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AI’s memory boom is changing what your next hardware budget buys
AI and datacentre demand are helping squeeze memory supply. For hardware buyers, the cost can appear in smaller capacities as well as higher prices.
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DLSS 5 is finally shipping, and its real performance cost can be harsher than expected
DLSS 5 looks far more controlled in NBA 2K27 than the leaked experiments suggested, but independent testing shows the neural-rendering pass can impose a severe performance cost.
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1440p gaming monitors in 2026: what should you buy, how much should you spend, and should you wait?
1440p gaming monitors are cheaper and faster than ever, while OLED prices have fallen sharply. Here is what UK PC gamers should buy, spend and consider before upgrading.
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DLSS 5’s leaked experiments are showing why artistic control could matter so much
Unofficial DLSS 5 experiments are changing faces, materials, lighting and performance in games never designed for the technology. That makes Nvidia’s emphasis on developer-controlled neural rendering much easier to understand.
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Windows 11’s August update can crash some games, and RGB drivers are caught in the middle
Microsoft is investigating Windows 11 gaming crashes after KB5121003, with RGB-related inpoutx64 drivers linked to problems in ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon and THE FINALS.
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What Steam gamers are actually using in 2026, and what Valve’s hardware survey doesn’t tell us
Valve’s July Steam survey shows 1080p still dominating, 32GB RAM closing on 16GB and AMD gaining on Intel. The VRAM numbers also show why Steam hardware data is easier to misread than it looks.
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The AI memory boom is starting to make gaming hardware more expensive
AI datacentres are reshaping the memory market, and gamers are starting to feel it. Microsoft, Valve and AMD now point to rising component costs affecting consoles, handhelds and graphics cards.