PC Parts Blog

Buying guides, deal roundups, and price drop tips for CPUs, GPUs, RAM, SSDs, and motherboards. Find the best deals on Amazon UK.

PC Parts Blog

Buying guides, deal roundups, and price drop tips for CPUs, GPUs, RAM, SSDs, and motherboards. Find the best deals on Amazon UK.

gpunvidia

GPU Shortages 2026: How Nvidia's AI Boom Squeezes Gamers

GPU shortages are back as Nvidia chases AI datacentre profits. Here's why supply's tight, what to watch, and how to buy smart in 2026.

18 July 202610 min read

gpunvidia

GPU Shortages 2026: How Nvidia's AI Boom Squeezes Gamers

GPU shortages are back as Nvidia chases AI datacentre profits. Here's why supply's tight, what to watch, and how to buy smart in 2026.

18 July 202610 min read

gpuvram

How Much VRAM Do You Actually Need? UK GPU Guide

Confused about how much VRAM you need for gaming or local AI models? Here's a practical 2026 UK GPU buying guide, from budget 8GB cards to 16GB+ for LLMs.

17 July 20269 min read

motherboardhardware pricing

Motherboard Prices UK 2026: AMD vs Intel Platform Costs Compared

Choosing between AMD AM5 and Intel LGA 1700/1851 in 2026 is as much a question of platform cost as chip performance. Here is what the UK motherboard market actually looks like right now.

28 May 20267 min readUpdated 13 July 2026

ssdstorage

SSD Prices UK 2026: How PCIe 5.0 Has Changed the Storage Market

PCIe 5.0 SSDs have pushed PCIe 4.0 drives to their most competitive prices ever. Here's what the UK storage market actually looks like in mid-2026 — and where the real value sits.

26 May 20268 min readUpdated 13 July 2026

gpugraphics cards

GPU Prices UK 2026: What the Market Actually Did

UK graphics card prices sat flat from March to June 2026, then rose 2.4% in July - the sharpest single-month move of any component category we track.

25 May 20266 min readUpdated 19 July 2026

appleram

Why Apple pulled the 512GB Mac Studio: RAM shortage, pricing, and what buyers should do

Apple quietly removed the 512GB unified-memory Mac Studio option, and it’s a useful signal about high-end RAM supply, config strategy, and when you should (and shouldn’t) buy a maxed-out workstation.

9 March 202613 min readUpdated 13 July 2026

nvidiagpu-pricing

Nvidia’s Focus Shift: What Jensen Huang’s Remarks Mean for GPU Availability and Street Prices

Jensen Huang says Nvidia likely won’t make more strategic investments like OpenAI/Anthropic. That won’t instantly boost RTX GPU availability, but it’s a useful signal for 2026 pricing—alongside datacenter demand, HBM supply, and advanced packaging capacity.

7 March 20269 min readUpdated 13 July 2026

ssdsperformance

SSD Reliability and Performance: Key Facts

Explains how to compare SSD endurance (TBW/DWPD), warranty terms, controller/DRAM design, and real-world performance metrics like sustained writes after SLC cache, 4K QD1 latency, and thermals.

2 March 20266 min readUpdated 13 July 2026

motherboardsgaming

Exploring New Motherboard Releases: essentials for gamers and PC builders in 2026

With no single flagship standard landing all at once, 2026 motherboard launches are mostly about practical platform choices: AM5 BIOS maturity for Ryzen 7000/8000, Intel's LGA1700 end-of-line value, wider Wi‑6 7 adoption, and more boards shipping with PCIe 5.0 M.2 even when the GPU slot stays PCIe 4.0.

28 February 20265 min readUpdated 13 July 2026

ramhardware pricing

UK RAM Prices Rose 3.4% Between March and July 2026

UK RAM prices rose 3.4% between March and July 2026 on a matched basket of 450 kits. Why bigger kits cost more per GB, and why DDR5 is both cheaper and dearer than DDR4.

26 February 20266 min readUpdated 19 July 2026