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This gaming handheld with 128GB RAM costs more than an RTX 5090

Ayaneo announced the Next 2 handheld’s specifications and priceThe new gaming handheld will cost up to $4,299, and its early bird price is $3,499The Next 2 will be available via Ayaneo’s Indiegogo campaign this FebruaryGaming PC hardware is taking a huge hit thanks to the ongoing RAM crisis, with rising prices and even the delaying…

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Intel’s rumored 52-core Nova Lake flagship CPU could be bad news for AMD — but it could also be bad news for your power supply

Nova Lake flagship is rumored to hit 700W of power consumptionThat’s a fleeting peak-wattage figure, though (and still just a rumor)The reality may be that the next-gen flagship is more of an enthusiast CPU than it has previously been – but that won’t necessarily reflect on the lower tiers of Nova LakeIntel’s next-gen flagship desktop…

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3 Uncomfortable Truths About Using Google Gemini

Primakov/Shutterstock Google Gemini — like other generative AI assistants — has gained a lot of popularity in the last two years, largely due to its inclusion in some of the company’s most popular consumer-facing products, such as AI mode in Google Search and Gemini Live in Android Auto. It’s available on most platforms and can help…

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‘Consider a system with no DRAM’ replaced by a ‘recycling fiber loop’: John Carmack envisages bold future to avoid AI-driven RAM crisis

John Carmack has shared an idea for using fiber rather than RAMThis is a vision of the future for replacing RAM modules in AI workloadsWhile it’s highly theoretical and a long way off, there are other possible nearer-term solutions to reduce AI’s all-consuming appetite for RAMJohn Carmack has aired an idea to effectively use fiber…

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Steam Deck OLED stock runs dry in the US, and Valve’s Steam Machine prep and the RAM crisis are likely why

Valve’s Steam Deck OLED is out of stock in the US, and reportedly in some regions in AsiaThe RAM crisis appears to be the culprit, as Valve is likely facing memory and storage shortagesValve is yet to officially confirm why its OLED handheld is out of stockAs Valve continues to prepare for its upcoming Steam…

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DDR5 memory theft is becoming a real problem — to the point Corsair is using entirely new packaging to beat the RAM scammers

Corsair has new packaging for its DDR5 RAMSome kits are in a sealed plastic clamshell rather than a cardboard boxLower-tier RAM still comes in the old box, but a security label is being addedCorsair has introduced countermeasures with its product packaging designed to foil scammers who are stealing memory sticks by swapping them out for…

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MSI RTX 5090 Lightning GPU costs more than an Alienware gaming PC with an Nvidia flagship — and that’s before price gouging inflation

MSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning can only be bought via a lottery system in the USSome buyers are therefore taking advantage of this and reselling the GPU for between $8,000 to $15,000 on eBayIt’s cheaper to buy the RTX 5090 Lightning from the UK and pay for shipping and import, but however you dice it, you’ll…

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My suspicions were right: Valve confirms the Steam Deck OLED is out of stock ‘due to memory and storage shortages’

(Image credit: Valve) Subscribe to our newsletter Valve has confirmed the Steam Deck OLED’s stock woes are indeed due to the RAM crisisThe Steam Deck OLED is out of stock intermittently in some regionsThe Steam Machine may be in danger of another delay, an unaffordable price point, or low availability at launchValve is currently working…

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eGPUs are on the rise again – and Razer finally has some strong competition from this new UGreen contender

Razer has new competition, with UGreen launching the new Linkstation eGPU dockUGreen’s Linkstation comes with an Oculink port and an 850W built-in power supplyIt costs $325 based on Chinese currency conversionWith portable experiences becoming an integral aspect of gaming thanks to the resurgence of handheld gaming PCs and more powerful laptops, eGPUs have become vital…

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Thinking of buying a budget SSD? It’d be wise to act quickly, as these drives could get a lot pricier soon

Samsung is rumored to be ditching SATA SSDsThe firm will supposedly announce this in January 2026This means fewer models at the cheapest end of the SSD spectrum, which is likely to impact pricing considerablyThere’s some more bad news on the SSD front to join yet another worrying development in the RAM world, both of which…

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