Hamlin Rozario
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About Hamlin Rozario
Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared onMakeUseOf, OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and more. He served as the Senior Editor for MUO for two years before joining XDA. He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or on a flight than anywhere else.
How long have you been interested in technology?
The moment I got my first PC as a kid was when it all started. But a few years later, in 2010, smartphones started getting popular, and my interest peaked. Right after I got my very first phone, the Google Nexus One, I started going through the old XDA Developers forums to learn how to mod it with custom ROMs and stuff.
What was your first computer?
I started off with an assembled PC in 2005. I don't remember all the components, but as far as I can tell, I had a Samsung SyncMaster CRT monitor, an integrated 128MB ATI Radeon GPU, and an Intel Pentium 4 series CPU.
What tech products or categories are you most passionate about?
Gaming hardware excites me the most since I've been gaming for almost two decades at this point. So, I'm always interested to be in a conversation about graphics cards, processors, the latest advancements in monitors, and so on. Besides that, I'm mostly an Apple fanboy, but you'll never catch me trying to game on a Mac. Trust me.
Latest
You're better off buying a PS5 Pro over a gaming PC in 2026
Building a PC is way too expensive these days.
Your RAM upgrade won't help if this setting is wrong
This isn't about enabling XMP or EXPO.
I tried overclocking my GPU, but undervolting worked better
Undervolting just does more where it actually matters
I skipped DDR5 and put the savings into a better GPU
It's just a far better investment at today's prices
I don’t trust "recommended" settings anymore
Don't settle for what the game decides is right for your GPU
4 major downsides of owning an OLED monitor
OLED monitors are excellent, but they're far from perfect
I'm skipping AM5, and here's why it makes sense
I'd rather save my money at this point
I chased 1% lows for months, and the fix was embarrassingly simple
I can’t believe I overlooked this and blamed my CPU instead.
Upgrading this PC part exposed problems I didn't know I had
It just threw my PC out of balance
Enabling your CPU's iGPU can be a game-changer for your gaming PC
Let's stop underestimating integrated GPUs
3 "dead" PC components that are quietly making a comeback
Rising costs have made us shift priorities.
Why PC gaming feels worse now than it did 10 years ago
The lack of consistency is the real problem
NVCleanstall is now the only way I upgrade my Nvidia GPU's drivers
The Nvidia app is convenient, but it's full of things I don't need
Why some monitors wake instantly and others feel broken
It has nothing to do with how fast your PC is
Here's why OLEDs feel smoother than other panels at the same refresh rate
At identical refresh rates, motion clarity is the tie-breaker.
Expensive thermal paste is the snake oil of the PC building world
It's like chasing marginal FPS gains that don't make a difference
It's hard for HDR to look right on Windows 11, but here's how I made it amazing
The changes I made were worth the effort
Your second Ethernet port is useful, but stop thinking about it in terms of speed
It all comes down to flexibility
My 1440p monitor was a better upgrade than a 4K one at the same price
Resolution isn't my top priority anymore
My GPU upgrade didn't fix stutter, but it did reveal the real bottleneck
Even a flagship GPU won't fix stutter if something else is holding your PC back