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DDR5 memory prices in Germany have climbed sharply again, with the average price index reaching 486% of July 2025 levels in August 2026. That means a typical DDR5 kit now costs close to 4.9 times as much as it did just over a year ago, based on pricing data collected from German retailers. The increase continues a difficult period for PC builders, particularly anyone

Canonical expects Ubuntu installations running through Windows Subsystem for Linux to surpass native Ubuntu desktop installations within the next few months. The projection comes from Canonical engineering leadership, which says Ubuntu usage through WSL is growing substantially faster than traditional desktop installations. If that trend continues, there could be more people running Ubuntu inside Windows than using Ubuntu as their primary desktop operating system

Intel is reportedly developing a new Panther Lake processor aimed at more affordable gaming handhelds, potentially expanding its strategy beyond the higher end Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme chips already appearing in premium devices. The unannounced processor is said to use a 4+0+4+4 configuration. That would combine four Performance cores, no standard Efficient cores, four low power Efficient cores and four Xe3 graphics

ASRock’s Challenger 360 Digital is a new 360mm AIO liquid cooler aimed at buyers who want strong cooling, RGB lighting and an integrated display without moving into premium pricing. The cooler is priced at $89.99 and supports both Intel and AMD platforms. It is compatible with LGA 1700 and LGA 1851 processors on the Intel side, along with AM4 and AM5 CPUs from AMD.

The affordable graphics card market could face a new wave of shortages during the second half of 2026, with entry level models expected to become harder to find and more expensive. PC Partner Group, the parent company behind brands including ZOTAC, INNO3D and Manli, reportedly expects shortages in the entry level GPU segment to become more severe as the year progresses. The warning comes

NVIDIA’s effort to turn AI GPUs into financeable infrastructure assets could face a major risk if the industry builds more compute capacity than demand can absorb. David Sacks, who serves on the US President’s science and technology advisory council, warned that an oversupply of AI compute could create a situation similar to the “dark fiber” problem that followed the dotcom crash. The concern is

Phison expects the current NAND shortage to last for years, with supply potentially taking around four years to catch up with demand. The warning comes from Phison CEO Pua Khein-Seng, who says the market often underestimates how long it takes NAND manufacturers to add meaningful new production capacity. According to the report, new NAND capacity may require roughly four years from investment to actual

An ASUS ROG Strix 850W power supply reportedly came back from an RMA repair with its internal safety fuse bypassed by a piece of soldered wire, raising concerns about the quality of the repair and the potential electrical risk. The issue was reported by a Reddit user who said the repaired PSU ran for around two hours before tripping the room’s main circuit breaker.

NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin production ramp is reportedly adding fresh pressure to the NAND flash market, with 512Gb TLC NAND spot prices climbing back to $21 after falling below that level in June. The supply pressure is being linked to two major sources of demand. One is NVIDIA’s new Context Memory eXtension, or CMX, architecture for Vera Rubin. The other is rising demand for enterprise

An Intel based MacBook Pro running Windows through Boot Camp reportedly saw a major drop in GPU power consumption after its owner created a custom 48Hz display mode. The 2019 MacBook Pro in question uses an Intel Core i9 processor and AMD Radeon Pro 5300M graphics. According to the owner, the system ran hotter and consumed more power under Windows than expected, even after