PC Gaming

Microsoft just killed triangle-by-triangle ray tracing

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Microsoft just killed triangle-by-triangle ray tracing

Sydney Butler March 22, 2026

Microsoft's new ray tracing trick cuts out the CPU bottleneck holding back every game engine

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Reality check: These 4 pain points are still holding Linux back

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Reality check: These 4 pain points are still holding Linux back

Sydney Butler March 11, 2026

Getting warmer, but warm enough for the penguin?

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The NVIDIA Shield wasn’t supposed to be a streaming device—here are its odd origins

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The NVIDIA Shield wasn’t supposed to be a streaming device—here are its odd origins

Sydney Butler March 10, 2026

Sometimes you have to go with the flow.

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They said my GPU couldn’t handle 4K, but I proved them wrong

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They said my GPU couldn’t handle 4K, but I proved them wrong

Sydney Butler March 10, 2026

Stop calling the RTX 4060 a 1080p card—how I game at 4K using DLSS and VRR

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Why reusing your old modular PSU cables is the deadliest mistake in PC building (and 4 other parts to trash)

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Why reusing your old modular PSU cables is the deadliest mistake in PC building (and 4 other parts to trash)

Sydney Butler March 2, 2026

5 old PC components you should never reuse

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