TechRadar: computing components news
The latest on computer components for gaming and more
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The RAM lottery crowns a new winner — Redditor buys a $300 Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit and gets sent a box of 10 worth $3,000
10 for the price of 1: Redditor buys 32GB DDR5 RAM kit for $300, ends up with 320GB of memory.
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'Modern games are pushing GPU architectures harder than ever': Micron reveals faster new video RAM that could power Nvidia RTX 6000 GPUs
'Rising size of game assets and AI models has outpaced GPU memory capacity, until now': Micron reveals faster new video RAM.
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Nvidia seemingly wants to make Linux better for gamers — and one way or another, that must worry Microsoft
Job ad hints at Linux GPU driver improvements — which could be an exciting sign for the future of gaming.
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Dell and Lenovo laptops with Nvidia CPUs 'could come in the first half of this year' — so get ready for some thin-and-light gaming powerhouses (hopefully)
Nvidia's new Arm CPU could debut in laptops in Q2 2026 — but I'm skeptical we'll see these notebooks anytime soon.
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Lenovo is the latest victim of the RAM crisis, and states, 'there's no way around' upcoming March price hikes
Lenovo is the latest to be affected by the RAM crisis, and it has warned its partners to place orders before inevitable price hikes.
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RAM crisis shows (slight) signs of easing as DDR5 prices drop — but there's a sting in the tail
Sick of RAM price hikes yet? All of us surely are, but there's at least some cause for optimism this month.
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I can save you from the RAMpocalypse, but you'll need to act fast and trust AliExpress
You'll be hard-pressed to find mainstream RAM kits that aren't exorbitantly priced, but there's a temporary solution for that.
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Microsoft's ROG Xbox Ally X just saw price hikes in Australia and Japan — I'm willing to bet that other regions are next
Microsoft's ROG Xbox Ally X handheld may be the latest victim hit by the ongoing RAM crisis, after price increases in Japan and Australia.
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Thought AMD's FSR had caught up with Nvidia's DLSS? This extensive survey of PC gamers very much suggests otherwise
DLSS owns FSR in battle of the upscaling techs — and native 4K can't hold a rendered candle to Nvidia's GPU-booster either.
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'Absurd GPU pricing update': new report shows painful reality of graphics card price hikes, particularly for Nvidia models
If you needed any confirmation that GPUs are getting a lot more expensive, these stats make it painfully clear.
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Valve confirms Steam Deck OLED stock issues are due to 'memory and storage shortages' — here's what it means for the Steam Machine
The RAM crisis has claimed yet another victim, with the Steam Deck OLED now out of stock intermittently in multiple regions.
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MSI RTX 5090 Lightning now costs up to $15K on eBay — but there's a better way to buy the GPU
The RTX 5090 Lightning is ludicrously expensive on eBay, so enthusiasts hunting for this pricey GPU should consider buying from the UK.
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Corsair's pricey DDR5 RAM now comes in very different packaging — and it's all about foiling RAM scammers
Corsair is putting its high-end RAM in a sealed plastic clamshell to help prevent return-related scams.
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Valve's Steam Deck OLED is out of stock in the US, and I think we can guess why
Valve's Steam Deck OLED models are out of stock in the US, and the RAM crisis looks like it may be responsible again.
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A cure for the memory crisis? John Carmack envisions fiber cables replacing RAM for AI usage, which would mean a better future for us all
Fiber aside, there could be a nearer-term way of alleviating the memory crisis, too.
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Rumor suggests Intel's next-gen flagship CPU could eat your PC's power supply for breakfast — but don't panic yet
Intel's Nova Lake flagship is rumored to have eye-opening power usage — but I don't think this is anything to worry about (yet).
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The RAM crisis is so bad this new gaming handheld costs more than an RTX 5090
No handheld needs 128GB of RAM, but Ayaneo doesn't care as its Next 2 handheld costs up to $4,299.
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No, the Nvidia RTX 5090 Ti GPU isn't coming out this year — here's why
An Nvidia RTX 5090 Ti arriving in Q3 2026 is the least likely GPU rumor I've heard in a long while.
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More RAM misery? The bad news keeps coming as analyst firm warns of an 'unprecedented and record-breaking surge' with price hikes
If you thought the RAM crisis was levelling off, think again — the next couple of months could be seriously painful.
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Nvidia might not have any new gaming GPUs in 2026 — and could be 'slashing production' of existing GeForce models
Rumor mill seems insistent that Nvidia won't have any new GeForce GPUs in 2026 – and that wouldn't surprise me.
