The RAM crisis just forced Framework into a nasty price hike — and Apple’s rumored solution to the memory crunch is renting Macs to cash-strapped consumers
 The RAM crisis just forced Framework into a nasty price hike — and Apple’s rumored solution to the memory crunch is renting Macs to cash-strapped consumers

Apple’s plan to sidestep the RAM crisis could be renting Macs, iPhones and iPads to consumers.

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Nvidia tries again to get gamers to accept DLSS 5 — and doesn’t entirely succeed

Nvidia shows how DLSS 5 gives developers control — but many gamers remain skeptical and accusations of ‘Slopvidia’ abound.

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Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there’s a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year
 Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there’s a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year

It looks like the memory crisis isn’t going anywhere, between DDR5 RAM price hikes and a new rumor about more expensive CPUs.

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Nvidia RTX 5000 Super GPUs rumored to be ready — but they’re on hold, and the reason why makes me nervous about pricing
 Nvidia RTX 5000 Super GPUs rumored to be ready — but they’re on hold, and the reason why makes me nervous about pricing

These Super refreshes are still coming, by all accounts, but they could make quite the dent in your bank balance.

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RAM crisis prompts further RTX 3060 GPU resurrections as Palit launches new 12GB model — I just hope pricing makes more sense than it has done so far
 RAM crisis prompts further RTX 3060 GPU resurrections as Palit launches new 12GB model — I just hope pricing makes more sense than it has done so far

The RAM crisis is forcing graphics card-makers to turn back the clock.

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Steam fan finds ‘cheap SSDs’ to make retro ‘game cartridges’ system — the only problem is 2026 is the worst year in history to do it
 Steam fan finds ‘cheap SSDs’ to make retro ‘game cartridges’ system — the only problem is 2026 is the worst year in history to do it

PC physical copies could be a thing again, after this Steam gamer found a unique but expensive way to do it.

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CEO of big memory chip maker says 2027 could be the ‘worst year in the industry’s history’ — and other RAM crisis rumblings back up that dire prediction
 CEO of big memory chip maker says 2027 could be the ‘worst year in the industry’s history’ — and other RAM crisis rumblings back up that dire prediction

Fresh RAM misery, including a seriously gloomy forecast from the boss of a big chip maker, intensifies fears that this crisis is here to stay.

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‘It’s exploding now?’ — Reddit user’s Zotac RTX 5090 ‘explodes’ while playing Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and I’m starting to get worried that high-powered GPUs aren’t safe
 ‘It’s exploding now?’ — Reddit user’s Zotac RTX 5090 ‘explodes’ while playing Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and I’m starting to get worried that high-powered GPUs aren’t safe

Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU melting issues aren’t a big surprise anymore, but this latest case may be the worst of them all.

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What the next generation of FSR, XeSS, and DLSS means for the future of PC gaming
 What the next generation of FSR, XeSS, and DLSS means for the future of PC gaming

DLSS 5 set a precedent that AI-powered upscaling can change the look of games rather than just improve their performance. The future is looking bleak, but it’s not hopeless yet.

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Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 review: a slimmer SFF-ready RTX 5090 for creators who need flagship performance and 32GB of VRAM
 Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 review: a slimmer SFF-ready RTX 5090 for creators who need flagship performance and 32GB of VRAM

The Asus ProArt RTX 5090 offers flagship performance, 32GB of GDDR7 and a slimmer 2.5-slot design for creator-focused builds.

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