8GB VRAM GPUs are a trap, even if they're cheaper than the alternative
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
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The only PC components I never regret spending extra on
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
These PC building "best practices" are costing you money and doing nothing for your rig
…Should they stretch their budget a bit and get more powerful models for future-proofing? After all, every PC building guide recommends allocating the bulk of the budget to the CPU and…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon C is trying to compete where it has no business being
Rich Woods Jun 4, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT Rich is the Content Director of XDA, MakeUseOf, and How-To Geek, and I've been reporting on all things consumer tech since…
No one wants GPUs with 8GB of VRAM, but here's why they're not going anywhere
…of VRAM on budget models, what's stopping Nvidia and AMD from doing at least that? However, GPU manufacturers will always do what's best for business, and skimping on VRAM seems…
Mid-range GPUs have largely dodged the memory crisis, but not for much longer
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
5 reasons I am done with PC building
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
Asus forgot that business casual is supposed to be boring, and the ExpertBook Ultra is nearly flawless as a result
…You have a smaller budget You want a discrete GPU You prefer macOS Here's the thing. When I first started testing the Asus ExpertBook Ultra, it was January and nobody would…
This $159 NAS deal is the only one that matters this Prime Day
…The company's NAS is among the best in the business for quality and support. As well as having first-party apps, a package storefront, and support for Docker containers, Synology goes…
I ran a NAS without ECC RAM and survived—here's what actually matters
…detects and fixes memory errors on the fly, and it's objectively superior to non-ECC RAM, assuming that your motherboard supports it and it doesn't break your budget. There's…