Memory Crisis Drives February Price Hikes Board partners are being prepped for GPU price increases tied to rising DRAM costs, with the first wave landing between January and February 2026 MSI. Memory costs now account for nearly 80% of a GPU’s total manufacturing cost GamersNexus, forcing both AMD and NVIDIA to pass these expenses to […]
Today’s Top Stories in CPUs
Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh Targets Spring Launch The Core Ultra 200K Plus and 200HX Plus are set for a March or April launch Tom’s Hardware, as Intel attempts to recover ground lost to AMD’s dominant gaming processors. The refresh will bring modest improvements to the lukewarm Arrow Lake platform, with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290K […]
Today’s Top Stories for PC Builders
The RAM Shortage Continues to Squeeze Budgets Data centers are consuming 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 GamersNexus, forcing PC builders into tough decisions. Component upgrades rather than complete new builds are becoming the norm, as even basic DDR5 kits remain painfully expensive. The supply crunch shows no signs of easing, with industry […]
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks
by Gamers Nexus This benchmark of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU tests gaming performance, compares it against the best gaming CPUs out right now (like the 9800X3D, 9950X3D, and 7800X3D), and tests for power consumption, thermals, and frequency. We also tested the 9850X3D with some of the worst memory available: A DDR5-4800 kit from the […]
Gaming News
February is hitting hard this year! We’ve got a mix of massive sequels, long-awaited remakes, and a heavy dose of survival horror. Here is the breakdown of the biggest headlines in gaming for February 2026. The Big Headlines Key Game Releases (February 2026) This month is particularly “stacked,” with several heavy hitters launching across all […]