When buying a PC, it’s not just one single component that counts, like the best graphics card or the most powerful CPU. Instead, you need to consider many individual parts when making your decision.

Small and specialist gaming hardware makers tell us how they're enduring, and sometimes even avoiding, the ongoing memory ...

Key solutions include using DDR4 memory which costs significantly less than DDR5, exploring no-name brands, and repurposing old office PCs with valuable existing memory.