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RAM shortage? Australian outfit sells server with 1TB RAM and four Xeon CPUs for $1200 — Decade-old powerhouse has rare Intel SSD, two redundant 1.1kW PSUs and is worth thousands more in parts
By Desire Athow published
This Dell PowerEdge R820 probably cost one hundred times more when it went on sale back in the early 2010s; it is an absolute bargain, a true one-off.

Laptops packing Nvidia's Arm CPUs could be here in a few months
By Darren Allan published
Nvidia's new Arm CPU could debut in laptops in Q2 2026 — but I'm skeptical we'll see these notebooks anytime soon.

Beat the RAM crisis with my updated tips for upgrading your PC
By Christian Guyton published
I used to recommend RAM and SSDs as a wallet-friendly PC upgrade, but the RAM crisis has left that advice dead in the water — here's what to do instead.

Rumor suggests Intel's next-gen flagship CPU could be very power-hungry
By Darren Allan published
Intel's Nova Lake flagship is rumored to have eye-opening power usage — but I don't think this is anything to worry about (yet).

This is not a drill – Capcom has fixed Monster Hunter Wilds' performance
By Isaiah Williams published
Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds performance patch fixes the game's frustrating stuttering issues, but don't expect a miraculous frame rate hike.

AMD could minimize RAM price hike pain by bundling its CPUs and DDR5 memory
By Darren Allan published
An official collaboration between AMD, V-Color and Cooler Master hints at more possible bundle deals in the future.

AMD's Ryzen 9850X3D gaming champ CPU is out next week, and we like the price
By Darren Allan published
AMD reveals Ryzen 9850X3D costs $499, dispelling rumors that gaming champ CPU would be really expensive.

Asus responds to worries about Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs dying in its motherboards
By Darren Allan published
Following past issues with ASRock motherboards, we're now seeing an uptick in reports of problems with Asus boards.
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