The rise of local agentic computing faces a brutal reality: rising DRAM prices — RTX Spark, Gorgon Halo chips subject to 63% DRAM contract price hike this quarter

DRAM contract prices are forecast to climb another 58% to 63% this quarter.

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Intel addresses Arrow Lake blunder: ‘We needed to build back our reputation’ — says Arrow Lake Refresh’s low price a key first step, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake

Intel knows that Arrow Lake dealt a blow to its reputation among enthusiasts. Arrow Lake Refresh was an effort to correct that issue, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake later this year.
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Intel’s next-gen LGA1954 socket will support Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and beyond — finally an Intel socket that outlives its CPUs

Reputable Intel hardware leaker Jaykihn reveals new information about Intel’s next-generation LGA1954 socket.

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Computex 2026 Day One Wrap-Up: Arm makes a bold play for Windows PCs, PCIe 6.0 SSDs are coming, Asus embraces black and gold for ROG 20th

Our team is on the ground in Taipei bringing you the latest from Computex 2026

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Cooler Master shows off new MWE Gold V4 Power supplies and GPU Shield adapter — per-pin monitoring can dynamically scale down power to stop cables melting

Cooler Master has new power supplies and a GPU Shield adapter on display at Computex.

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Intel reportedly no longer working on 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU, alleges new rumor — Wildcat Lake Refresh to become focus for next-gen budget markets instead

Intel is still on schedule to at least announce Nova Lake at the end of the year, even if all rumors say the timelines have moved to next year. Apparently, the lowest-end 6-core Nova Lake mobile part targeted at budget mar…

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AMD is considering a potential Ryzen 5 9600X3D — company says six-core Zen 5 X3D chip ‘maybe something we look at doing… later this year’

AMD says that six-core X3D chips don’t make sense for a broad market for a number of reasons, but a six-core X3D chip with the Zen 5 architecture is something the company is considering.
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Cooler Master shows off new HAF II 500 chassis, aluminum fans, and new air coolers — New V8 Cooler, Masterfan A, and updated Silencio 600 and HAF chassis’ add to an already comprehensive product stack

Cooler Master had a lot of things to show off at Computex 2026.

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Phison shows PCIe 6.0 X3 SSD controller with 28 GB/s of bandwidth and 6.8 million IOPS, supports 2 petabytes per drive— also new power-sipping E37T SSDs for PCIe 5.0 systems consume a mere 4.5W

Phison’s booth at Computex 2026 had its new PCIe 6.0 SSD controller, dubbed the X3, on display, with claims of up to 28 GB/s of sequential throughput and 6.8 million IOPS in random read/write workloads.
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Grab this RTX 5070 gaming PC with a 7800X3D from CyberPowerPC for under $1,960 right now — exclusive discount available on 4K-ready pre-built rig with 32GB DDR5 and 1TB SSD that knocks $210 off

Save $210 on this powerful CyberPowerPC gaming rig, powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the all-impressive RTX 5070, alongside a 1TB SSD and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, all for just $1,959.99.
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