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- Best Raspberry Pi 5 Alternatives in 2025 — A synthesis of public specs and reviews comparing RK3588 boards, Jetson Orin Nano, Odroid-N2+, and BeagleBone AI-64 to the Raspberry Pi 5. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- RetroPie Handheld 3D Print Guide: Cases, Settings & Parts — A synthesis of community 3D-printing practices for RetroPie handhelds: case files, slicer settings, Pi clearance, and wiring notes. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- Self-Hosting Jellyfin on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: What It Can Really Do — Can a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB run Jellyfin well? Only for direct play. Real stream counts, power draw, SSD picks, and when an N100 mini-PC wins… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 13 min read
- Silent, SD-Free Retro Storage: CompactFlash + IDE on Win98/XP — Swap a dying IDE HDD for a Transcend CF133 on a CF-to-IDE adapter — silent, cool, reliable Win98/XP boot storage in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min read
- Asus RTX 5060 Near-MSRP Deal Has Expired — The Asus RTX 5060's $301 Prime price has expired — the card now tracks near $456. The 8 GB VRAM case, and the RTX 3060 12GB alternative. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min read
- Intel-Scaler vLLM 0.21.0: What Changes for Local Arc + Intel GPU Rigs — Intel-Scaler vLLM 0.21 brings PagedAttention, FP8 on Battlemage, and expanded model coverage to Arc A770 and B580 owners. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Apple Intelligence Ships in China on Alibaba's Qwen: What It Means — Apple Intelligence launches in China on Alibaba's Qwen models. The weights are open — here's how to run them locally on a 12GB GPU. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Kimi K3 Costs $10.57 per Agentic Task: Is Local Cheaper? — Kimi K3 costs $10.57 per AA-Briefcase task. A local RTX 3060 12GB build breaks even after ~200-400 completed tasks — do the volume math. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- RetroPie Handheld Case Comparison 2025: Top Picks — A synthesis of public specs and community builds compares RetroPie handheld cases by thermals, battery life, and screen quality for Pi 5… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- RetroPie Handheld Build Guide 2026: Hardware & Setup — A component-by-component synthesis of what's needed to build a RetroPie handheld in 2026 — board choice, case kits, storage, battery, and… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- PiKVM Hardware Guide 2026: Boards, Kits & Storage — What PiKVM actually runs on: Raspberry Pi 4B vs CM4, V3 vs V4 Mini/Plus capture kits, and the storage setup virtual media needs. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- PiKVM Hardware Requirements: The Real 2026 Guide — PiKVM's real hardware requirements: Raspberry Pi 4 or CM4, 2GB+ RAM, HDMI capture HAT or dongle, wired Ethernet — no GPU or desktop CPU… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2025: TOPS, Price, Setup Guide — A synthesis of Raspberry Pi's AI HAT+ and AI Kit lineup — TOPS ratings, pricing, setup steps, and where a Pi 5 accelerator card fits… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- CompactFlash and IDE-to-USB Adapters for Retro PC Builds in 2026 — Passive CF-to-IDE adapter, industrial Transcend CF card, IDE-to-USB imaging bridge. Silent, cool, and dramatically more reliable than a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- llama.cpp vs Ollama for Single-User Chat on an RTX 3060 (2026) — Ollama for the easiest setup and OpenAI-compatible API; llama.cpp when you want every knob. Same engine under the hood — pick on ergonomics. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- N100 Mini PC vs Raspberry Pi 4 for Home Assistant in 2026 — N100 for growing installs with cameras and local voice; Pi 4 8GB with an SSD boot drive for lean setups. Reliability lives in the storage… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Review: 4 TOPS Edge AI on 1.2W — Yes for Pi 5 vision projects, no for LLMs. Real-time detection, pose, and keyword spotting in a modest power envelope — but you must be on… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Best SSD for Steam Deck and Handheld Emulation in 2026 — WD_BLACK SN770 2230 for the internal Deck slot, Crucial BX500 or Samsung 870 EVO externally through a JSAUX dock for large emulation… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 5 5600G for Gaming and Streaming — 5800X wins for streaming and heavy productivity; 5600G wins on cost and iGPU flexibility. Benchmark tables and the verdict per build class. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Best Budget Local-LLM Box: RTX 3060 12GB + Ryzen 5 5600G — RTX 3060 12GB, Ryzen 5 5600G, 32 GB DDR4, WD_BLACK SN770 — under $900 all-in and comfortable throughput on 7B–14B models at q4/q5. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min read
- Best CPU Coolers for Ryzen and Intel Builds in 2026 — Noctua NH-U12S for most builds, Cooler Master ML240L for Ryzen 9 / i9, and the shortlist for quiet, high-performance, and budget picks. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Microsoft and Mistral Sign Multi-Billion Europe AI Infra Deal — Microsoft and Mistral sign a multi-billion Europe AI infrastructure deal. What it means for sovereign cloud and for anyone running Mistral… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Modder Runs a Counter-Strike Clone at 60 FPS on the Original PSP — A modder ships a Counter-Strike clone at a steady 60 FPS on original 2004 PSP hardware — a rate the platform's commercial shooters never… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min read
- Gemini 3.6 Flash vs 3.5 Flash-Lite: Cloud Tier or Local RTX 3060? — 3.6 Flash for reasoning, 3.5 Flash-Lite for cheap extraction, local RTX 3060 only above the break-even. The math, tables, and verdict for… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 9 min read
- Qwen-Image-3.0 on an RTX 3060 12GB: Local Text-in-Image Gen — Yes — with q8 or q4 quantization inside ComfyUI, Qwen-Image-3.0 runs on a 12 GB RTX 3060 for 1024x1024 output. Here is the math and the… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22 · 10 min read
