https://bradleycarey.com/categories/technology/ Recent content in Technology on bradleycarey.com Hugo en Sat, 02 Sep 2023 22:22:18 -0400 https://bradleycarey.com/posts/building-a-pc-in-2021/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 02:13:08 +0000 https://bradleycarey.com/posts/building-a-pc-in-2021/ <p>The global chip shortage was such a big deal it has its own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_global_chip_shortage" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wikipedia article</a>. Me (and apparently the entire world) wanted to have the latest tech to use while being locked up at home.</p> <h2 id="if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em"> If you can&rsquo;t beat &rsquo;em, join &rsquo;em <a class="heading-link" href="#if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>Basically, finding one of the latest GPUs or CPUs was almost impossible. Scalpers and bots have made online shopping a nightmare but I was determined to find them at MSRP.</p>