SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Crucial could have been the brand to help consumers with RAM and storage costs, not make them worse

Micron is closing down the Crucial brand, but as someone who covers RAM and storage for a living, I don't think it had to be this way.

GamesRadar · Dec 6, 2025

This new motherboard has DDR4 and DDR5 RAM support, and it took an AI-pricing surge for that to finally become a thing

ASRock is launching a new motherboard that has support for both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM. While it's not necessarily a gaming motherboard, it could start a trend.

GamesRadar · Dec 5, 2025

It is now cheaper to buy a pre-built gaming PC than building one yourself — this RAM price crisis is only going to get worse from here

Pre-built gaming PCs are now cheaper than buying the parts, and the RAM price crisis is only going to make things worse. Here's what I found out in my investigation.

Tom’s Guide · Dec 5, 2025

This discount of over $2,500 might be the biggest I've seen for a gaming PC, and it's a serious beast of an RTX 5090 rig

I'm not jealous, you're jealous.

PC Gamer · Nov 17, 2025

Valve's new Steam Machine is just a PC at heart — here's how to build your own and how much it will cost

Valve announced the Steam Machine today, and it looks a lot like a custom mini PC designed specifically for gaming. As a PC build enthusiast, my first course of action after the announcement was attempting to build something similar.

Windows Central · Nov 12, 2025

Tech price rises: Tracking the PC memory and SSD supply crisis, now with added GPU fun

Affordable DDR5 and PC storage is but a sweet, well, memory. Will graphics cards follow?

PC Gamer · Nov 11, 2025

Act now and you can grab a 4TB SSD for around 5¢ per gigabyte as more early Black Friday deals hit

You can buy a 4TB SSD for as low as 5¢ per gigabyte in early Black Friday deals - here's what we've found.

TechRadar · Nov 10, 2025

Memory shortages could kill NVIDIA's RTX 50 SUPER cards | Rumor or not, now is a good time to consider buying a GPU

A new rumor suggests that NVIDIA has killed its unannounced RTX 50-series SUPER GPUs due to GDDR7 shortages. Worse, it could drive up prices for the standard Blackwell cards. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central · Nov 7, 2025

DRAM prices skyrocket 171% year-over-year, outpacing the rate of gold price increases — AI demand drives massive price hikes as shortage takes hold

DRAM prices are skyrocketing out of control, with contract prices increased by a whopping 171% for the year.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 4, 2025

Intel is giving away up to three games worth $280, including Battlefield 6, with the purchase of select Core Ultra 200 series products — 2025 Holiday Gaming Bundle packs free games with Intel CPUs, GPUs, and laptops

As part of its 2025 Holiday Bundle, Intel is letting you pick between Battlefield 6 and Assassin's Creed Shadows as a free game when you purchase a qualifying Intel CPU or GPU. If you fancy yourself a high-end gaming laptop then you can avail the Platinum offer and get up…

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 2, 2025