- Raspberry Pi AI Kit 2025: Specs, Uses, and Limits — A synthesis of public specs and community reports on the Raspberry Pi AI Kit's Hailo-8L accelerator, real-world uses, and where it fits… Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- Raspberry Pi AI Projects: A 2025 Builder's Guide — A synthesis of public benchmarks and documentation on running vision, voice, and LLM AI projects on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 in 2025. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- Raspberry Pi Air Quality Sensor Guide: Setup & Sensor Picks — How to wire, calibrate, and log data from a Raspberry Pi air quality sensor — PMS5003, SGP41, and MQ135 compared, per public datasheets. Mike Perry · 2026-07-22
- Raspberry Pi LLM Projects: What Actually Runs in 2026 — A synthesis of public specs and community benchmarks on which Raspberry Pi LLM projects are realistic in 2026, and why pairing a Pi with a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- Raspberry Pi LLM Cluster: What It Can (and Can't) Do — A grounded look at building a Raspberry Pi LLM cluster in 2026 — real hardware limits, distributed-inference options, and when a desktop… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- IPEX-LLM + Ollama in Docker: Running Local Models on Intel GPUs — Ollama on Intel Arc, Battlemage, or Iris Xe via IPEX-LLM Docker: real tok/s benchmarks, setup gotchas, and when CUDA is still the smoother… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 12 min read
- Best Streaming Gear for New Creators in 2026 — Everything a first-time streamer needs in 2026 — HyperX QuadCast 2 mic, NexiGo N950P webcam, ring lights, and monitoring headphones — in a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 10 min read
- NVMe vs SATA SSD for a 2026 Gaming PC: WD_BLACK SN770 vs the Value SATA Trio — NVMe cuts game load times 25-35% versus SATA — real, but not the 10x the specs suggest. Here's the drive stack that gets you both speed… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 10 min read
- KOORUI 27" 4K vs Samsung Odyssey 27" 4K for PS5 and PC Gaming — Two ~$500 4K/27" gaming monitors head to head. The KOORUI QD-Mini LED wins for PS5 HDR; the Samsung Odyssey wins for PC-first flexibility. Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 11 min read
- BOSGAME VTA-439: A Linux-Friendly Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 Mini PC — Phoronix's coverage of the BOSGAME VTA-439 mini PC highlights a Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 platform with clean Linux support. Here's how it fits a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 9 min read
- ASRock Phantom Gaming 360 LCD Cooler Debuts With Strong Numbers — ASRock's first 360mm LCD AIO posts strong thermals — but for mainstream CPUs a $90 240mm AIO or a Noctua NH-U12S still delivers 95% of the… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 8 min read
- Gemini 3.6 Flash Shipped: Why Local Builders Still Reach for a 12GB GPU — Gemini 3.6 Flash halves latency and cuts cost 18%, but a 12GB RTX 3060 still beats it for privacy, offline, and heavy daily loads. Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 9 min read
- Raspberry Pi vs AMD GPUs for Local LLMs: What the Specs Show — No Raspberry Pi 8850 model exists. Here is what the real Raspberry Pi 5 and AMD RX 7600 XT/7900 XTX specs actually show for local LLM… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- Raspberry Pi LLM GPU Guide: What Actually Works in 2026 — Most 'Raspberry Pi GPU' guides recommend hardware that won't work. Here's what actually accelerates local LLM inference on a Pi 4 or Pi 5… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- Coral TPU for LLM Inference: What the Specs Really Say — Google's own Edge TPU specs and community reports show the Coral accelerator is built for vision models, not large language models—here's… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- Ryzen 9800X3D Idle Temp: What's Normal (2026 Guide) — A synthesis of public HWiNFO and AIDA64 data on Ryzen 9800X3D idle temperatures, cooler comparisons, and BIOS tweaks that lower them. Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- The Best Retro Game Emulators for Mac in 2026 — A synthesis of public documentation and community reports on RetroArch, OpenEmu, DuckStation, and other Mac-compatible retro emulators for… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- 2025 Local LLM Leaderboard: Best AMD GPUs Ranked — A synthesis of public specs and community reports ranking AMD's Instinct and Radeon GPUs for running local LLMs in 2025. Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- vLLM 0.21 Adds Intel Arc Support: The Local Stack Widens — vLLM 0.21 extends the high-throughput serving engine to Intel GPUs via the Intel-Scaler build. Here's how it stacks up to the CUDA path on… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 9 min read
- Raspberry Pi 4 8GB vs Pi 5 vs Mini-PC for Local LLMs — An 8GB SBC can run small quantized models usably; anything larger belongs on a mini-PC or a GPU. Here's where each board sits in the… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 10 min read
- Best SSD for Gaming and Retro PC Builds in 2026 — The best SSD for your gaming or retro PC build depends on what era the motherboard is from. Here are the picks that fit each — modern… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 12 min read
- Best SSD to Upgrade a PS4 in 2026 — The SATA SSD swap remains the highest-impact PS4 upgrade in 2026: shorter loads, quieter operation, and about an afternoon of work. Here's… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 10 min read
- Kimi K3 Sold Out the Cloud — Can You Run It Locally? — Moonshot paused Kimi K3 subscriptions after 48 hours. Here's what it takes to run a K3-class open-weight substitute at home on 12GB, 24GB… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21 · 10 min read
- LattePanda Sigma GPU: What Its Graphics Really Offer — LattePanda Sigma has no dedicated graphics card — here's what its integrated Iris Xe and PCIe expansion path deliver for makers and edge AI. Mike Perry · 2026-07-21
- Raspberry Pi 5 Power Supply: What You Actually Need (2026) — The Raspberry Pi 5 needs more current than the Pi 4 did. Here's the real spec, why undervoltage happens, and what to check before buying a… Mike Perry · 2026-07-21