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Sam Altman says your PC’s memory should belong to him

November 3, 2026
In an interview, the CEO of OpenAI and boss of ChatGPT says it would be far more efficient if all the RAM in your gaming PC was reserved for a data center. Credit: Open AI Ah, you love to see it. A quote from a billionaire CEO shows just how phenomenally out of touch they are. In a video interview published last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it’s actually pretty terrible…
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This is why you can’t build your own RTX Spark PC

October 31, 2026
My monster PC has 128GB of memory. AI doesn’t care. Credit: Adam Patrick Murray / Foundry The Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark has 128GB of memory. So does my desktop, basically. My desktop also has a GeForce RTX 5090, the fastest consumer graphics card…
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AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life

October 22, 2026
FSR 4.1 is coming to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs way ahead of schedule, along with Ryzen laptops, gaming handhelds, and Xbox consoles. Credit: Brad Chacos / IDG AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology was a revelation when it debuted last year, delivering the sort of…
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Nvidia and Microsoft want to kill PC gaming’s shader-stutter nightmare

October 22, 2026
Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery attacks shader compilation stutters that make even monster gaming PCs feel like crap. Now Nvidia is on board. Credit: Nvidia Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that Nvidia’s new drivers now support Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery, a technology designed to eliminate the frustrating shader…
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One last tour of the studio The Full Nerd called home for a decade

October 3, 2026
This is where the magic happens. Credit: PCWorld The Full Nerd podcast has been running for over a decade here at PCWorld, and this month marks a big shift for the show as we transition from broadcasting in the studio to doing it all online. The main reason? Our own Adam Patrick Murray has left California and decamped to North Carolina, so getting him back in the studio every…
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Meta’s new VR headset forgot about the games

September 30, 2026
The company that brought virtual reality to the mainstream barely mentioned gaming when it showed off its new flagship headset. That’s bad news for anyone who likes VR. Credit: Meta I have a medium-intensity interest in virtual reality gaming.
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The real reason your Windows 11 taskbar couldn’t move for 5 years

September 18, 2026
Microsoft explains why Windows 11 removed the movable taskbar and customizable Start menu, and why it took 5 years to bring them back. Credit: Mark Hachman / Foundry When Microsoft made the switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11 as their operating system of focus, it wasn’t just the look that changed. A number of useful features were also removed, like the freely…
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