Hardware news
Launches, prices, drivers and roadmaps — each story with a primary source and a clear buyer takeaway. Written by Emily Tran.
A running read on GPU street prices in 2026: where cards sit versus MSRP, the 30/90-day trend, and whether to buy now or wait by build tier.
Confirmed vs reported details on the next-gen GPU launch window, expected tiers and pricing pressure, and what it means for buying today.
DDR5 kit prices have fallen again. Here are the current sweet-spot capacities and speeds for each build tier, with prices dated.
A drop-in mid-range CPU refresh for existing boards after a BIOS update: vendor-supplied numbers, the catch, and whether it is worth the swap.
The latest GPU driver widens frame-generation support. What it does, which cards get it, the image-quality and latency caveats, and how to enable it.