Starting late last year, and accelerating greatly this year, the RAMpocalypse has been unrelenting in its pressure on RAM. Not only are prices for RAM up by 500% (yes, five hundred, no typo), but all RAM capacity has been sold for all of 2026 AND 2027! Ah, the ceaseless joy of waking up to this […]
In one form or another, the Logical Increments PC Buying Guide has existed for approximately 17 years now, which is quite a span. During this time, we have maintained a policy of never venturing outside the very strict scope of the guide: Consumer PC hardware. The only times that this rule was broken was when […]
Back in January 2020, I crafted a neat little piece discussing the Logical Increments tier needed to enjoy each of the top games on Steam at the time. Fast forward to now, and oh, how the scene has shifted! Back around that period, we were seeing trade tariffs causing a good bump in prices for […]
You want to get the best GPU for your money. That’s natural, because your graphics card is probably expensive, and you want your money to be well-spent. But how do you know what to look for? What GPU specs should you look at? What do the numbers mean? In this article, I will explain what […]
When buying and picking your CPU, you want to get the best you can get for your money, as well as the CPU that best fits your needs. When sifting through the available CPUs to satisfy those goals, you are bombarded with numerous technical terms and specifications. In this article, I aim to clear up […]
A new decade means lots of exciting new technology to spend your hard-earned money on! If you’ve got the itch to upgrade your PC, it might be worth checking these things out. Then you can either wait to see what improvements are in store, or be confident that a purchase made right now won’t be […]
Whether you’re building a new computer or just upgrading your current one, the CPU (central processing unit)—being the ‘brain’ of the computer—is an important component to get right. But, with all the improvements and advancements in recent years on both the hardware and software sides, how many CPU cores do you need?
So-called “threads” have been a frequent source of confusion for those comparing or buying CPUs, even among people using our main build chart. What they are is never really explained, and most explanations that do exist only give a rough idea or mix it up with other things. In the end, the basic explanation is […]
If you’ve ever taken a look at a product page for sticks of RAM, or at the specifications for a CPU or motherboard, you’ve probably seen “memory channels” mentioned. For many beginners, this sparks questions like, “What’s the deal? Does dual-channel mean I can only use two sticks? What do multiple channels do that one […]
Often, motherboard product pages and online forum users mention a motherboard’s VRM and how many power phases it has. Being a somewhat technical topic, VRMs aren’t an easy topic to get into. So today, we will introduce the concept of the VRM and these so-called power phases as simple and straightforward as possible, so that […]
