Setting up your affinities is quite a popular optimization process that can help you reduce your DPC latency and improve the performance of your GPU or the stability of your USB devices. A big issue that I have noticed though is that people do not test if the Interrupt Affinity Policy Tool setting has been […]

A very simple tip to improve your FPS in games is to make sure your games are running in fullscreen, making sure all resources are dedicated to the game. Like with most things related to PC gaming, there are nuances to this simple tip, and here is why you should be aware of them. Fullscreen […]

Discord is the universal platform all gamers use to communicate across a wide variety of communities. While there are ways to make Discord faster by modding it or stripping the original install, you still need to configure its settings for a better experience. Since all I care about is performance, any setting in Discord that […]

The topic of timer resolutions is quite popular in the PC gaming scene since this is one quick change that can improve the way your game and inputs feel. Upon further investigation, however, it becomes clear that the topic of system clocks and ticks is quite complex and has quite a few options you need […]

It is pretty clear that having too little thermal paste is a lot worse than having way more than needed for your GPU, but what about your CPU? The traditional approach to this always stated that a small rice grain size dot of thermal paste is more than enough for your CPU to have proper […]

There are a bunch of mods out there for custom keyboards that can be applied to any board you might have. A lot of the modding involves making your keyboard quieter and less rattly. This is why you lube your switches, fill the keyboard case with foam, and imitate a gasket mount. Another very simple […]

If you have committed to building a custom keyboard one of the big questions you will have is what keycaps to use. While the other parts of your keyboard will define the feel and sound, the keycaps will define how good your keyboard will look. The issue with buying keycap sets though is that these […]

The stability of your polling rate is important for having consistent mouse movements that feel natural and snappy. There are plenty of online Hz checker tools but those offer limited readings and should not be considered a valid metric of how stable your polling rate is. The best tool currently available to test your mouse […]

Your GPU temperatures are dependent on your heatsink plus fans combo and the thermal paste that acts as a bridge between the die and the heatsink. Having dead fans, or a bad/old thermal paste application in most cases equals a very hot graphics card causing issues for your PC. An important question when dealing with […]

Your graphics card is one of the components that works the hardest in your PC when you are gaming or completing tasks that can be GPU accelerated that is why it is important to keep it cool at all times. While not common, dead fans (grinding fans, slower RPM, uneven rotation, etc) on a GPU […]

Accidents happen and depending on how fast you act you can save your electronic devices from permanent water damage or complete failure. The one peripheral that this applies to the most is your keyboard since it is an open device with a lot of crevices water can seep through. So you spilled a bunch of […]

Although internet speed is not that important when it comes to gaming, having a fast connection means you can download your games faster and watch content in very high resolutions without interruptions. While there are ways to optimize your connection, having a fast internet plan and receiving the full speed from your ISP is probably […]