These "outdated" CPUs still hold their own in 2026, and the RAM crisis makes them smarter than ever
An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). Today, the same comparison would appear starkly different.
- ▪An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows.
- ▪When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh).
- ▪Today, the same comparison would appear starkly different.
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