Your next storage upgrade probably shouldn’t be another NVMe SSD
…In such a situation, it's smarter to prioritize storage capacity over speed, especially when prices are near an all-time high . SATA SSDs are an option Though slower, the impact is…
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Adding more RAM can actually be worse for gaming — don't make the same mistake
…to price fluctuations, even my 2017 build had a single 8GB stick before I added an identical one later. Using just enough RAM for years can push gamers toward higher capacities once…
The 5 rarest PlayStation 2 games you may never own
…This version of the game can be valued from $400 to as high as $800 in some postings. The boost in the price is due to the lenticular cover having multiple cover…
SSD prices are still climbing, yet you are killing your drive for no good reason
…Sign in to your XDA account In case you didn't notice, storage prices have been flying high for the last few months. It didn't start with SSDs and HDDs, though…
Your next storage upgrade shouldn't be an SSD — not for the next two years
…SSD prices in 2026 have crossed all limits of sanity, reaching highs of around $500 for 2TB Gen5 drives. We saw a correction in recent weeks, but you're still forced to…
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is incredible, but entirely unnecessary
…Is now even the right time to spend $900 on a consumer CPU? Component pricing is already under significant pressure , with DRAM costs climbing and GPU prices showing little sign of relief…
Everyone talks about Cat5e, Cat6, and even Cat7, but what about Cat8?
…Those listings are designed to make you think that a higher category number means better performance. What you mostly end up buying at low prices are buzzwords. Gold-plated connectors and nylon…
Used enterprise workstations are the home lab upgrade everyone overlooks
…Power consumption is higher, but on something like a Xeon W-2100 it's only about 20 to 40 watts higher than the aforementioned 7700X in most cases, which isn't catastrophic…
PC building is expensive in 2026, and these are the used enterprise parts I'm buying instead
…Let's say you want 64GB of RAM and a high-speed 4TB drive. The retail price could be more than your first car, but there is an opportunity to take advantage…
We have reached the GPU ceiling, and AI tricks like DLSS are how companies pretend we haven't
…At the same time, VRAM, DRAM, and memory in general are reaching sky-high prices because a significant portion of the global supply is being diverted toward powering AI data centers the…