inch rack… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- Late 2000s Windows XP Gaming PC Build: Parts & Setup Guide — A synthesis guide to building a late-2000s Windows XP gaming PC: period-correct CPUs, GPUs, and DDR2 RAM, plus reliable modern storage… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- Inside China's Mini PC Production: How They're Built — How Shenzhen-area ODMs turn CNC-machined chassis and reference motherboards into the mini PCs sold under dozens of competing brand names. Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- Why Stock GPU Pastes Last Longer Than Aftermarket Ones — Stock GPU thermal paste is built for years of stable temps, while aftermarket compounds trade longevity for lower out-of-box… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- DIY Open-Source Photo Frame: Pi Zero 2 W + Immich — How makers are pairing a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with the self-hosted Immich photo server to build a private, cloud-free digital photo… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- Train Your Own LLM From Scratch: 2026 Hardware Guide — A synthesis of public GPU specs, frameworks, and cost reporting on what it actually takes to train an LLM from scratch versus fine-tuning… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- Best SSD and Controller Pairing for a Living-Room Gaming PC — A 1TB or 2TB SATA SSD plus the right controller decides whether your couch PC gets used. Concrete picks for 2026, with the actual numbers. Mike Perry · 2026-07-29 · 12 min read
- Kimi K3 Open Weights: What It Takes to Run It Locally — A 12GB RTX 3060 is the entry point for Kimi K3, a 24GB card is where daily-driver comfort begins, and the API vs local math turns on your… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29 · 13 min read
- Qwen 3.6 35B GGUF: NTP vs MTP Quantization Explained — How NTP and MTP quantization paths for Qwen 3.6 35B GGUF compare across AMD, Nvidia, and Ryzen/Threadripper systems, per public benchmarks… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- WoW Mythic+ 3500 on Steam Deck: Is It Possible? — Community reports of a 3500 Mythic+ score cleared entirely on Steam Deck raise a real question: how well does WoW actually run on Valve's… Mike Perry · 2026-07-29
- Gemini Intelligence Hardware Requirements Explained — Cloud Gemini runs entirely server-side, needing no GPU. Gemini Nano's on-device Chrome and Pixel features have real VRAM and storage… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Xbox Cloud Gaming in 2025: How It Works & What You Need — How Xbox Cloud Gaming's server architecture, device support, and network requirements stack up against GeForce Now and PS Plus Premium in… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Best Raspberry Pi for a Touchscreen Home Dashboard in 2026 — A wall-mounted touchscreen dashboard is a real Chromium kiosk workload — buy the RAM headroom, boot from an SSD, and skip the underpowered… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 12 min read
- Best 4K Monitor for an RTX 3060 12GB: KOORUI vs Samsung Odyssey — The 12 GB frame buffer makes 4K workable on this card; the KOORUI's dual-mode switch is what keeps a UHD panel worth doing on a mid-tier… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 13 min read
- Best SSDs and Adapters for Retro PC Builds in 2026 — Modern SATA SSDs still work beautifully on retro-era boards — here is which 2.5-inch drive and bridge to pair with a Pentium III, Windows… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 15 min read
- 48GB vs 64GB DDR5 for Gaming and AI: Worth It? — 48GB and 64GB DDR5 kits rarely boost gaming FPS, but they matter for AI inference, multitasking, and content creation. Here's when the… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Don't Buy Cheap SSDs: Hidden Risks Explained (2026) — Cheap no-name SSDs often skip DRAM cache, published TBW ratings, and reliable controllers -- here's what to check before buying a budget… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B VRAM Optimization: Why Bigger Quants Win — Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's mixture-of-experts routing makes low-bit quantization riskier than usual — on 8GB and 12GB GPUs, a bigger GGUF quant can… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- No Wonder My CPU Was Hitting 100°C: 7 Build Mistakes — Community reports of new builds idling near 100°C usually trace back to a handful of fixable installation mistakes, not a defective CPU or… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Downsized Your Homelab? Here's What It's Worth — Downsizing a homelab leaves surplus RAM, drives, and networking gear. Here's what typically sells, where to list it, and how to price it… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Watercooled Gaming/Networking Rack: 2025 Build Guide — A synthesis of how enthusiasts combine watercooling with hybrid gaming/networking racks, what it costs, and where the real ROI is. Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Raspberry Pi 4 8GB vs Pi Zero W for RetroPie: Which Board Wins? — The Pi 4 8GB runs everything through the Dreamcast era comfortably. The Pi Zero W tops out at 16-bit and light PS1. Your target era… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 13 min read
- Best Cooler for a Ryzen 7 5800X: ML240L RGB V2 vs Kraken M22 — The 5800X is designed to sit near 90 C under all-core load. Pick the ML240L RGB V2 for sustained work, the Kraken M22 for gaming in a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 12 min read
