When solid-state drives (SSDs) first went mainstream in the PC market, they offered a significant improvement in performance over legacy hard disk drives (HDDs). Over the years, they have become the default choice for primary storage on consumer laptops and desktops, so we all enjoy the benefits of fast transfer speeds and silent operation. However,…
Microsoft is beta testing, in a bit of a secretive way, an app called PC Manager that fills the niche currently populated by CCleaner and Huawei’s PC Manager. It scans your PC for unwanted files, can free up RAM, and ties into Windows Defender to block malicious apps. Unfortunately, it also nags you to change…
Valve’s Steam Deck is quite a standout proposition with its custom AMD APU and Steam OS. It has been such a success Valve cannot even make these devices fast enough. According to a conversation on the Indiegogo campaign page, we can see GPD HK (Project Owner) stating that Valve are actively working Hong Kong-based GPD…
There are several power plans within Windows 11 to help you manage the power consumption of your device. These mainly help you manage your overall system performance and conserve battery life. By default, Windows 11 offers three Power modes including Balanced, Best Power Efficiency, and Best Performance. In addition to that, you can also tweak…
Ethereum GPU mining is back and  — currently, at least — highly profitable. But there’s more to it than just firing up the software and letting it run in the background, especially if you’ve managed to procure one of the best graphics cards. Most of the graphics cards in our GPU benchmarks hierarchy can theoretically…
