How to choose a new motherboard without overpaying — scoping out the features you need, and what you might never use as component costs soar
 How to choose a new motherboard without overpaying — scoping out the features you need, and what you might never use as component costs soar

How much motherboard is too much? We look at what you actually get as prices climb — from VRMs and connectivity to premium features and diminishing returns.

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Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset
 Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset

Overclocker 1usmus has released a new update for their Hydra overclocking tool that features VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs.

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Expand your NAS with a third off this Seagate 8TB IronWolf HDD — 32% discount in Best Buy’s 60th Anniversary sale
 Expand your NAS with a third off this Seagate 8TB IronWolf HDD — 32% discount in Best Buy’s 60th Anniversary sale

Save $167 on an 8TB Seagate IronWolf HDD at Best Buy in their 60th Anniversary sales event.

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Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX
 Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX

CMP Unlocker enables previously disabled VRAM on Nvidia’s five-year-old CMP 170HX cryptocurrency mining graphics card.

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Best Buy ‘repairs’ customer’s gaming laptop by simply removing half the RAM— claims unit in question only accepts 32 GB of RAM despite listing a 64GB configuration
 Best Buy ‘repairs’ customer’s gaming laptop by simply removing half the RAM— claims unit in question only accepts 32 GB of RAM despite listing a 64GB configuration

A Redditor claims that Best Buy ‘repaired’ a blue-screen-afflicted under-warranty laptop by simply removing one of its two SODIMMs, and when it passed tests, simply sent it back with half the memory installed.

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Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399
 Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399

Analysis of historical price data trends indicates that the memory crisis has driven RAM prices to never-before-seen heights.

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Intel’s Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU is now up to 48% more expensive than it was just a month ago — 32GB Battlemage workstation card climbs toward $2,000
 Intel’s Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU is now up to 48% more expensive than it was just a month ago — 32GB Battlemage workstation card climbs toward $2,000

Intel’s best Battlemage GPU is now even more expensive due to its large 32GB memory pool that’s very useful for AI workloads.

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Japanese repair shop sells GPU VRAM upgrades for $25 per GB during memory crisis — RTX 2080 Ti modded to 22GB of GDDR6 for just $282, double the VRAM creates a budget AI powerhouse

This vendor can upgrade your RTX 2080 Ti to feature 22GB of VRAM for less than $300, converting it into an AI powerhouse without breaking the bank.

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Air conditioner powered by a ‘PC fan’ labeled a scam by German consumer organization — there’s a reason this lookalike AC unit is far cheaper than its competitors
 Air conditioner powered by a ‘PC fan’ labeled a scam by German consumer organization — there’s a reason this lookalike AC unit is far cheaper than its competitors

Tear down of a so-called air conditioner from Epicool revealed ‘a simple PC fan combined with a small heating element.’

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This portable, external CD/DVD drive comes with a 2.5-inch SATA and an SD Card slot for just $26 — Save 10% on a modern essential for keeping physical media alive
 This portable, external CD/DVD drive comes with a 2.5-inch SATA and an SD Card slot for just $26 — Save 10% on a modern essential for keeping physical media alive

If you have a bunch of old CDs or DVDs lying around and want something quick and simple to access them, this external drive can get the job done for you for less than $30 while offering extra features that would make it useful in your day-to-day PC usage.