- Memory/Storage Shortage: AI and data center demands are severely limiting supply, leading to high-end storage and RAM shortages, driving up prices, and causing firms like Framework to raise desktop prices.
- Component Price Surges: Rising costs for components like power switches are increasing, impacting the overall cost of building a new rig.
- New Tech & Safety: MSI has introduced GPU Safeguard technology in new power supplies to protect against 12V-2×6 connector issues (RTX 5090 meltdowns).
- Upcoming Releases: The MSI B850 Tomahawk MAX WIFI II motherboard has been reviewed, supporting up to 256GB of memory.