Logical Increments
@logicalinc.bsky.social
Guides to building the best PC for the budget. Advice on builds, plus recommendations for keyboards, monitors, and more.
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Two years after he discussed the impending end of 'the HDD era' on our blog, Falcon says the time has now come:
'SSD-only' builds will be the default recommendation in every tier of our chart going forward!
#PCgaming #buildapc #update #harddrive #ssd
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'SSD-only' builds will be the default recommendation in every tier of our chart going forward!
#PCgaming #buildapc #update #harddrive #ssd
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The Sun Sets Over the Old HDD Warrior - Logical Increments Blog
Hard Disk Drives! You know them, you have had them (probably), and now you are going to say goodbye to them. Ah, poor old HDDs! They served us, and served us well for decades, but today… You Fell Th...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Two years after he discussed the impending end of 'the HDD era' on our blog, Falcon says the time has now come:
'SSD-only' builds will be the default recommendation in every tier of our chart going forward!
#PCgaming #buildapc #update #harddrive #ssd
blog.logicalincrements.com/2025/11/sun-...
'SSD-only' builds will be the default recommendation in every tier of our chart going forward!
#PCgaming #buildapc #update #harddrive #ssd
blog.logicalincrements.com/2025/11/sun-...
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The TerraMaster F4-425 Plus is a complete overhaul of its previous chassis design. There's support for up to three M.2 NVMe drives now and you also get a new Intel N150 CPU with 16 GB RAM and dual 5 Gbps Ethernet. Additionally, all USB ports are 3.2 Gen 2 with 10 Gbps transfer rates.
TerraMaster F4-425 Plus Review
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October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The TerraMaster F4-425 Plus is a complete overhaul of its previous chassis design. There's support for up to three M.2 NVMe drives now and you also get a new Intel N150 CPU with 16 GB RAM and dual 5 Gbps Ethernet. Additionally, all USB ports are 3.2 Gen 2 with 10 Gbps transfer rates.
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Join us in celebrating the people, stories & technology that preserve our digital world.
📅 Oct 22
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Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass!
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
Title: Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer
YouTube video by Team Cherry
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August 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass!
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
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I'll leave the 39-inch ultrawide at home, yes? ☕
'Just a tap water, please': Starbucks Korea asks customers to stop bringing desktop PCs, printers, and pop-up dividers into its coffee shops for a cheeky work session
I'll leave the 39-inch ultrawide at home, yes?
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August 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I'll leave the 39-inch ultrawide at home, yes? ☕
6 new graphics cards released recently!
In this update blog post, we cover all of them—the good, and mostly the bad—to decide where/if they belong in our main PC build chart:
In this update blog post, we cover all of them—the good, and mostly the bad—to decide where/if they belong in our main PC build chart:
Mid-tier Graphics Card Woes (Big Oof, Large Yikes) - Logical Increments Blog
That is a lot of new cards launched recently! The RTX 5050, the RTX 5060, two versions of the RTX 5060 Ti, and two versions of the RX 9060 XT! Instead of checking each one out separately, let us take ...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
6 new graphics cards released recently!
In this update blog post, we cover all of them—the good, and mostly the bad—to decide where/if they belong in our main PC build chart:
In this update blog post, we cover all of them—the good, and mostly the bad—to decide where/if they belong in our main PC build chart:
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We know what you're thinking: gee, I sure wish it were easier to find some great thinky games in the Steam #SummerSale!
Well, we've made this cool thing for you all 😊
thinkygames.com/stea...
Well, we've made this cool thing for you all 😊
thinkygames.com/stea...
Every thinky discount in the Steam Summer Sale 2025 · Thinky Games
Looking for some amazing thinky games in the Steam Summer Sale but just can't get on with Steam's search features? We've put together this full list of puzzle, strategy, and tactics in the Thinky Games DB that currently have discounts in the sale.
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June 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We know what you're thinking: gee, I sure wish it were easier to find some great thinky games in the Steam #SummerSale!
Well, we've made this cool thing for you all 😊
thinkygames.com/stea...
Well, we've made this cool thing for you all 😊
thinkygames.com/stea...
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Steam's Summer Sale is here! And we've got perhaps one of our best trailers yet - check it (and thousands of deals) out. Get some shopping in, grab your Discovery Queue stickers, maybe craft a few badges - just do it before the sale ends on July 10th!