- 42 LLMs Tested for Apocalypse Compliance: What Data Shows — A viral claim that 42 LLMs failed apocalypse-scenario safety tests oversimplifies what real AI benchmarks like HarmBench actually measure… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Turning a Broken Steam Deck Into a 2.5GbE NAS — A cracked-screen Steam Deck still has a capable AMD APU and a USB-C port — enough to build a low-power NAS with Grafana, Glances, and btop… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Local AI News You Missed in April 2026 — Editorial synthesis of April 2026's local AI landscape: notable open-weight releases, realistic hardware requirements, and shifts beyond… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- First-Time Steam Deck Emulation Setup: A Complete Guide — New to Steam Deck emulation? Here's how EmuDeck, storage, and controller setup actually work, per official documentation and community… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Self-Hosted Personal Finance: n8n + Actual Budget + Claude — How n8n, Actual Budget, SimpleFIN, and the Claude API combine into a self-hosted personal finance automation stack — no cloud budgeting… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Qwen3.6-27B at 80 TPS on RTX 5090: Is the Claim Real? — A viral claim puts Qwen3.6-27B at 80 tok/s with 218k context on one RTX 5090 via vLLM 0.19. Here's what the hardware math actually supports. Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Best Budget Parts for a Local-LLM PC in 2026 — VRAM is the gate. Build around a 12GB RTX 3060, a Ryzen 7 5800X, and 32GB DDR4-3200 for a budget local-LLM PC that clears every 7-14B… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 14 min read
- Raspberry Pi 4 8GB vs a Used Mini PC for a 2026 Beginner Homelab — Start on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB for DNS, home automation, and light containers; move to a used mini PC once you need real transcoding, VMs… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28 · 13 min read
- Qwen MTP on LLaMA.cpp + TurboQuant: What's Actually Verified — MTP is a real speculative-decoding technique from DeepSeek-V3, but claims about a Qwen+llama.cpp "TurboQuant" release lack a citable… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- 007: First Light Is Great on Steam Deck — 007: First Light reportedly runs well on Steam Deck once the tutorials end. Here's what the hardware, controls, and battery life actually… Mike Perry · 2026-07-28
- Xbox Mode's PC Performance Boost Favors Nvidia GPUs — Xbox Mode's full-screen experience trims Windows overhead, but public reports suggest Nvidia GPU systems gain more consistently than AMD… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Qwen3.6-27B at 72 Tok/s on RTX 3090: What's Real — The viral '72 tok/s' claim for Qwen3.6-27B on an RTX 3090 lacks a verifiable source. Here's what vLLM on Windows actually supports today… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Best Budget PC Upgrades Under $250 in 2026 — The best single PC upgrade under $250 in 2026 for most tired builds is still a 12 GB graphics card. Five picks — GPU, SSD, CPU, and cooler… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27 · 13 min read
- RTX 3060 12GB vs Arc B580 12GB for Local LLMs in 2026 — Deciding between the RTX 3060 12GB and Intel Arc B580 12GB for local LLM inference in 2026? Head-to-head on VRAM, tokens per second… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27 · 14 min read
- 2026 Homelab Stack: OPNsense + Proxmox + TrueNAS + 10GbE — How OPNsense, Proxmox, TrueNAS, and 10GbE fit together in a 2026 homelab, from VLAN segmentation to ZFS storage and jumbo frames. Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Why LLM Reasoning Still Happens in Words, Not Vectors — LLMs reason in text, not vectors, because token-based chain-of-thought keeps outputs interpretable, auditable, and compatible with today's… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Playnix RX 9060 XT 16GB: A Steam Machine Rival at €1,140 — Playnix's new mini gaming PC pairs a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB with a €1,140 price tag, positioning it as an early rival to Valve's Steam… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Did the Steam Deck Get a New Box Design? What Changed — Steam Deck box design chatter explained: what Valve actually changed with the OLED launch versus what's unverified Reddit speculation. Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Best Compact DIY NAS Setup in 2026: A Buyer's Guide — A synthesis of public specs and community builds for compact DIY NAS setups in 2026 — CPUs, drives, cases, and TrueNAS vs OpenMediaVault… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Why FurMark Has a 'GPU Killer' Reputation — FurMark's sustained synthetic load exposed VRM weaknesses in older GPUs. Modern power limiters make it far less risky than hours of gaming… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- RE Requiem and the AAA Games That Prove Steam Deck — RE Requiem's Steam Deck showing is sparking a rethink of handheld AAA gaming. Here's what makes a game Deck-ready and which titles hold up. Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Why Cheap Monitors Use HDMI Instead of DisplayPort — Budget monitors ship with HDMI, not DisplayPort, because of licensing costs and legacy compatibility. Here's the synthesis of why — and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Best GPU for Ryzen 5 5500 in 2026 (Budget to 1440p) — A pairing guide to the best GPUs for the Ryzen 5 5500 across 1080p, 1440p, and light creator workloads, plus PSU and PCIe caveats to check… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Best GPU for Ryzen 7 9800X3D in 2026: Pairing Guide — A synthesis of public specs and benchmark trends on matching a GPU to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D—by resolution, VRAM need, and budget tier. Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Local LLM Image Generators: Best AMD GPUs in 2025 — A synthesis of public specs and community reports on running Stable Diffusion XL and Kandinsky locally on AMD Instinct and Radeon Pro… Mike Perry · 2026-07-27
- Local LLM Hardware in 2025: Picking GPUs, CPUs & RAM — A synthesis of public specs and community reports on GPUs, CPUs, RAM, and storage for running local LLMs in 2025 — AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel… Mike Perry · 2026-07-26
- Local LLM Benchmarks 2025: AMD Instinct vs Radeon Pro — AMD's Instinct MI300X, MI350X/MI355X, and Radeon PRO W7900 compared for local LLM hosting: memory capacity, bandwidth, and where each fits… Mike Perry · 2026-07-26