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PS5 Lost 120Hz After Adding a Capture Card? Check EDID
Your PlayStation 5 supports 120Hz gaming on a compatible display, but connecting a capture card suddenly limits the output to 60Hz. Sometimes the picture disappears entirely when a game starts. The problem may not be your console or monitor. Adding a capture card changes the HDMI connection, and the devices must agree on which resolutions,…
Lara Novak
October 13, 2026
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OBS Game Capture Black Screen: Laptop Troubleshooting
An OBS Game Capture black screen does not necessarily mean your graphics card is failing. On Windows gaming laptops, the problem may come from an incorrect capture setting, a mismatch between graphics processors, or a game that prevents OBS from capturing its video. Before reinstalling drivers or buying a capture card, check what OBS is…
Ethan Price
October 10, 2026
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Bluetooth Headset Audio Quality Drops in Discord: Fixes
Your Bluetooth headphones sound clear during gameplay, but everything becomes muffled when you join a Discord voice channel. Music loses detail, game sounds become flat, and directional audio may disappear. On many Windows PCs, the problem is not a broken headset. It happens because Bluetooth changes how audio is transmitted when the headset's microphone becomes…
Ethan Price
October 9, 2026
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Twitch Dual Format Streaming: Keep Your Desktop Intact
Twitch Dual Format streaming lets you offer a portrait layout to phone viewers while keeping a conventional landscape broadcast for desktop and television viewers. Twitch began rolling the feature out to all streamers on June 17, 2026. Its 1440p streaming upgrade was a separate rollout for Affiliates and Partners, so adding a vertical layout does…
Ethan Price
October 8, 2026
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Gears of War: E-Day Could Finally Make Shader Stutter Less Painful on PC
Gears E-Day shader stutter may become one of the most interesting technical stories around the game’s October 6 launch. The Coalition is using Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery to send precompiled shaders to compatible PCs, potentially removing the first-run hitching and long compilation waits that have frustrated PC gamers across demanding modern releases. That matters beyond…
Jasmine Liu
August 20, 2026
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RTX 50-Series GPU Prices Are Spiking—Should Gamers Buy Now or Switch to AMD?
RTX 50-Series GPU prices are no longer behaving like a normal mid-generation market correction. In early August, U.S. median listing prices jumped hardest on cards meant to carry the mainstream upgrade cycle, forcing buyers to ask whether Nvidia’s feature stack still justifies the premium or whether AMD now offers the smarter path. That decision should…
Jasmine Liu
August 11, 2026
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Logitech G PLAY 2026 Has to Give Gamers a Better Reason to Upgrade
Gaming peripherals have reached an awkward stage of maturity. Mice are already extremely light, wireless latency is rarely the obvious weakness, premium keyboards are deeply customizable and headsets keep adding features that many players never use. Logitech G PLAY 2026 therefore needs more than a crowded reveal reel to create a convincing upgrade cycle. The…
Ethan Price
August 8, 2026
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Razer Pokémon Gear: The Setup Upgrade Pokémon Fans May Love
Razer Pokémon gaming gear is exactly the kind of product drop that can make gamers forget to ask the boring questions first. The designs are fun, the nostalgia is obvious, and the timing around Pokémon’s 30th anniversary gives the collection instant collector energy. The harder question is whether these peripherals deserve a place in a…
Connor West
July 29, 2026