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Welcome to Steam
The Steam Summer Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games! Plus earn up to 9 stickers by going through your Discovery Queue.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Steam's Summer Sale is here! And we've got perhaps one of our best trailers yet - check it (and thousands of deals) out. Get some shopping in, grab your Discovery Queue stickers, maybe craft a few badges - just do it before the sale ends on July 10th!
store.steampowered.com
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Here's our review of the Switch 2 from a PC gamer's perspective.
After a week with the Switch 2 it's my favorite Nintendo console yet, but its limitations don't sit with my PC gaming sensibilities
The Nintendo Switch 2 is in a league of its own, and that's both a good and bad thing.
www.pcgamer.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here's our review of the Switch 2 from a PC gamer's perspective.
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NEW VIDEO!
A short review contrasting the excellent low-key strategy game Mini Motorways with its great predecessor Mini Metro:
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social #indiegames #pcgaming #youtube #videogames
A short review contrasting the excellent low-key strategy game Mini Motorways with its great predecessor Mini Metro:
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social #indiegames #pcgaming #youtube #videogames
Why Mini Motorways is Better than Mini Metro
YouTube video by The Gemsbok
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April 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
NEW VIDEO!
A short review contrasting the excellent low-key strategy game Mini Motorways with its great predecessor Mini Metro:
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social #indiegames #pcgaming #youtube #videogames
A short review contrasting the excellent low-key strategy game Mini Motorways with its great predecessor Mini Metro:
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social #indiegames #pcgaming #youtube #videogames
High-end HSFs:
We're making some changes to the cooling recommendations in our chart this month, as we bid a fond farewell to the historic market dominance of the legendary Noctua NH-D15!
#pcgaming #buildapc
We're making some changes to the cooling recommendations in our chart this month, as we bid a fond farewell to the historic market dominance of the legendary Noctua NH-D15!
#pcgaming #buildapc
New HSFs Replace the Legendary Noctua NH-D15 - Logical Increments Blog
For the last 14 years, a high-end Noctua CPU cooler has always crowned the list of air coolers in our list. The NH-D14 and NH-D15 were both excellent, and each was the best air cooler when it was laun...
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April 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
New high-end CPUs!
AMD made a play for high-tier builders a few weeks ago by releasing a pair of new '3D' processors. Both are incredibly powerful, but only one of them released at a logical price:
#pcgaming #buildapc #update
AMD made a play for high-tier builders a few weeks ago by releasing a pair of new '3D' processors. Both are incredibly powerful, but only one of them released at a logical price:
#pcgaming #buildapc #update
AMD's Niche CPUs: Excellent Gaming and Productivity Performance, But at a Price - Logical Increments Blog
A few weeks ago, AMD launched two new processors, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D. How do they fare, and will we recommend them in our PC build chart? Let us find out. The R9 9950X3D is a $700...
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April 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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NEW VIDEO!
An in-depth review of the indie game Death's Door in a 'pros vs. cons' format, with an accompanying discussion of its genre:
#indiegame #pcgaming #youtube #videoessay
An in-depth review of the indie game Death's Door in a 'pros vs. cons' format, with an accompanying discussion of its genre:
#indiegame #pcgaming #youtube #videoessay
The Pros and Cons of Death's Door
YouTube video by The Gemsbok
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March 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEW VIDEO!
An in-depth review of the indie game Death's Door in a 'pros vs. cons' format, with an accompanying discussion of its genre:
#indiegame #pcgaming #youtube #videoessay
An in-depth review of the indie game Death's Door in a 'pros vs. cons' format, with an accompanying discussion of its genre:
#indiegame #pcgaming #youtube #videoessay
New AMD GPUs!
AMD has finally released some new high-end graphics cards, and today's blog post is all about evaluating them and deciding whether to add them to our build chart:
#buildapc #pcgaming #GPUs #GPU #RX9070XT
AMD has finally released some new high-end graphics cards, and today's blog post is all about evaluating them and deciding whether to add them to our build chart:
#buildapc #pcgaming #GPUs #GPU #RX9070XT
AMD's Phantom: The RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are Great, but Have Disappeared - Logical Increments Blog
Ah, AMD! At long last, you have decided to do something about your subpar GPU market share. Better late than never! AMD has recently launched the RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT, for $550 and $600. So how ...
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March 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nvidia's at it again!
