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China's CXMT targets 30% DRAM memory market share by 2030 with sixth mega-fab — future plans bottlenecked by access to advanced chipmaking tools

China's CXMT targets 30% DRAM memory market share by 2030 with sixth mega-fab — future plans bottlenecked by access to advanced chipmaking tools

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * CXMT is constructing a sixth mega-fab to drastically increase its memory production capabilities. * The company has set an ambitious goal to secure a 30% share of the global DRAM market by 2030. * Ongoing restrictions on advanced chipmaking tools

$4,429 order for a ROG Astral RTX 5090 cancelled by Nvidia due to a 'late' price increase, with Asus blamed — marketplace buyer refunded after immediate $500 increase, with top-spec GPU now almost 2.5x higher than MSRP

$4,429 order for a ROG Astral RTX 5090 cancelled by Nvidia due to a 'late' price increase, with Asus blamed — marketplace buyer refunded after immediate $500 increase, with top-spec GPU now almost 2.5x higher than MSRP

💡 Verdict: A buyer's massive $4,429 order for a top-spec RTX 5090 was abruptly canceled to accommodate a sudden $500 price hike, pushing the card to nearly 2.5 times its MSRP. Check Price: ROG Astral 5090 ⚡ Quick Hits * A marketplace order for the ROG Astral RTX

Microsoft wants the next-gen Xbox Helix to play every Xbox game ever made as it urges publishers to opt in — New report also claims Xbox 360 games coming to PC soon

Microsoft wants the next-gen Xbox Helix to play every Xbox game ever made as it urges publishers to opt in — New report also claims Xbox 360 games coming to PC soon

💡 Verdict: Microsoft is reportedly aiming to make the next-generation Xbox Helix capable of playing every Xbox game ever made, alongside plans to bring classic Xbox 360 titles to PC. Check Price: Xbox Helix ⚡ Quick Hits * Microsoft's next-generation "Xbox Helix" console is targeting complete backward

Crazed modder turns NAS into a gaming PC with RTX 5060 hanging from the side, boosts frame rate by 828% — Frankenstein rig hides dedicated PSU in drive bay, breaks Time Spy world record for the onboard CPU

Crazed modder turns NAS into a gaming PC with RTX 5060 hanging from the side, boosts frame rate by 828% — Frankenstein rig hides dedicated PSU in drive bay, breaks Time Spy world record for the onboard CPU

💡 Verdict: An ingenious modder transformed a standard NAS into a record-breaking gaming rig by side-mounting an RTX 5060 and hiding a dedicated PSU in a drive bay, resulting in a massive 828% frame rate boost. Check Price: RTX 5060 ⚡ Quick Hits * Transformed a standard NAS into a gaming

AMD doubles data center revenue year over year, but gaming revenue plunged by 31% — CEO Lisa Su says prices have 'weighed on' consumer demand but is 'optimistic' about client market

AMD doubles data center revenue year over year, but gaming revenue plunged by 31% — CEO Lisa Su says prices have 'weighed on' consumer demand but is 'optimistic' about client market

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Data center revenue soared, doubling year-over-year thanks to booming enterprise demand. * Gaming revenue crashed by 31% as steep hardware prices deterred consumer upgrades. * AMD CEO Lisa Su remains highly optimistic about a recovery in the client PC

More GPU price hikes loom for Asia as Japanese distributor warns of new increases — CFD Sales signals 20% to 40% higher prices on Gigabyte graphics card orders starting this month

More GPU price hikes loom for Asia as Japanese distributor warns of new increases — CFD Sales signals 20% to 40% higher prices on Gigabyte graphics card orders starting this month

💡 Verdict: PC builders are facing a massive wave of hardware inflation, with Japanese distributor CFD Sales warning of 20% to 40% price increases on Gigabyte graphics cards starting this month. Check Price: Gigabyte GPUs ⚡ Quick Hits * Gigabyte graphics card prices are surging by 20% to 40% for new orders. * The

Texas slams on the breaks for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium

Texas slams on the breaks for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium

💡 Verdict: Texas has enacted a new moratorium on 1,800 data center projects after their combined 474-gigawatt power requests exceeded the state's peak grid demand by five times. Check Price: Texas Data Centers ⚡ Quick Hits * Texas has paused the progression of 1,800 proposed data centers. * The