PC vendor warns of upcoming price hikes due to SSD and memory volatility — PowerGPU to pass costs to customers once existing inventory depletes

PowerGPU said on X that “SSD and other part prices have gone up again,” warning its customers that it will raise prices again by next week.

The new Valve Steam Machine is ‘on track’ to begin shipping early this year, says AMD — CEO suggests new 4K mini gaming PC, powered by semi-custom Zen 4 CPU, to launch soon

AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su, during the company’s latest Q4 2025 earnings call, seemingly confirmed that the release for the new Valve Steam Machine is “on track” to launch during early 2026.

China’s CXMT and YMTC to increase memory output — two new fabs could close the gap with the ‘big three’

China’s two largest memory manufacturers, CXMT and YMTC, are said to each be embarking on an unprecedented expansion spree as they see an opportunity to close the gap with the big-three incumbents.

Gamer scores Nvidia’s $999 powerhouse RTX 5080 for a jaw-dropping $562 — the Walmart clearance aisle is the secret weapon to beat the AI-driven GPU shortage (Updated)

Shoppers share their best GeForce RTX 50-series purchases in a Reddit thread from Walmart’s electronics clearance aisle.

Western Digital reveals new software platform to manage hundreds of petabytes of storage — as-yet-unnamed tool gives users powerful management capabilities at the price of lock-in

Western Digital to give large customers a tool to manage storage fleets of 200+ PB consisting of SSDs, HAMR HDDs, and UltraSMR drives.

AMD CEO downplays PC memory crunch, saying ‘our focus areas are enterprise’ — company wants to focus on growing ‘higher-end of the market’

AMD’s CEO doesn’t seem concerned with current memory prices, suggesting the company is focusing its efforts on the enterprise.

AMD reveals next-gen Xbox could launch in 2027 — CEO says semi-custom SoC ready to ‘support launch in 2027’

AMD’s CEO Dr. Lisa Su let out a hint about the next-gen Xbox, which will sport a semi-custom SoC that should be ready next year.

Purported Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs might bring extra performance with no price premium — early retailer listings show practically no price hike for some Core Ultra 200K Plus chips

An overseas retailer has listed Intel’s forthcoming Core Ultra 200K Plus (codenamed Arrow Lake Refresh) processors along with pricing, suggesting that the refreshed family will carry practically no premium over existing pr…

China-made Loongson 12-core chip is approximately three times slower than six-core Ryzen 5 9600X — 3B6000 hampered by low clock speeds in Linux benchmarks

One of Loongson’s 12-core CPUs has been benchmarked by Phoronix. The Linux outlet discovered the chip is three times slower on average than AMD’s latest six-core CPU the Ryzen 5 9600X.

DDR5 RAM pricing begins to stabilize in Germany, January saw only a 0.1% increase — Some kits even saw price cuts as volatility begins to plateau

German retailers’ inventory saw DDR5 memory prices stabilizing for the first time in months, with some kits even miraculously seeing price cuts compared to the start of January. This doesn’t indicate that the crisis is ove…