Asus RX 9070 XT GPUs have been hit with a sudden price hike in the USFramework has warned that while memory costs have stabilized in some areas, this is likely just a temporary reprieveThe laptop maker predicts that “We’ll continue to see volatility and cost increases through the rest of 2026.”There’s been a fresh round…
Crimson Desert is now playable on Intel Arc GPUs, seemingly after Intel’s latest driver updateThe game previously wouldn’t launch on any Intel GPU, due to Pearl Abyss omitting compatibilityVisual glitches are evident, but an official future update from Pearl Abyss or Intel should fix themPearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert has provided a joyful experience to a…
Someone bought an MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z, which is a $5,000 GPUThey then practiced their soldering skills on the board, and broke the graphics cardWhy? It’s surely because they wanted to implement a hardware mod that allows for an extreme BIOS to be run on the GPUMSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning Z is a rare…
The spot price of a 16GB DDR4 chip has dropped by 5%It’s the first time this price has fallen in over a yearWhile that’s obviously a good thing, there’s a lot of storm remaining to weather with the RAM crisis yetWe’ve witnessed another hint that the RAM crisis is deescalating — at least a touch…
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Asus has announced the ROG Equalizer 12V-2×6 power cableThe cable aims to solve melting issues with high-powered GPUs like the RTX 5090It’s compatible with all PCIe 5.0 power supplies from other manufacturersIt’s no secret that high-powered GPUs, notably Nvidia’s RTX 5090, are still suffering from reports of connector melting issues, even with upgraded cables that…
More fake Samsung SSDs have been uncovered, and the drive maker has said it’s ‘taking consistent action against such counterfeits’At the same time, CPU sales are seemingly in a major slump, the worst seen in a decade, we’re toldWith the PC component crisis just getting more intense, there is hope for some relief later this…
ASRock has revealed a new trick to beat high RAM pricesHUDIMM DDR5 RAM modules are considerably more affordableThey cut back on performance, however, so it’s a trade-off hereThere’s a new type of DDR5 RAM in town, and it’s cheaper, but before you start rejoicing that all your memory-related prayers have been answered, bear in mind…
Samsung and Kingston are increasing SSD prices according to a report from ChinaWe’re told there will be a ‘price increase of at least 10% for solid-state drives’On top of that, AMD Ryzen CPUs have seemingly leapt in price in JapanSSD prices are reportedly set for another increase, and we’re hearing news about CPUs getting hiked,…
Reuters has leaked details of SpaceX’s plans ahead of its IPOThey include “manufacturing our own GPUs”Whether that means chips in the current line of Tesla AI processors, or a new category of GPU or AI accelerator is unclearSpaceX is apparently set to make its own GPUs, based on insights gleaned from its S-1 form ahead…
