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Nvidia Cancels RTX 5090 Order After Price Hike, Points Finger at Asus
A Redditor's order for an Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF, placed on Nvidia's marketplace, was cancelled and refunded after the price jumped roughly $500. Nvidia says Asus failed to honor the original price, while the buyer now faces a GPU listed far above MSRP.
2 outletsbusinessGIGABYTE Hikes GPU Prices by 20-40% in Japan, Some Pending Orders at Risk of Cancellation
Japanese distributor CFD-BIZ says GIGABYTE graphics card prices rose 20% to 40% starting August 1, with some existing orders possibly canceled. The move follows reported GPU price increases across Asia amid rising DRAM costs.
3 outletsbusinessTSMC Targets Fivefold Increase in 2nm Wafer Output by End of 2026
TSMC is reportedly aiming to boost N2 chip production from about 20,000 to 100,000 wafers per month by the end of 2026, even as demand for its 3nm process continues to exceed internal targets.
2 outletshardwareNvidia RTX 50 Series Prices Jump Up to 30% in South Korea Amid Memory and Wafer Cost Hikes
South Korean importers and distributors report price increases of up to 30% on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs and TSMC wafer price hikes, with the flagship RTX 5090 seeing the steepest jump.
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 outletshardwareRedditors Score Massive Deals on PC Hardware at Thrift Stores Amid Soaring Prices
Two separate Reddit posts describe extremely cheap hardware finds at secondhand stores—a $600 DDR5 memory kit for $14 in the Netherlands and a working GeForce GTX 1050 Ti for $2 in the US—highlighting how thrift stores can occasionally yield rare bargains during a period of high component prices.
2 outletsbusinessApple Faces Memory and AI Computing Constraints as It Rethinks Its Infrastructure Strategy
Apple's low-capex approach to AI has drawn analyst praise, but a global memory shortage and new SEC disclosures show the company is grappling with component and computing capacity risks that could affect future product launches.
2 outletsbusinessTSMC Develops 'Quasi-EMIB' Packaging to Counter Intel's Growing Advanced Packaging Momentum
Intel's EMIB packaging technology is reportedly drawing interest from major chip designers as TSMC's CoWoS capacity remains constrained, prompting TSMC to develop its own EMIB-like alternative with Kinsus Interconnect Technology.
3 outletsgamesHalo: Campaign Evolved Launches With DLSS Support, but Draws Mixed Reviews and Modest Player Numbers
Halo: Campaign Evolved officially launched on July 28 with NVIDIA DLSS and Reflex support, part of a broader wave of RTX-enhanced game releases. Despite pre-launch hype, the remake peaked at just over 25,000 concurrent Steam players and received a Mixed user rating.
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