The new RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti have launched, and in his new blog post Falcon gives a quick rundown on them and whether they'll be added to our main PC build chart:
@NVIDIAGeForce #pcgaming #buildapc
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The new RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti have launched, and in his new blog post Falcon gives a quick rundown on them and whether they'll be added to our main PC build chart:
@NVIDIAGeForce #pcgaming #buildapc
blog.logicalincrements.com/2025/03/nvid...
nVidia's Mirage: The RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti are Excellent, But Do Not Exist in Reality - Logical Increments Blog
nVidia has very recently launched 2 new cards, the RTX 5070 ($550) and the RTX 5070 Ti ($750). This is a standard nVidia launch, so if you want the tl;dr: Good cards, overpriced. For more details (and...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Nvidia's at it again!
The new RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti have launched, and in his new blog post Falcon gives a quick rundown on them and whether they'll be added to our main PC build chart:
@NVIDIAGeForce #pcgaming #buildapc
blog.logicalincrements.com/2025/03/nvid...
The new RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti have launched, and in his new blog post Falcon gives a quick rundown on them and whether they'll be added to our main PC build chart:
@NVIDIAGeForce #pcgaming #buildapc
blog.logicalincrements.com/2025/03/nvid...
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Chart update!
After years of using the RTX 3080 as the primary reference point for the graphics cards in our chart, we're swapping all of them over to compare to the new RTX 5080:
#rtx5080 #GPU #pcgaming #buildapc
After years of using the RTX 3080 as the primary reference point for the graphics cards in our chart, we're swapping all of them over to compare to the new RTX 5080:
#rtx5080 #GPU #pcgaming #buildapc
Re-basing Graphics Cards to Compare with the RTX 5080 - Logical Increments Blog
Did you check out the new RTX 5080 launch? It is nVidia’s latest $1000 (or $1500) card, meant for those who have $1000-$1500 to spend on a GPU, and do not wish to splurge on the $2800 RTX 5090. It is ...
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February 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New Intel GPUs:
A pair of recently released graphics cards that offer midrange performance for midrange prices? What a twist!
#pcgaming #arcb580 #arcb570 #computers #buildapc
A pair of recently released graphics cards that offer midrange performance for midrange prices? What a twist!
#pcgaming #arcb580 #arcb570 #computers #buildapc
Intel Boldly Enter the Mid-tier Graphics Card Segment - Logical Increments Blog
Intel has recently released two new graphics cards, the Arc B570 and Arc B580, both targeting the mid-range tiers. How do they fare? Do they belong in our chart? The Good The two new cards are pri...
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February 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
New Intel GPUs:
A pair of recently released graphics cards that offer midrange performance for midrange prices? What a twist!
#pcgaming #arcb580 #arcb570 #computers #buildapc
A pair of recently released graphics cards that offer midrange performance for midrange prices? What a twist!
#pcgaming #arcb580 #arcb570 #computers #buildapc
RTX 5090 and 5080!
In his first update blog post of the new year, The Falcon covers the absurdly powerful, absurdly power-hungry, absurdly expensive new graphics cards from Nvidia:
#pcgaming #rtx5090 #rtx5080 #computers #buildapc
In his first update blog post of the new year, The Falcon covers the absurdly powerful, absurdly power-hungry, absurdly expensive new graphics cards from Nvidia:
#pcgaming #rtx5090 #rtx5080 #computers #buildapc
Courting Kings and Emperors with nVidia's RTX 5000 GPUs - Logical Increments Blog
Tell me, how rich are you? If you are rich, then we can be friends. If you are very very rich, I would like to upgrade you to my best friend, and tell you about nVidia’s two newly released hyper-overp...
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February 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
RTX 5090 and 5080!
In his first update blog post of the new year, The Falcon covers the absurdly powerful, absurdly power-hungry, absurdly expensive new graphics cards from Nvidia:
#pcgaming #rtx5090 #rtx5080 #computers #buildapc
In his first update blog post of the new year, The Falcon covers the absurdly powerful, absurdly power-hungry, absurdly expensive new graphics cards from Nvidia:
#pcgaming #rtx5090 #rtx5080 #computers #buildapc
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There he is
The Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard
January 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
There he is
The Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard
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Okay, HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🎉
Introducing the Thinky Games database - a treasure trove of incredible games you'll love to solve!
Start exploring: thinkygames.com/games/
Introducing the Thinky Games database - a treasure trove of incredible games you'll love to solve!
Start exploring: thinkygames.com/games/
October 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Okay, HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🎉
Introducing the Thinky Games database - a treasure trove of incredible games you'll love to solve!
Start exploring: thinkygames.com/games/
Introducing the Thinky Games database - a treasure trove of incredible games you'll love to solve!
Start exploring: thinkygames.com/games/