Is PC Building Dead? – Probing Paul #100
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► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Probing Paul #100
1:07 Pre-Probing Notes
1:27 Has PC Building hit rock bottom? How much worse can it get?
6:33 Is it a problem to connect M.2 drives to chipset-supported slots?
10:29 Does ASUS own AsRock?
13:17 How do I get on Mail Time?
14:11 Did you know this fun fact about Vermont?
► LINKS
My Wrist Rest (a regular question I get) – https://geni.us/xuUD4Rw
Probing Paul Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkwkx5E21fo&list=PLRnHcRQUxuoeoGY_iOR-Jw_Fk2ak7ITas&index=1
https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260202-12911.html
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/ongoing-ram-crisis-prompts-raspberry-pis-second-price-hike-in-two-months/
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/oh-great-now-copper-prices-are-surging-and-threatening-to-make-pc-hardware-even-more-expensive/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/ddr5-ram-begins-to-stabilize-in-germany-january-saw-only-a-0-1-percent-increase-in-pricing-across-the-month-some-kits-even-saw-price-cuts-as-volatility-begins-to-plateau
https://www.msi.com/blog/pcie-lane-bifurcation-and-bandwidth-sharing-on-msi-x870e-x870-motherboards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASRock
https://matrixbcg.com/blogs/owners/pegatroncorp
https://www.asus.com/ea/About_ASUS/The-Meaning-of-ASUS/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish%E2%80%93Windsor_Covered_Bridge
January Build – https://youtu.be/aSp34Q9k7PA
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