… As I've written several times during this Computex season, pricing has not been announced, while retail availability is expected this year but no firm details have been provided.
… After, 512GB SSDs in the 2230 form factor used by Valve have gone from $40 to $80 on Amazon US, while 2TB models have gone from $140 to $280 over the same time period. …
… It's rare to see companies announcing models with more VRAM these days, given the current AI-driven flash memory pricing surge which affects VRAM, as well as RAM, SSDs and memory cards, but Nvidia claims that the move is due to exactly these factors. …
… The 5800X3D AE offers PC builders a way to retain or buy cheaper DDR4 RAM and AM4-series motherboards while still achieving a good level of gaming performance, while the 7700X3D is a new, more affordable path to the more modern AM5 platform with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support that again retains that gam… …
… It's a smart move, as it lets users of older GPUs access to the significantly better upscaling tech in the newer models, while still giving a premium experience to those on the latest generation. …
… Unsurprisingly, Nvidia is pitching RTX Spark as an AI-capable chipset, with " 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance " to run AI models and agents locally eg via OpenClaw . …
Following rumours of Intel launching its first purpose-built chipsets for PC handhelds, a pair of Arc G3 models have now been made official as the Computex trade show kicks off in Taiwan. …
… It would be fantastic to see these chips remain available in numbers similar to current-gen options, but that might be a naïve reading of the situation. …
… While Intel's announcement is expected to show off a range of different handheld options powered by the new Arc G3 chips, actual retail availability is likely to fall some distance in the second half of the year - assuming that the ongoing AI-fuelled RAM/SSD pricing crisis doesn't push these newcom… …
… Having a strong library of exclusive games also helps to justify the high console prices that manufacturers like Sony are being forced into by the huge AI-fuelled rise in flash memory components like RAM, VRAM and SSDs. …