Olivia Smith, Author at HardwareFreaks

Building a high-performance gaming PC often feels like entering the stratosphere of hardware costs. For many enthusiasts, finding that sweet

Enthusiast PC News Reviews

Switch 2 gets a premium 1080p OLED display in May

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

The future of portable gaming is always evolving, and when it comes to Nintendo’s beloved handheld console, anticipation runs high

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Custom Firmware: Hack Steam Puck to Emulate Console Controllers

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

The quest for the perfect controller often involves compromise. Valve’s excellent Steam Controller offers great functionality within the Steam ecosystem,

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Material steers heat automatically breakthrough for AI chip cooling

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

Programming Heat: Scientists Unlock the Future of Thermal Control The quest for smarter technology hinges on one fundamental challenge: managing

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SharpEmu hits major milestone in PS5 emulation

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

The world of video game emulation is continually evolving, marked by ambitious projects pushing the boundaries of what modern computing

Components Engineering Teardowns

SK Hynix predicts massive memory shortage by 2027

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

The memory industry has long been defined by dramatic, cyclical volatility. For decades, the landscape was characterized by an unreliable

Components Engineering Teardowns

Intel Dunlow spots Nova Lake-S Xeon with 28 cores and LGA1954

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

Intel is busy doing more than just polishing the desktop experience with Nova Lake. A fresh discovery in the silicon

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Intel Starfire Chip Puts CPU into Orbit

16/07/2026 Olivia Smith

Intel has dropped a bombshell in the high-performance computing arena, unveiling Starfire, a specialized system-on-chip engineered specifically for demanding U.S.

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