Logical Increments

Guides to building the best PC for the budget. Advice on builds, plus recommendations for keyboards, monitors, and more.

[KitGuru @kitgurupress]

📢JOB OPENING📢

We are looking to bring on another on-camera reviewer focussed on gaming PCs and peripherals - if this sounds like a job for you then apply within: https://t.co/5gGoYsIzVo

[Daniel Podgorski @The_Gemsbok]

NEW VIDEO!

To celebrate reaching 25,000 subscribers, I've made this big, weird video in which I spontaneously review and/or analyze 10 indie games in a row.

@YachtClubGames @Nitrome @zachtronics @matthewmatosis @TheGameKitchen @StrongBadActual @FinjiCo
https://t.co/wJdqSXTpZN

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

New CPUs!

At long last (maybe too late, even), @Intel has circled back to their Arrow Lake line-up to present two refreshed processor options.

In this update post, Falcon evaluates the new chips and decides whether to add them to our chart:
#pcgaming
https://t.co/oKWjwuvgDw

[Daniel Podgorski @The_Gemsbok]

NEW VIDEO & ARTICLE

After completing the main campaign of Mewgenics last month, I wrote a review of it. Now that I'm closing in on 100% completion, I am pleased to present a video essay version of my review:

https://t.co/s30spqI8Qk

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

In his first update blog post of 2026, Falcon addresses the existential threat to PC building posed by war and AI technology:

#war #AI #LLMs #pcgaming #computer #hardware #GPU #RAM #buildapc
https://t.co/Ge0mj5SvVu

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

@RaulSaavedra6 Not a bad suggestion. I will pass it along to the chart team to consider.

[TechPowerUp @TechPowerUp]

DDR4 is the latest PC part to become unobtanium to the average buyer, it seems. https://t.co/46OcQ0Grzl

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

With Cyber Monday in full swing at Newegg, we've gone ahead and taken a look at the thousands of PC hardware sales they're offering.

From that survey, we whittled the list down to just the 70 best deals, which we compiled here:

#pcgaming #CyberMonday
https://t.co/hz4sSXbzut

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

Black Friday is upon us at last!!!

As usual, we've personally sifted through the thousands of discounts on PC hardware at Newegg to bring you a list of the 85 best deals of the day:

#BlackFriday2025 #pcgaming #GPU #buildapc
https://t.co/POaoXgaEU6

[Daniel Podgorski @The_Gemsbok]

NEW VIDEO & ARTICLE

For over a year, I've been focusing my analytical efforts on Team Cherry's dense and engrossing world of Hallownest.

The result is this feature-length philosophical analysis of Hollow Knight, drawing especially on philosophy of mind:

https://t.co/H7YibgbJAu

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

RAM Shortages, Few 2025 Releases, and yet Black Friday on the way...

Here's just one more normal update blog post by The Falcon before we descend into holiday-sale-based madness to find you good deals:

#buildapc #pcgaming #GPU #RAM #hardware #computer
https://t.co/XiEO4UqhW9

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

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
https://t.co/oh13lpIo7f

[Tom's Hardware @tomshardware]

Framework has updated its 16-inch laptop for 2025, featuring a new RTX 5070-powered graphics module, Zen 5 Ryzen AI HX CPU options, a G-Sync display, and a 240W Type-C charger. https://t.co/hOB7NfXmK8

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

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:

@nvidia @NVIDIAGeForce @AMD @AMDGaming #GPU
https://t.co/4ZR3cSS3Ar

[Daniel Podgorski @The_Gemsbok]

NEW VIDEO!

A short review contrasting the excellent low-key strategy game Mini Motorways with its great predecessor Mini Metro:

@dinopoloclub #indiegames #PCGaming #YouTube #videogames
https://t.co/fGtzlfp32H

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

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!

@Noctua_at #pcgaming #buildapc
https://t.co/U6gsFoboD6

[Logical Increments @logicalinc]

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 chips, but only one of them released at a logical price:

@AMDGaming #pcgaming #buildapc #update
https://t.co/4hKKYl1nvk

[Tom's Hardware @tomshardware]

Puget Systems says it will absorb PC tariff costs for now, but will increase prices when it becomes inevitable https://t.co/ouz4e3lHeS

[Daniel Podgorski @The_Gemsbok]

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:

@acidnerve #indiegame #pcgaming #youtube #videoessay
https://t.co/beV3WLJrAc