AMD vows to fight for gamers as DRAM shortage sends GPU prices skyrocketing — Radeon GPU prices have already surged over 10%
AMD will try to keep graphics card prices as low as possible for gamers during the DRAM shortage.
Chinese AI developers explore renting Nvidia’s Rubin GPU in the cloud — cost, complexity, and regulatory hurdles could limit deployments
Leading developers of AI models from China want Nvidia’s Rubin and explore ways to rent the upcoming GPUs in the cloud.
New York City is being recreated at 1:1 scale inside Minecraft — project is 5 years in and contains over 50,000 buildings so far
A team of builders is recreating New York City in Minecraft, with the group working on the project over five years and counting.
Intrepid PC builder fights RAM crunch by building DDR3 system that runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 60 FPS — Core i7-4790K, RTX 2060 Super, and 32GB of DDR3 would cost just $300
Increasing DDR5 prices are leading buyers to buy “ancient” desktop platforms going as far back as the DDR3 era. YouTuber discovers 4790K powered system with an RTX 2060 Super and $40 worth of 32GB DDR3 memory can run games modern AAA games at 60FPS.
Google Fast Pair Flaw Exposes Hundreds Of Millions Of Bluetooth Devices To WhisperPair Exploit, Patch ASAP
Users of Bluetooth accessories beware—a vulnerability was found in the commonly-used Google Fast Pair standard in August of 2025, and an active exploit dubbed WhisperPair is out in the wild. The WhisperPair exploit allows for attackers to track and pair with victim’s devices, and once paired, an attacker can listen to and record private conversations
Top-end SSDs have gotten so pricey they’re worth more than their weight in gold
Is a high-end SSD worth more than its weight in gold? Yes, in some cases, as storage prices follow in the footsteps of RAM.
ASRock’s New Rock Series Motherboards Go Hard With Wi-Fi 7, 64MB BIOS ROMs and More
Can you smell what ASRock is cooking? Tired wrestling references aside, what ASRock is cooking looks pretty darn tasty — especially for something called “Rock”. Four new motherbords in a new family are the inaugural components: the Socket AM5-based B850 Rock Wi-Fi and the LGA 1851-equipped B860 Rock Wi-Fi, both available in full-sized ATX
Windows 11 Update Breaks Shutdown On Some PCs, Here’s The Workaround
Users of specific versions of Microsoft’s Windows 11 can no longer properly shutdown or enter hibernation, and are instead being forced to restart unless the correct Command Prompt command is made, as part of the latest update to Windows 11 Version 23H2. The versions of Windows 11 impacted by the issue are Windows 11 Enterprise and Windows
ARC Raiders Dev Confirms New Maps For 2026 And Some Will Be Massive
Arc Raiders was one of the breakout hits of 2025 and rack up an impressive number of players on Steam. The game has been able to keep its momentum going thanks to a steady stream of content drops, and developers Embark have revealed in an interview with GamesRadar+ that players can look forward to even more this year, including fresh maps.
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 Puts Up Strong Fight Vs 7900X3D In Benchmark Leak
In case you missed it, at CES 2026 AMD actually did have a few consumer announcements despite that the keynote was almost entirely about AI and data center products. Among those were a couple of new Strix Halo products: the Ryzen AI Max+ 388, and the Ryzen AI Max+ 392. Now we have our first benchmark leak giving us a look at the performance