Build Guides & PC Tips

Name: Alden Tech
Address: Spartanburg, SC, 29301, US
Telephone: +18643818201
Price range: $699–$3799
Rating: 5

Hardware breakdowns, build stories, and gaming performance deep-dives from the Spartanburg workshop.

Dr. Nova Voss: The Woman Behind Time Spy — Who is Dr. Nova Voss? We step inside the fictional world of Time Spy to meet its brilliant chief architect—and get her unfiltered take on NVIDIA vs. AMD, GPU prices, VRAM, overclocking, AI, and the future of PC hardware.
Introducing Monthly Drops: Limited PC Builds, Gone When They're Gone — Monthly Drops on alden.cloud: rare high-end builds, great-value machines, passion projects. Every one is one-of-a-kind — and when they sell, they're gone.
PROJECT DARK MISSION: The Ultimate All-Black RTX 5080 & Ryzen 7 9800X3D Gaming PC — PROJECT DARK MISSION is Alden Tech's all-black, zero-RGB showcase build — pairing the RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D for serious 4K gaming performance. No fluff, no RGB overload. Just clean aesthetics and raw power, professionally built and ready to ship.
Why You Should Stability Test Your PC — No Matter Where You Bought It — Stability testing isn't just for overclockers or hardcore enthusiasts. Whether your PC is brand new, freshly built, or a few years old, running a stress test is one of the smartest things you can do to catch problems before they cost you.
Inside the Alden Tech Build Process: How Every Gaming PC Is Built, Tested, and Verified — See exactly how every Alden Tech gaming PC is built, tested, and verified before it reaches your hands. No shortcuts, no surprises.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 PC Requirements: What You Actually Need for 1080p, 1440p & High FPS — Activision's recommended specs target 60 FPS. Here's what Alden Tech would actually build for Modern Warfare 4 at 1080p, 1440p, 240Hz, and 4K, based on beta performance reports.
How to Use Your Alden Tech Customer Portal — A walkthrough of your Alden Tech account: signing in, viewing your PC's real specs and warranty dates, and filing support tickets.
What Can You Actually Run on a 64GB or 128GB Local AI Workstation? — A direct comparison of our 64GB ($2,699) and 128GB ($3,899) AI Workstation configs: what model sizes each handles and who each is actually for.
How Much VRAM Do You Actually Need for a Local LLM? — The real math behind local LLM VRAM requirements, and how our 64GB and 128GB AI Workstation configs stack up against it.
Ollama vs. llama.cpp vs. LM Studio: Which Local LLM Tool Should You Use? — What Ollama, llama.cpp, and LM Studio actually do differently, including a real hardware-acceleration gap between Ollama on Windows and Linux.