Zen 6 Kernel Patches Put Numbers on a Third Core Type
AMD's kernel patches put the first numbers on Zen 6's new low-power core, Intel's own parts store names LGA1954 alongside Nova Lake-S, and G.Skill brings EXPO ULL to a mainstream AM5 memory kit.
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Market Watch: US GPU Prices Held Still, and Europe Gave a Little Back
Eight of the 28 US GPU price lanes with a seven-day figure moved exactly nothing this week, after a month that ran as high as 39 percent. Europe's medians eased, the CPU discount narrowed, and $60 now separates a 64GB DDR5 kit from an RTX 5070 Ti.
What an SSD Warranty Actually Refunds in a Shortage
A failed drive is now settled by a clause most buyers never read, YMTC wants the NAND crown by 2027, and Samsung's new Odyssey OLEDs change subpixels rather than headline numbers.
The Revived RTX 3060 Costs More Than a Faster Card
Two months after the RTX 3060 12GB came back, it lists above a faster RTX 5050. NVIDIA’s $279 billion in purchase commitments explains where the memory went.
AMD Clears 30 Percent of Client x86 While DDR4 Sells Intel’s Older Chips
Mercury Research put AMD past 30 percent of client x86 for the first time, and two Intel chips returned to Amazon's top ten. DDR5 pricing links the two.
DDR5 Closes a 500 Percent Year, and NVIDIA Sells at RRP While Supplies Last
US DDR5 kits close out a year of roughly 500 percent gains, monitor vendors warn distributors, and the one place selling RTX 50 Founders Editions at RRP is a queue in Cologne.
Market Watch: Every RTX 50 We Track Now Sells Above MSRP
Our tracked US retail medians put all eight RTX 50 cards above launch MSRP, CPUs below it, and a 64GB DDR5 kit above the price of an RTX 5070 Ti.
AMD’s Turn to Raise Kit Prices, While the Memory Curve Bends on Paper
AMD reportedly raises board-partner kit prices about 10 percent for August, just as TrendForce's forecast shows the memory price curve finally decelerating, on paper.
Market Watch Weekly: RTX 5090 at $4,000, CPUs Under MSRP, 32GB DDR5 Near $500
First weekly digest from our own price tracker: 59 GPUs, CPUs, and DDR5 kits across US retail lanes. Blackwell premiums are holding, every desktop CPU we track sits below launch MSRP, and most 32GB DDR5-6000 kits hover near $500.
DDR5 Prices Have Tripled: What Happened, and How to Buy Memory in 2026
A 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit that cost around $100 in 2025 now lists near $500 at US retailers. The cause sits in the server room, not the retail channel. Here is the supply-side mechanism, the numbers behind it, and a practical way to buy memory while the squeeze lasts.