#pc building
15 discoveries · Hand-picked discoveries from the open web, newest first.
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5 cheap PCIe cards that turn any old PC into a premium NAS
In this economy, repurposing is the name of the game.
How-To Geek · EN
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Everyone's buying the AMD Ryzen 5 5500, but it's not the bargain it appears to be
The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is worse than you think.
How-To Geek · EN
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6 PC-building hot takes you're going to hate me for
If you own a PC, you might like me a little less after reading these.
How-To Geek · EN
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3 ways modern SSDs are still haunted by the ghost of '90s hard drives
Phantom read/write heads, GPT fields for cylinders and sectors, and unused drive bays show SSDs still wear HDD ancestry.
How-To Geek · EN
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How the SATA SSD era ended in failure, and why nobody should miss it
An aging connector squeezed SSD potential for years while NVMe M.2 cards quietly rewrote performance rules for PCs.
How-To Geek · EN
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I tried this ultra-cheap SSD so you don't have to
There are still cheap SSDs out there, as long as you don't need a large capacity.
How-To Geek · EN
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4 reasons a mini PC is still the best way to get into local AI
Forget $7,000 GPUs and just buy a mini PC.
How-To Geek · EN
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USB-A and USB-B were invented at the same time. Here's why they're different shapes
Wait—you've never heard of USB-B?
How-To Geek · EN
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5 reasons to keep your old GPU right next to your new one
A spare GPU can act as a silent accelerator for upscaling and frame generation, freeing your new card to render and lower latency.
How-To Geek · EN
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3 things I genuinely regret about having a cheap motherboard in my PC
A single tiny PCIe 1x slot and absent PCIe 4x expansion turn simple upgrades into a case-changing project.
How-To Geek · EN
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Enthusiasts love liquid metal. Here's why it's one of the riskiest things you can put in your PC
High conductivity and electrical mischief coexist in a silver sheen that demands copper contact and surgeon-like calm.
How-To Geek · EN
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The CORSAIR 4000D RS ARGB case hits a new all-time low of $75
It's the lowest price tracked for this modular mid-tower.
How-To Geek · EN
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Save 26% on this 142-piece toolkit for your PC repairs and hobbyist projects, now under $28
This 142-in-1 repair toolkit from Strebito has 120 bits and a number of other tools, and right now it's just $27.99, saving you 26% overall.
Tom's Hardware · EN
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6 PC components you paid good money for but aren’t fully using
Your PC most likely has some untapped potential.
How-To Geek · EN
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6 PC-building breakthroughs that the RAM shortage put on pause
The RAM-pocalypse is ruining more PC-building advancements than you realize
How-To Geek · EN