Published May 12, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Ever since a kid, Shaheer has always been intrigued by tech and how its components work, and has always geeked out over new PC component releases. His enthusiasm for tech, gaming, and composing eventually led him to become a writer, a career path he hadn’t quite planned or thought of, but it proved to be a natural fit. Nevertheless, Shaheer has been writing for more than 4 years, having penned more than 2000 articles now across multiple accredited publications. Shaheer mostly covers PC components, including in-depth coverage of each component, but his speciality subsumes within hardware of all sorts. One of the most expensive parts of a PC build in this economy is a GPU, and if it doesn't meet the advertised performance metrics, you might wonder if you received a defective one. Unfortunately, this is one of the caveats of PC building, and sometimes, it might be your system that's limiting your GPU's true performance.…