Nvidia has reportedly imposed non-refundable, full upfront payment terms on H200 GPU sales to China-based clients to hedge regulatory risks as Chinese customers had ordered more than 2 million H200 units that the company yet has to make.
CES 2026 was constrained by the RAM and storage demands of AI hyperscalers, limiting consumer GPU and storage launches. But there was still plenty of innovation to be found, including Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 laptop CPUs, brighter, bigger, and faster monitors, and exciting new PC cases and peripherals.