Hardware
GPUs, CPUs, motherboards, peripherals — the silicon and the boards that make the frames render.
The 2026 DRAM shortage explained — why DDR5 just tripled
AI datacenter demand soaked up HBM3e; consumer DRAM is the line getting starved.
NVIDIA RTX Super refresh rumors
5070 Super at $599, 5080 Super at $999, 5090 stays put.
ARM PC for gaming in 2026
Translation overhead under 8%, native ports arriving, battery life is in a different category.
Samsung 990 Pro 3 — 14GB/s and the end of the SSD bottleneck
Gen5x4 NVMe, 2.6M random IOPS.
ASUS ROG OLED refresh — 480Hz becomes mainstream
27-inch 1440p OLED at 480Hz lands at $899.
Meteor Lake refresh leaks — Intel finally has a counter to X3D
Core Ultra 285K3D headlines the leak. Q3 2026 launch window.
NVMe Gen5 real-world test — when does it actually matter?
Game loads no, content workflows yes, AI model loading dramatically yes.
RDNA5 architecture tea leaves
Memory controller and ray tracing changes are the structural reads.
Corsair Virtuoso Max 2 — wireless gaming headset gets hi-res
Hi-res over USB-C dongle, 70-hour battery, $399.
Best budget gaming CPU 2026 — the $189 sweet spot
Ryzen 5 9600 stays the right pick.
AV1 capture cards 2026 — the five-card roundup
One clear winner if you stream at 1440p120.
Radeon RX 9050 leaks at $279 — the 1080p card 2026 needed
8GB GDDR7, 90W TGP, FSR 4 multi-frame gen enabled.
Ryzen 7 9700X3D first look — gaming CPU crown stays red
+12% gaming uplift on average.
Best $1,200 gaming PC build of 2026 — real April pricing
7600X3D, RX 9070, 32GB DDR5-6000, 2TB Gen4 SSD.
AM6 socket roadmap rumors — when AMD next pad lands
AM5 platform support through 2027 confirmed; AM6 sliding to 2028.
Z890 motherboard roundup — picking right for Arrow Lake refresh
Five boards, five price tiers, three real winners.
Intel Battlemage refresh — the Arc B770+ is real
16GB GDDR6X, +18% raster, real ray tracing performance gains, $349.
Thunderbolt 5 in 2026 — the real-world dock and eGPU roundup
TB5 docks finally hit consumer price tier.
DDR6 JEDEC spec lands — what changes for the consumer 2028 build
8800MT/s base with 12000MT/s OC ceiling.
NVIDIA RTX mobile in thin laptops — the 2026 gaming laptop reset
80W TGP fits into 16mm-thick laptops with sustained 1080p high frame rates.