Empty RAM slots can harm DRAM performance — Asus NitroPath slots curb electrical interference, gain 400 MT/s, and are 40% shorter

Asus’s new short NitroPath RAM slot design, arriving on select Asus X870E and Z890 motherboards, boosts RAM speeds by up to 400 MT/s by cutting down on harmful electrical interference from empty RAM slots. Der8auer, a fixture in the extreme overclocking space, recently uploadedhis analysis of the new tech, helping to elucidate how a better RAM slot can make RAM more stable at high speeds. Der8auer’s video, which includes previously unseen images and insider quotes, was started based on a strange observation....

May 8, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · Dr. Tyler Marquez MD

Fish tank PC case sales explode in 2024 — Korean retail data claims tenfold growth for this style of chassis

Fish tank-style PC cases gained mind share and momentum through 2024, with many new entrants hitting the market. A new report out of Korea helps us quantify the scale of the popularity of these panoramic window pane PC cases among DIYers.Danawa Researchnotes that sales of fish tank-style PC cases have multiplied 9.85 times since the start of the year. The research firm has dubbed 2024 “the year of the fish tank case....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Tracy Morgan

FreeDOS 1.4 released with updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help

The development of FreeDOS marches onwards with therelease of version 1.4of this command-line driven operating system. Influenced, of course, byMicrosoft’s MS-DOS (which hasn’t been updated since the year 2000), FreeDOS 1.4 brings with it an updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help system. An installation also delivers several updated staple utilities, making FreeDOS 1.4 quite a compelling update to version 1.3, which came out in 2022. Central to this release is a “focus on stability,” which could have a lot to do with the FreeCOM update – the FreeDOS version of the Command....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Benjamin Taylor

GDDR6 vs GDDR6X – What’s the Difference?

Both GDDR6 and GDDR6X are the graphics synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) on a Graphics Cards. You can also call them a synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SGRAM). If you take off the heat sink on the graphics card, you can see the graphics processor (GPU) surrounded by many black rectangular chips. These are the SGRAMs on the GPU and they work as the RAM for the GPU. Micron and NVIDIA joined forces to create GDDR6X, providing faster data transfer for high-end GPUs with over 6000 cores....

May 8, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Steven Gibson

How to Check Recently Opened Files on Windows

Your Windows computer keeps track of a lot of things in the background like whenever a file is modified, created, or even opened. While most of these may seem like information you barely need, Windows keeping track of what files you opened recently is a lot more handy than it looks. In fact, it allows you to easily access your recent files and jump right back into whatever work you paused, or view what files were opened by other users on your computer....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Joe Dunn

How to Fix a Stuck Key on a Keyboard

A keyboard uses a combination of multiple components on the key for each keystroke. So if any parts don’t work properly due to damage or get blocked due to dust or gunk, the keys can get stuck while pressing. Usually, you need to access the internal components and check or clean them. Different types of keyboards comprise different components. So, the method to check which part is causing the issue as well as fix it is different for each type of keyboard....

May 8, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Madeline White

How to Fix Missing Local Security Authority Option

After installing the Microsoft Defender update KB5007651 (Version 20-05-2025.21002), released on July 22, 2025, users are receiving the recurring error notification “Local Security protection is off. Your device may be vulnerable.” It happens regardless of whether this security feature is enabled or not. Also, it comes with options to Go to Settings and when you click on it, you won’t find the Local Security Authority option. You will instead see something like “Page not available....

May 8, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Thomas Horne

How to Fix The Specified Network Name is No Longer Available

You will encounter the “The specified network name is no longer available” error while trying to access a network resource such as Network Attached Storage, a remote device, or the server/Domain Controller (DC) itself. This issue can also occur on the server side if the controller tries to access such resources, add users to the domain, or while trying to promote the DC. Usually, it means that the resource is no longer available or the admin has imposed restrictions on your device regarding such access....

May 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1007 words · Adam Davis

How To Fix “No Route To Host” In Linux

In a local network, the No Route to Host error generally occurs due to ARP resolution failure. Without the destination host’s Layer 2 address, the data packets can’t be forwarded, which leads to this error. In the case of a remote host, users encounter this error due to an offline or non-responding host, permissions/firewall issue, or in some rare cases, DNS resolution. We’ve detailed the probable causes and ways to resolve this error in both scenarios in this article....

May 8, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Melissa Hernandez

How to See Who Downloaded Files in Google Drive

Along with storing multiple files and folders, Google Drive allows you to share and collaborate those files with other people. But how can you know if someone has downloaded them or clicked the shared link? Or who currently has access to them and if they can edit them? In this article, we explain various ways to know if someone has access to your Google Drive files and if it’s possible to know that they have downloaded them....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Nancy Pearson

How to Set Monitor to 144 Hz

Do you have a monitor that supports 144 Hz, but you’re still not getting the smoothness you expect? This is probably because of some settings or wire faults. But you don’t need to worry, as certain tweaks can easily help you set your monitor to 144 Hz. In this article, you will learn the step-by-step process of how to do it on Windows 11. Windows 11 has dedicated display settings that can help configure the right refresh rate for your PC....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Louis Robinson

Huawei sues MediaTek for patent infringement of unnamed technology

Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit against MediaTek for alleged patent infringement, reportsNikkei. The case was filed in a Chinese court and is believed to be one of Huawei’s efforts to increase its revenue by collecting licensing fees and royalties. Although MediaTek confirmed that Huawei had sued it, it did not reveal the nature of the allegations or which patents are involved. MediaTek is one of the world’s largest suppliers of application processors for smartphones and other types of consumer electronics....

May 8, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Christopher Henry

If you're looking for a gaming laptop on a small budget, this $449 laptop deal is a winner

Today’s deal arrives before the soon-to-be Prime Day sales and is an absolute bargain if you’re looking for one of thebest gaming laptops on a budget. With a reasonably-sized 15.6-inch display and 6-core AMD processor, this gaming laptop from HP also features a dedicated Radeon RX 6550M graphics card to power your games. It might not break any records for performance, but at this low low price, it’s a great option for a gaming laptop on a tight budget and rewards a lot of bang for the buck....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Jason Dunn