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There's a salvo of worrying rumors for GPUs, including that graphics cards will get 'significantly' pricier.
Laptop sales are in freefall and likely to get even worse in 2027, as the prospect of more price hikes looms.
AMD is upping chip production levels next year — but this is for AI, so it won't help consumers with the RAM crisis.
Chatter about the memory supply shortage, both on the grapevine and from analysts, has taken another gloomy turn.
Micro Center is cracking down on scalpers looking to export Nvidia's RTX 5090 GPU.
Updated Whether you're team Red or team Blue, we've got you covered with our picks for the best processors for your desktop PC.
The memory shortage is expected to worsen in 2027 and 2028 — and beyond that Micron warns that robots will eat tons of RAM.
Jealous of all those DLSS 5 gaming experiments? Conduct your own with this Steam tool which allows Nvidia's tech to work on PC games with no fuss.
