First, we’re talking about something that hits a lot harder than losing a ranked match: when your online gaming friends suddenly ghost you. One day you’re running raids, laughing in voice chat, and saying “one more game.” The next, you’re staring at an empty lobby wondering if you accidentally committed a friendship crime.
Then we’re switching gears to building or buying a gaming PC. What should you actually prioritize? GPU, CPU, RAM, storage, cooling, upgradability—or just the case with the most RGB lights? We’ll break down the decisions that matter, and the ones that might just be your wallet crying for help.
We’ll also talk about Raspberry Pi 5 prices and what happens when a tiny, affordable computer starts getting caught up in the same component-price chaos as the rest of the tech world. Is it still a great little project board, or are rising costs changing what makes sense to buy?
Articles mentioned in the podcast
Graphics card news
Windows
- Disabling the page file is the Windows performance tweak everyone repeats, and I’d never do it again
- Windows treats your desktop like a laptop by default, and it’s been putting your USB devices to sleep
- Developer manages to run Windows 11 26H2 with just 128MB of RAM, just 3.1% of recommended minimum
- Microsoft somehow made the worst part of buying a new PC even worse
- Windows keeps a complete history of every USB device ever connected to your PC
- Windows 11 can run better on PCs with 8GB now, Microsoft says – here’s why
- Windows has been sending every Start menu search to Bing for over a decade, and one new toggle fixes it
PC News
- The 5 best gaming PCs worth buying instead of building your own
- The red flag of pre-built PCs every buyer should avoid
- I turned my phone into a power button for my PC, and it cost exactly $0
- 5 specs I’m ignoring the next time I build a gaming PC
- The best speech recognition you can run at home is absolutely tiny, and it runs on a ten-year-old laptop
- Frigate is the best reason to own a home server, and nothing else I run comes close
- I wish motherboard makers would stop making x4 slots look like x16 slots
- Ouch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385
- 5 little-known uses for your USB port on Windows 11
- You don’t need a huge desktop for a home media server – try these 4 mini PCs instead
- How much would it cost to max out your PC’s RAM in 2026? (More than a high-end gaming PC)
- Your desktop’s front USB ports may be slowing down every device you plug into them
- Don’t make these 4 mistakes when building a DIY SSD
- 5 home network projects for a $15 Raspberry Pi that don’t require extra purchases
- The Raspberry Pi 5’s PCIe connector is a godsend for DIY projects, but it comes at a cost
- The best mini PCs to buy in 2026
- 6 PC-building breakthroughs that the RAM shortage put on pause
General gaming news
- The best Need for Speed game is now playable in your browser
- I tried every free emulator frontend, and the one I’d recommend isn’t RetroArch
- 2 PlayStation & Xbox games will officially disappear forever on December 31
- Rockstar will take down videos with GTA 6 story spoilers even after launch
- 10 reasons VR gaming is superior & 10 must-play VR games
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Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass loses a whopping 14 games on November 15
- Xbox Project Helix live: Latest release date, price and next-gen console updates
- Xbox offers 14 new free games for Game Pass subscribers this November
Sony
- Which AMD CPU is equivalent to the one in the PlayStation 5 Pro?
- Sony is encouraging dormant players to trade in PS5 consoles
- Your PlayStation 5 can’t play these discs, even with a Blu-ray drive
- Sony is offering PS5 owners $400 for their consoles
Valve
- Steam’s #2 driving game sets a new bar for realism on PS5
- Steam survey shockwaves felt as proportion of 32GB RAM systems drops by more than 5%
- Former Epic Games dev says Steam ‘broke capitalism’ and is almost impossible to compete with
- How much would it cost to build a PC equivalent to the Steam Machine in 2026?
- Valve cracks down on Steam game submission process as AI clones and vibe coded slop flood its store
- 32GB knocked off top spot… 16GB becomes most common RAM configuration again for Steam gamers
- Steam Officially Makes 3 Games Completely Free, Including A 10/10