PCPartDeals update log

2026-09-22

Cleaner layouts across PCPartDeals

• Refreshed the marketplace, price data, account, submission, contribution and guide layouts for easier reading on desktop and mobile.
• Added direct homepage search and links to the six supported PC part categories while keeping the live listing feed.
• Made model information easier to inspect with the selected listing's image, price and source alongside its existing specifications and observed price data.
• Condensed the footer and donation controls and added quick mobile navigation between the main sections.
• Aligned Browse category artwork, used a consistent set of Streamline navigation icons, and repaired article images and mobile comparison tables.
• Added a site-wide light and dark mode switch that remembers your preference, or follows your device setting until you choose a mode.

2026-08-29

Listing-first homepage and compact browse cards

• Replaced the homepage promotion area with an infinite feed of current PC part listings, ordered with better deals first.
• Added one clear Advanced search action for opening the full Browse page and its existing filters.
• Made Browse cards and category navigation more compact while preserving listing details, filters, alerts, model information and marketplace actions.
• Added detailed PC part category artwork and clean, colored marketplace logos to make categories and listing sources easier to recognize.
• Reduced footer spacing and condensed the optional donation controls across desktop and mobile pages.

2026-08-26

Simpler marketplace navigation and contribution page

• Simplified the homepage around search, categories and current listings, with secondary marketplace and buying resources available on demand.
• Reduced browse-page density with a calmer introduction, compact categories and more spacious listing results while retaining the existing filters and listing tools.
• Added a contribution page for feedback, issue reporting and optional one-time cryptocurrency donations.

2026-08-25

Marketplace interface redesign

• Rebuilt the site interface with local stylesheets and removed dependencies on older hosted CSS versions.
• Introduced a denser marketplace layout with clearer filters, listing prices, deal details and actions on desktop and mobile.
• Updated account, listing, authentication, profile, policy, guide and comparison pages to use the same practical design system without changing their content or functionality.
• Added model information to every browse card, including category-specific specifications and observed 14-day and 30-day prices cached in the browser for two hours.
• Added clearer category, marketplace and country filter controls using locally served open-source Streamline interface icons.
• Added an optional one-time cryptocurrency support panel to page footers, with copy controls and a collapsed list of additional wallet networks.
• Rebuilt the sign-in and account-creation screens with responsive marketplace layouts and fully interactive form controls.
• Simplified the browse workspace with on-demand slide-in filters, collapsible buying context, clearer navigation labels and repaired affiliate product cards.
• Improved site-wide contrast, focus visibility, page backgrounds and sticky navigation while preserving the PCPartDeals brand colors.

2026-07-27

Deal quality sorting update

• Updated browse deal badges to use API-provided deal quality and discount data.
• Added a Better deals first switch that is enabled by default and remembers the user's browser setting.
• Improved the desktop browse controls so filters, search and alerts no longer stretch across the full screen.

2026-07-13

Product Hunt review prompt

• Added a Product Hunt review badge to article, guide and price statistics pages.
• Added the same review badge to the browse page after users reach the end of the available listing feed.

2026-07-08

New comparison guide

• Added a detailed RTX 3060 vs RX 6700 XT comparison guide for used GPU buyers.
• Added a reusable comparison guide layout with a contents sidebar for future GPU and PC part comparisons.
• Added a contact page with official PCPartDeals email and social profiles.
• Improved the contact page with clearer social media buttons and official-account guidance.
• Added an RTX 4060 vs RTX 3070 comparison guide for used GPU buyers.
• Improved the homepage with a clearer country coverage section and an automatic article carousel.
• Added admin overview counts, seller status filtering and clearer report metadata to the admin panel.
• Fixed profile pages so the verified badge only appears for verified sellers.

2026-07-07

Marketplace and information pages update

• Added Gumtree.com as a supported marketplace for relevant PC hardware listings.
• Added a supported marketplaces page explaining which listing sources PCPartDeals supports.
• Added an introduction page covering the PCPartDeals mission and common questions.
• Added this update log page so public-facing site changes can be tracked over time.
• Updated homepage, browse, post listing and sitemap references for the new pages and marketplace support.
• Added observed eBay average price badges to browse listing cards for supported product models.
• Added a PC part price statistics page with 14-day and 30-day average prices for supported models.

2026-07-06

Browse and listing feed improvements

• Added model-based filtering for product categories such as GPU, CPU, RAM, storage and motherboards.
• Improved the styled product model dropdown in browse filters so large model lists do not break the layout.
• Added client-side caching behavior for listing feeds and homepage analytics to reduce repeated data loading.
• Connected eBay deal listings from the public PCPartDeals API and used cached results for featured homepage listings.
• Expanded localized SEO pages for used GPU and PC hardware searches across several European languages.

2026-06-25

Guides and safety content

• Added and expanded European used PC parts guides for GPUs, CPUs, cheap graphics cards and marketplace comparison.
• Updated the used GPU scam guide with a more professional checklist and safer buying advice.
• Added a GPU and CPU price-to-performance overview for modern used hardware research.
• Improved sitemap coverage for guide, country and localized pages.

Earlier updates

• Added account, profile, browse and post-listing flows for user-submitted marketplace listings.
• Added support for saved search alerts and listing match indicators.
• Improved homepage layout with category cards, featured listings and analytics sections.
• Added marketplace-focused SEO pages for Kleinanzeigen, Leboncoin, Wallapop and Vinted.