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How To Choose A Gaming Laptop
Gaming laptops are awesome. They can pack a huge amount of computing power into a compact, portable package. But there is a huge gap between an entry-level, mid-range (which is the lowest tier I would recommend personally), or high-end gaming laptop. The problem is that there are a lot of machines out there that are… Read more…
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How to Pick an SSD Without Getting Lost in the Numbers
Buying an SSD can get confusing really fast. You start looking at them and suddenly you’re comparing PCIe 4.0, PCIe 5.0, TLC, QLC, DRAM, IOPS, read speeds, write speeds, TBW… What the heck does any of that mean? The good news is that you don’t need to understand every number on the box. You just… Read more…
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I Have a Confession to Make – I Like Hard Drives
I know. In 2026, that’s practically heresy. We’re surrounded by SSDs. NVMe drives are ridiculously fast, they’re tiny, they’re silent, and they’ve transformed what a computer feels like compared with the mechanical storage we grew up with. And I love them. My operating system is on an SSD. My games are on SSDs. Applications, scratch… Read more…
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Why I Will Not Be Buying a Steam Machine
I’ve been playing games on PCs since you needed command lines in DOS to load them. I spent many hours playing the Commander Keen series. My introduction to gaming consoles came even earlier, when my parents had an old Atari with Space Invaders, Asteroids, and several other classic arcade games. Then came the NES, Super… Read more…
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FH Tech Farm Original Billy The G.O.A.T. 3D Printed Magnets Now Available!
A little piece of the Farm for your toolbox, fridge, or PC. Two for $5 plus tax and shipping – choose between classic natural colors or RED, WHITE & BLUE! Read more…
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My Gaming PC Was Wasting 120 Watts. One Setting Fixed It.
Power limiting? Undervolting? I used a much a simpler solution to reduce noise, heat, and power consumption across the entire system while still maintaining the gaming performance I want. Read more…
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Not All Laptop GPUs Are Created Equal! An Important Discussion on TDP and Why It Matters
If you’ve spent any time shopping for gaming laptops, you’ve probably compared CPUs, looked at how much RAM they have, and checked which graphics card is inside. Maybe you saw two laptops that both advertised as having an RTX 5070 and assumed they would perform about the same. Unfortunately, that’s not how laptop GPUs work. Read more…
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Why I Bought a Pre-Built Gaming PC Instead of Building My Own (iBUYPOWER 7800X3D + RTX 5070 Review)
Some pre-built gaming PCs are currently a better value than building your own. I am very satisfied with my purchase. But if are thinking about buying a pre-built gaming PC, keep in mind that some compromises will be made to cut costs. Read more…
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AI: Who Pays the Bill? Has The Promise of Artificial Intelligence Outpaced Reality?
The AI industry has spent the last few years promising a future where artificial intelligence becomes a tool for everyone. A personal assistant. A writing partner. A problem solver. A replacement for tedious tasks. But there is a growing question that is becoming harder to ignore: What happens when the technology becomes too expensive to… Read more…
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Air vs. Liquid CPU Cooling: Do You Really Need an AIO?
When I started researching this article, I thought I already knew the answer. If someone asked me how to cool a flagship processor like an AMD Ryzen 9 or Intel Core Ultra 9, I would have immediately pointed them toward a 360mm AIO liquid cooler. Bigger radiator. More cooling surface. Lower temperatures. Case closed. Then… Read more…
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Team Red (AMD) vs. Team Green (NVIDIA): A Different Kind of Review
When reviewers compare graphics cards, the formula is usually the same. They run gaming benchmarks, stress tests, and power consumption measurements before declaring a winner based on numbers. Those reviews are valuable, but they only tell part of the story. Spend enough time wandering the darker corners of the internet—places like Reddit, hardware forums, and… Read more…
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I Built a Steam Machine for Less Than $500 in 2026 (Before There WAS a Steam Machine)
I learned a few things along the way, and then made one huge mistake! The year is 2026. Computer hardware prices are climbing fast. My four-year-old gaming laptop with an RTX 3060 mobile GPU and 6GB of VRAM was starting to struggle with modern AAA titles… Read more…