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DDR4 RAM prices quadruple, as spot cost soars by 172%

DDR4 memory prices have increased by 453% in a few months, as brands anticipate further capacity constraints and dwindling supply.
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Rising CPU and memory prices likely to push global notebook shipments down by 14.8% quarter to quarter

Global notebook shipments are forecasted to go down in 2026 due to multi-sided cost pressures from CPU, RAM, and other building blocks.
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Avoid installing the latest Windows 11 updates, or your PC might not boot afterwards

Windows 11 KB5074109 is wreaking havoc thanks to several issues, with the most serious keeping users out of the operating system completely.
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Intel XeSS 3 multi frame gen is now officially out in the wild, thanks to this driver

Intel Arc graphics driver 32.0.101.8425 WHQL adds support for Core Ultra Series 3's built-in Xe3 iGPU, and includes XeSS 3 MFG.
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Intel has no plans for Strix Halo competitor, says AMD iGPU tech is “not that competitive”

It looks as though the Arc B390 GPU, as seen in in Intel's Core Ultra Series Panther Lake chips, is as fast as it's going to get.
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AMD claims DDR5 speed has practically no effect on Ryzen 7 9850X3D gaming performance

AMD claims its new Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor is barely impacted by memory speed, losing less than 1% performance using DDR5-4800 kits.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in EEC filing, further igniting hopes of CPU’s existence

With this entry, AMD formally acknowledges Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 as a CPU name, but is still yet to formally announce the processor.
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Enterprise SSDs hit 16x HDD cost, requiring complete budget revisions

SSDs now cost 16x more than equivalent-capacity hard drives, due to supply constraints, forcing enterprise clients to switch to hybrid setups.
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Nvidia GPU MSRPs “no longer exist”, claims der8auer, as alleged cashback scheme ends

As an alleged 'OPP Program' comes to an end, manufacturing Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series cards at MSRP may now be practically impossible.
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