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GDDR7 Memory Upgrades and Rare RTX 5090 Auction Highlight Industry Developments
Manufacturers reportedly plan 4GB and 6GB GDDR7 chips for 2027-2028, potentially boosting VRAM capacities for GPUs. Meanwhile, a rare ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 signed by Jensen Huang is set for auction, and a Walmart deal offers an MSI RTX 5090 at a discounted price.
3 outletsHardwareDLSS 5's Heavy Power and Performance Demands Draw Scrutiny After Melted RTX 5090 Connector
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 Neural Rendering feature, currently only officially supported in NBA 2K27, is drawing attention after a melted power connector on an RTX 5090 and reports of steep performance costs on lower-power hardware, even as modders rush to bring the feature to unsupported games and older GPUs.
2 outletsHardwareASUS and Galax Hike RTX 50-Series GPU Prices by Up to $74
ASUS and Galax have raised prices on select NVIDIA RTX 50-series graphics cards starting September 1, marking one of several price increases this year driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs.
2 outletsHardwareEarly DLSS 5 Testing Suggests RTX 5090's Single Power Connector May Be a Bottleneck
Community testing of a leaked DLSS 5 build indicates that on the RTX 5090 Founders Edition, power delivery—not compute power—may be limiting the new neural rendering feature, while a dual-connector RTX 5090 variant handles the load with much higher power draw.
2 outletsHardwareMSI Brings Back DDR4 in New Katana 15 Gaming Laptop Amid DRAM Price Surge
As DRAM prices soar and DDR5 costs climb, MSI is offering the Katana 15 HX C14 gaming laptop with an option for older, cheaper DDR4 memory alongside a 14th-gen Intel processor and RTX 5070 GPU.
2 outletsBusinessTaiwanese Retailer Sells RTX 5090 Only in Bundles Packed With Extra Motherboards, CPUs and GPUs
PChome24h in Taiwan is reportedly selling the Nvidia RTX 5090 exclusively in bundles that include as many as eight motherboards, extra GPUs, CPUs and power supplies, a practice tied to the ongoing AI-driven memory and GPU price surge.
2 outletsHardwareMSI Adds 'High-Efficiency Mode' to Bring EXPO ULL-Like Latency Gains to Standard DDR5 Kits
MSI has introduced a new BIOS feature called High-Efficiency Mode for its AM5 motherboards, aiming to replicate the latency improvements of AMD's EXPO ULL memory kits on standard EXPO memory, potentially reducing the need to buy pricier ULL-certified kits.
2 outletsHardwareTwo Pre-Built Gaming PC Deals Surface: RTX 5080 Rig at Costco and RTX 5070 Rig via Woot
Deal hunters have spotted steep discounts on two different high-end gaming PCs — an MSI AEGIS Gaming ZS2 with an RTX 5080 found at Costco, and an MSI Codex R2 with an RTX 5070 listed on Woot.
2 outletsHardwareMSI Unveils DRACO EPIC Edition Lineup to Mark 40th Anniversary at Computex 2026
MSI has launched a limited-edition "DRACO EPIC" product line spanning GPUs, motherboards, cooling, power supplies, cases, and peripherals to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary.
2 outletsHardwareMotherboard and GPU Prices Rise Across ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte as Component Shortages Hit PC Market
Taiwan-based PC hardware makers ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte have begun raising prices on both motherboards and graphics cards, citing shortages of PCBs, capacitors, and memory chips driven by enterprise and AI data center demand.
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