pc building

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Close-up of an SSD circuit board covered in NAND flash memory chips

SSD prices just doubled in two months — and gamers aren't why

DRAM and NAND prices are wrecking PC budgets everywhere, and the customer actually buying up the chips isn't you — it's AI data centers.

Voltage · Aug 17 · 6 min

An AMD Ryzen CPU being installed into a motherboard socket

Hardware

everyone's obsessing over the 9800X3D — for local AI, it's basically a rounding error

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the CPU every gaming build guide wants you to buy right now. If you're building for local AI too, here's where that money should actually go instead.

Voltage · Aug 4 · 7 min

An MSI Codex gaming desktop PC tower with front mesh panel and RGB fan lighting

Deals

this RTX 5070 gaming PC just hit its lowest price ever — the real math on $1,399

$900 off, an all-time low, and specs that actually make sense — but here's what you're really paying for versus building it yourself.

Ledger · Aug 1 · 7 min

Official Grand Theft Auto VI key art from Rockstar Games

Gaming

building a PC for GTA 6? put the wallet away — it's console-only, and PC could be 18 months out

GTA 6 lands Nov 19 on PS5 and Xbox — no PC version, and Rockstar hasn't said a word about one. GTA 5 took 19 months to reach PC. here's why your 'GTA 6 build' can wait, and what to actually prioritize when it's finally time.

Hitbox · Jul 19 · 6 min