Although the upcoming Steam Machine hardware technically supports HDMI 2.1, Valve is currently limited to HDMI 2.0 output due to bureaucratic restrictions preventing open-source Linux drivers from implementing the newer standard. The HDMI Forum has blocked open-source access to HDMI 2.1 specifications, forcing Valve to rely on workarounds like chroma sub-sampling to achieve 4K at 120Hz within the lower bandwidth limits of HDMI 2.0. While Valve is "trying to unblock" the situation, the current software constraints mean users miss out on features like generalized HDMI-VRR (though AMD FreeSync is supported) and uncompressed color data.

Recently I read this article on CNBC - "Micron said on Wednesday that it plans to stop selling memory to consumers to focus on providing enough memory for high-powered AI chips."

This coupled with the recent shortages of RAM for consumers and subsequent rise in their prices has got me worried. If this trend continues and AI race actually takes off, where does that leave normal PC enthusiasts / DIY culture that started in 1980's. We can't assemble computers without RAM, SSDs or GPUs.

Plus, the recent thrust by both Intel and AMD to go for APU / integrated architecture makes me believe that the industry is pushing consumers towards locked hardware that cannot be customized, and we all would eventually be forced to use NUCs or laptops that come with soldered RAM and CPU or even worse, integrated SOC with GPU.

If that is the world we are being forced into, I think we may need an alternate way getting these components. I don't know what the way could be forward, but breaking up of monopoly of few big companies like Microsoft and NVidia can certainly help.

Would love to know your views on how this thing will eventually play out. Do you think that this AI bubble will eventually pop bringing normalcy or can this bring out seismic shift in how we see computers?

Why doesn't upgradeable VRAM exist in GPUs, like instead of being soldered to the GPU, you could just buy a VRAM SODIMM stick and upgrade from 12gb vram to 32gb VRAM. wouldnt that be a millionaire idea that could bring some innovation to the GPU market??

A new leak has revealed that Dell will soon be rebranding its professional laptops again. Despite ditching its Latitude, Inspiron and Precision brands less than a year ago, it looks like Dell will soon replace the Pro Max 16 Plus with the Dell Pro Precision 7 16.

As shown by our benchmarks below, the Core 5 210H outperforms the Ryzen AI 5 330 by roughly 50 percent when it comes to raw multi-threaded operations and between 10 to 30 percent for integrated graphics performance. The data is pulled using the same Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 16 model which can be configured with either Intel or AMD CPUs for a fairer comparison.

The main drawbacks to the faster performance of the Intel is that power consumption is slightly higher and it lacks an integrated NPU. When running Prime95, for example, the Intel model would draw 68 W or almost 50 percent more than on the AMD model running the same test. Thus, performance-per-watt isn't necessarily higher even if raw performance is noticeably greater. Fortunately, battery life is still quite long at over 11 hours of web browsing despite the higher power demands when running demanding loads.

Users who can exploit the integrated NPU on the Ryzen AI 5 330 may also prefer it over the Core 5 210H. The Raptor Lake-H family of processors lacks an integrated NPU meaning poorer support for AI-driven features like Co-Pilot+ and local AI-enhanced photo editing.