pc gaming hardware – Rounding Off Infinity

Cheap RAM Was the Anomaly, Not the Rule

Consumer DIY ram prices peaked in 2018, and then fell to all-time lows, rising in 2020 and then stabilizing up to about 2022, remaining steady ever since. the current sticker shock in 2025/26 is more about feeling disrupted after a historical period of unprecedented value, but these prices, or rather the super-cycle of consumer DIYContinue reading “Cheap RAM Was the Anomaly, Not the Rule”

Chasing Graphics: The Frustrating GPU Hunt in a Retail Nightmare

The GPU market at retail is a mess right now. And the answer that “MicroCenter has the RX 9070 XT in stock every day until 3pm” is a disingenuous take that everything is ok for everyone else in the global market who CAN’t get to a MicroCenter. Anything that is in stock tends to beContinue reading “Chasing Graphics: The Frustrating GPU Hunt in a Retail Nightmare”