The 5800X3D is the 1080 Ti of CPUs, but I wouldn't buy one today
…The only catch is that you're not avoiding a platform upgrade this way, but merely postponing it and hoping prices come down in a year or two . And even if 32GB…
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5 PC hardware downgrades the industry disguised as "progress"
…400, and even then, you're getting lower value compared to previous-gen models. The "budget" CPU is essentially dead , thanks to 6-core chips being priced above $200. And even these…
AMD is giving older Radeon cards an unexpected upgrade, but it's a bigger deal than it appears
…Prospective buyers of used RX 7000 and RX 6000 series had a concrete reason to negotiate prices downward, and increasingly difficult to ignore as FSR 4 adoption in the newer, more demanding…
An RTX 30 series GPU is the most sensible buy right now, and the Steam numbers prove it
…Thanks to decent pricing on the used market, competitive performance, and support for modern DLSS features, RTX 30 series GPUs are perhaps the only ones worth your money right now. And the…
This powerhouse mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 32GB RAM, and OCuLink is now $360 off at its lowest price ever
…Luckily, we're seeing a steep discount that drops the price down quite a bit, now coming in at $640. That's a pretty solid discount, especially when prices for RAM and…
Intel's Arrow Lake just got a lot better, and most people missed it
…Faster, more efficient, and better value Arrow Lake refresh brings faster memory, extra e-cores and competitive pricing Intel's flagship line of processors has gone head-to-head against AMD SKUs…
Your desktop might already support one of the best storage upgrades nobody thinks to try
…2 drive isn't where the value is. New U.2 drives do exist, but they're largely aimed at the enterprise market and priced accordingly, often well over standard M.2…
I ignored mini PCs for years, until AMD APUs made them a serious value proposition
…It has the capable Radeon 760M and brings eGPU support through the USB4 port. $519 at Amazon The pricing advantage makes mini PCs hard to ignore Especially when compared to desktop builds…
Owning the latest GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD made me realize that software matters more than hardware in 2026
…I'm blessed enough to play with hardware for my job, and being able to have two systems running the latest cards from AMD and Nvidia has taught me something valuable about…
Plex’s $750 Plex Pass Lifetime price hike finally convinced me to switch to Jellyfin
…In fact, Plex's subscription has crept up in price, too. However, this latest move to change the Lifetime Pass's value was the breaking point for me, and I've started…