How to Map Your Home Wi-Fi Signal and Optimise Router Placement Scientifically
Most people place their router wherever the ISP technician put it during installation. That is usually where the cable enters the building,…
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How to Read and Interpret Frame Time Graphs to Fix Stutter in Games
You are playing a game at 120 frames per second. The FPS counter looks healthy. But the game feels choppy. Camera movements…
How Modern Browsers Use RAM and Why Closing Tabs Does Not Always Help
Open Task Manager while Chrome is running and the numbers are striking. A browser with a handful of tabs consuming more RAM…
Why Your SSD Slows Down When It's Almost Full and How Controllers Manage It
A new SSD feels almost unreasonably fast. Windows boots in seconds. Applications open instantly. Large files transfer at speeds that make a…
How App Background Activity Works and Why Some Apps Drain Battery More Than Others
You put your phone down with 80 percent battery. Three hours later you pick it up and it is at 45 percent.…
Why Your Phone Storage Fills Up Even When You Are Not Installing New Apps
You deleted photos. You removed apps you no longer use, felt good about it, and put the phone down. A week later…
How Software Rendering Differs from Hardware Acceleration and Why It Still Exists
When something on your screen looks wrong, performs slowly, or a settings menu gives you the option to disable hardware acceleration, you…
Write Amplification in SSDs: Why Your Drive Wears Faster Than You Think
Every NVMe SSD comes with a TBW rating printed in its specifications. TBW stands for Terabytes Written, and it represents the total…
Thermal Paste vs Liquid Metal: Real Differences in Heat Transfer and Risk
Every CPU and GPU generates heat. The thermal interface material sitting between the processor and its cooler determines how efficiently that heat…
Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5: What OFDMA and MU-MIMO Actually Change in Practice
Most Wi-Fi upgrade conversations focus on one number: maximum speed. Wi-Fi 6 can reach 9.6 Gbps. Wi-Fi 5 tops out at 3.5…
NVMe Queue Depth Explained: Why It Matters for Real-World SSD Performance
Buy an NVMe SSD today and the box will likely advertise sequential read speeds of 7,000 MB/s or higher. Install it, run…
Scheduler Behavior in Windows vs Linux: How Tasks Are Prioritized Differently
Every time you move your mouse, open a browser tab, compile code, or play a video, your operating system is making hundreds…
PCIe Lanes and Bandwidth Explained: How They Affect GPUs, SSDs, and Expansion Cards
Most people building a PC spend considerable time choosing the right GPU and CPU, then pick a motherboard without thinking much about…
USB Power Delivery Explained: How Devices Negotiate Charging Speeds
You plug your phone into a 100W charger expecting it to charge at full speed. It charges at 18W. You try a…
Why Your Phone Charges Fast at First and Then Slows Down: Understanding Charging Curves
You plug in your phone and watch it jump from 10% to 50% surprisingly quickly. But as it approaches 80% or 90%,…
Why Bluetooth Audio Still Has Latency (And Why It’s Hard to Eliminate)
Bluetooth audio has improved a lot over the years. Sound quality is better, connections are more stable, and wireless headphones are now…
How Noise Cancellation in Headphones Actually Works (And Its Limitations)
Put on a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones and the world seems to soften. The hum of an airplane fades, the drone…
Why Your Laptop Slows Down When Unplugged (And What Actually Changes)
You unplug your laptop and, within moments, something feels different. It’s not dramatic, but it’s there. Apps take a bit longer to…
PL1, PL2, and Tau Explained: How Intel CPUs Actually Manage Power and Performance
Modern Intel CPUs don’t run at a single fixed speed. They constantly adjust their frequency and power draw based on workload, temperature,…
Frame Time vs FPS: Why Consistency Matters More Than Peak Performance
If you’ve spent any time tuning a game or comparing hardware, you’ve probably focused on one number: FPS. It’s clean, easy to…