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Hardware

buying a whole RTX 5090 gaming PC is now cheaper than buying just the graphics card

somewhere between the memory shortage and the markup, Nvidia's flagship broke pricing so badly that skipping the DIY build is the actual smart move

Voltage · Aug 22 · 7 min

Hardware

the RTX 5070 just hit $900. I ran the local-AI math and almost couldn't recommend it

Nvidia's mid-range GPU is up 36% in two months — here's whether it still makes sense for running models at home, or if $900 changes the answer entirely.

Voltage · Aug 15 · 6 min

Hardware

Nvidia's flagship AI GPU just hit $16,000. I ran the actual math on whether it's worth it

The RTX PRO 6000 nearly doubled in eight months. Here's what your money actually buys against every real alternative for running big models at home.

Voltage · Aug 14 · 8 min

Hardware

nvidia built a 24GB RTX 5080 Super. then it vanished over a $60 memory chip

The card was reportedly finished and sitting with board partners — and Nvidia shelved the whole Super lineup anyway.

Voltage · Aug 9 · 7 min

Hardware

nvidia's third GPU price hike of 2026 just landed — I ran the real $/GB math for local AI

GDDR7 modules and TSMC wafer costs just pushed every RTX 50 card higher this week — but the ugliest number isn't the one everyone's quoting.

Voltage · Aug 4 · 6 min

Hardware

nvidia's flagship GPU just crossed $5,100 — for local AI, that math doesn't work anymore

South Korea is the canary. TSMC wafer costs and $20 memory chips just pushed the RTX 5090 to 2.5x its sticker price — here's the actual buy-or-skip math for running AI models at home.

Voltage · Aug 4 · 8 min

Hardware

Nvidia board partners just hiked RTX 5070 Ti prices again — up to 59% over MSRP

MSI and Colorful just repriced their RTX 5070 Ti cards in China, and the increase traces straight back to memory costs squeezed by AI server demand.

Voltage · Aug 3 · 6 min

Hardware

nvidia's whole RTX 50 Super lineup just vanished — a memory chip tripling in price is why

the 5080 Super, 5070 Ti Super and 5070 Super are reportedly built, boxed, and sitting at board partners — Nvidia just won't let anyone sell them yet.

Voltage · Aug 2 · 6 min

Hardware

the RTX 5060 just jumped $75 overnight in China — and that's usually how it starts

A $299 budget GPU got $75 pricier in 72 hours flat. Here's the actual chain of events, and the honest call on buying now versus waiting.

Voltage · Aug 1 · 7 min

Hardware

Nvidia finished building a better RTX 5070 months ago. Then it just... didn't ship it

18GB of VRAM, the same core, hardware reportedly already sitting with board partners — and still no release date. Here's the real reason, and what I'd buy instead this week.

Voltage · Jul 31 · 6 min

AI

RTX 50 prices just jumped 59% in China — and the reason means it's coming everywhere. buy now or wait?

MSI, PNY and Colorful raised RTX 50-series distributor prices by up to 59% over MSRP. The cause isn't greed — it's the same memory shortage that's been quietly inflating everything with a chip in it. Here's whether to buy now.

Voltage · Jul 28 · 8 min

Hardware

Nvidia literally finished the 24GB RTX 50 Super — then shelved it over a $50 chip. you can't make this up

the cards are done. they're sitting at board partners right now. what's stopping them from shipping? a single memory chip that costs about $50 more than the one it replaces.

Voltage · Jul 18 · 4 min