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Mac Classic modded to 4MB onboard

Apple Mac Classic boosted to 4MB of onboard RAM

By Mark Tyson published

Mod was inspired by the Mac SE memory subsystem.

MacOS
Photograph of the AGP-to-PCI mod attached to the PCI-to-PCIe mod needed to install a GTX 960 in an old Athlon XP 2400+ PC.

Modding ancient AGP slots is still oddly popular in 2024 to add modern GPUs and boost networking — two adaptors enable GTX 960

By Christopher Harper published

Necessity is the mother of all AGP mods.

PC Building
From a Deck vs DeckHD performance comparison: 800p Stock Deck on Left, 1200p DeckHD on Right.

Steam Deck 1200p screen replacement goes under scrutiny, but this $99 upgrade isn't for everyone

By Christopher Harper published

You're on a handheld: please, think about your FPS!

Handheld Gaming
RTX 3070 modded to use 12GB GDDR6 under testing

Defective RTX 3070 gets 12GB memory upgrade

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Earlier mod showed this GPU can detect and use 16GB!

GPUs
Mouse-Camera project

Say cheese! This optical mouse is now a camera

By Mark Tyson published

We'd probably not use this for the next Teams call

Mice
A Successful 32GB Upgrade on the ASUS ROG Ally

Mod doubles the ROG Ally's RAM from 16GB to 32GB, increases speed

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

A technician speedruns his client's Asus ROG Ally upgrade, giving it a 32GB 7500 MT/s upgrade while making his wallet lighter by $300

Handheld Gaming
Apple Magic Mouse ergonomic remix

Hacker fixes Apple Magic Mouse's most glaring design flaws, including its oft-maligned charge port

By Mark Tyson published

A hardware hacker has addressed both the Apple Magic Mouse’s pancake flat ergonomics and its problematic charging port.

Mice
A high-res image of Sebastian Stacks' Walnut Wood Game Boy project.

Walnut Wood Game Boy Not For Sale, But You Can Make One, Too

By Christopher Harper published

As arguably the first great gaming handheld, Game Boy is the ideal target for a wood body and IPS screen makeover.

Console Gaming
Modded RTX 4080 with dual-slot dimensions

RTX 4080 Hacked Down to Two Slots For SFF Build

By Mark Tyson published

As a hardware enthusiast successfully modifies a bulky RTX 4080 into compact PC-friendly dimensions, hope grows for smaller RTX 40 cards from AIBs.

GPUs
Tiny11 23H2

Tiny11 23H2 Windows Released With Greater Functionality, Numerous Bugfixes

By Mark Tyson published

NTDEV has released tiny11 23H2 which irons out several wrinkles, while enabling most options available to full-fat OS users.

Software
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