RTX 5070 Ti price drop: save $130 on a modern PCIe 5.0 GPU

GPU deals that are actually worth caring about are usually the ones that save you meaningful money on a card you’d buy anyway for a new build or a long-overdue upgrade. This ASUS Prime NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition with 16GB GDDR7 is down to $8…

Windows on Arm had another good year
Windows on Arm had another good year

In 2024, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips finally made Arm-based Windows laptops viable. Unlike previous Arm laptops that struggled to even run Windows well, this new class offered solid performance and the best battery life on Windows, and they impressed us in Microsoft’s own Surface Laptop and Surface Pro offerings. But inconsistent app compatibility remained the […]

This is the GPU I’m most excited for in 2026 — and it’s not by AMD or Nvidia

Every year, the GPU market seems to follow a familiar script. Nvidia continues to set the pace at the high end, AMD responds where it can, and the loudest headlines are dominated by flagship performance. For most buyers, that still means choosing betwe…

Here’s how Samsung’s in-house GPU could improve your next Galaxy smartphone

Samsung is developing its own mobile GPU architecture for the Exynos 2800, marking a major shift toward custom AI-focused chip design for future Galaxy devices.
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Nvidia acquires AI chip challenger Groq for $20B, report says

With Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing.

Chipwrecked
Chipwrecked

The AI data center build-out, as it currently stands, is dependent on two things: Nvidia chips and borrowed money. Perhaps it was inevitable that people would begin using Nvidia chips to borrow money. As the craze has gone on, I have begun to worry about the weaknesses of the AI data center boom; looking deeper […]

GeForce NOW’s 100-hour cap, explained for your monthly playtime

GeForce NOW starts enforcing a 100-hour monthly cap on January 1. Here’s who it applies to first, why existing paid members may have more time, and what to check before the limit hits.
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Your next prebuilt PC might arrive with memory loss

Facing RAM shortages, Paradox Customs is offering prebuilts without memory, shifting compatibility and stability responsibilities to customers and blurring the line between prebuilt and DIY PCs.
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The RAM shortage is here to stay, but Samsung clears that SSDs will be spared for now

Amid AI-related memory constraints, Samsung says it will continue selling consumer SSDs, even as broader supply chain pressures keep prices and availability uncertain.
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Finding a new GPU in 2026 might get a lot harder

NVIDIA is reportedly planning deep RTX 50-series production cuts in 2026 as AI-driven memory shortages threaten GPU availability and push gamers toward pricier alternatives.
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