Redditor claims $100 Amazon returns pallet contained 40x 16GB DDR5 sticks, another user gets the entire box instead of one kit

Today in the series “I with this was true”

Reddit’s latest “RAM jackpot” post comes from PCMasterRace, where a user claims they bought 25 kg of Amazon return pallets at $4 per kg, or $100 total, and found 40 sticks of DDR5 memory inside. The thread includes photos of retail packaging and has drawn the usual mix of jokes, resale comments, and skepticism from other users.

Based on the close-up photo, the module appears to be Kingston

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Orange Pi Neo handheld put “on ice” due to DDR5 and SSD pricing

Orange Pi Neo handheld delayed

Manjaro has posted a new development update stating the Orange Pi Neo handheld is “on ice.” The update cites high prices for DDR5 memory and SSDs as the reason for pausing the project, while adding that CE and FCC certifications are now complete.

The same post says work has continued on the software side, including “a lot of improvements around the Manjaro Gaming Edition.” Manjaro also says it is “ waiting for a good time to launch the product, ” but it does not

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NVIDIA to give away GeForce RTX 5090 Resident Evil Requiem edition GPU

NVIDIA launches Resident Evil Requiem GeForce RTX 5090 sweepstake

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NVIDIA has published official rules for a Resident Evil Requiem themed GeForce RTX 5090 sweepstake, with entry instructions delivered through its social channels. The promotion is listed as a no-purchase-necessary giveaway and is void where prohibited by law.

The prize pool is limited to one winner. NVIDIA lists the prize as one GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card with an estimated value of $1,999 (I

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Steam Deck OLED prices go up in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan from March 6

Steam Deck OLED price increases

KOMODO has announced a Steam Deck OLED price increase for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan . The company cites higher logistics costs since Steam Deck launched, plus increased exchange-rate volatility. The new pricing takes effect on March 6 . Hong Kong is not changing, KOMODO says the same factors have had less impact there.

In Japan, the 512GB model rises from JPY 84,800 to JPY 99,800, and the 1TB model rises

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Sapphire launches RX 9060 XT Black Diamond and Alloy Pulse S

Sapphire expands RX 9060 XT 8GB lineup

Sapphire has introduced two new Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB graphics cards for the China market. The lineup includes the Black Diamond RX 9060 XT 8G D6 OC and the Alloy Pulse S RX 9060 XT 8G, with pricing listed at 2999 RMB ($437) and 2749 RMB ($401), respectively.

Both cards are listed with 20

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Sony announces upgraded PSSR upscaler rollout for PS5 Pro, first used in Resident Evil Requiem

Sony says upgraded PSSR will be selectable for any PSSR-supported PS5 Pro game

Sony has confirmed an upgraded version of PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) is rolling out globally to PS5 Pro players “in the coming weeks,” according to a PlayStation Blog post by PS5 and PS5 Pro lead architect Mark Cerny.

PSSR is Sony’s AI upscaling library that analyzes images pixel by pixel during upscaling. Sony says it has already been used to increase the effective resolution in more than 50 PS5

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GeForce3 turns 25, NVIDIA looks back at its first programmable GPU

GeForce3 at 25

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NVIDIA is marking the 25th anniversary of the GeForce3, which debuted on February 27, 2001. The company’s own product timeline lists GeForce3 as a February 2001 launch, and the card is widely remembered as NVIDIA’s first GeForce GPU to bring programmable shader support to consumers.

In a short memo shared on social media, NVIDIA also nodded to the PC gaming era around the GeForce3 launch. The post points to early

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Intel Core 9 273PQE Bartlett Lake-S spotted on ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex

Bartlett Lake-S on consume Z790 board, BIOS support remains the question

We have been hearing about the Bartlett Lake-S series for quite some time, and the rumors were interesting for two reasons. First, Bartlett is said to be Intel’s new P-core-only design with up to 12 cores. This would be a change from Alder Lake and Raptor Lake, which topped out at eight P-cores paired with E-cores. Bartlett Lake-S is expected to drop

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Tim Cook teases “big week” of Apple launches starting Monday

Tim Cook posts Apple Launch teaser

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Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a short teaser on X describing next week as “a big week.” The post says it begins Monday morning and uses the hashtag #AppleLaunch. The clip shows an Apple logo on a silver background.

Reports suggest Apple could spread announcements across multiple days, building toward a “Special Apple Experience” event on Wednesday. The same coverage mentions hands-on events in New York, London, and Shanghai.

Earlier rumors have pointed to

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Qualcomm won’t announce Windows gaming handheld chips at GDC 2026 after earlier hint

No Windows handhelds from Qualcomm (yet)

Qualcomm has told The Verge it will not announce Windows gaming handhelds at GDC 2026, despite earlier hints that the company might use the show for a Snapdragon gaming update. The company also says it will not provide Snapdragon X Series updates for journalists to try or benchmark at the event.

GDC 2026 runs March 9 to March 13 in San Francisco, which had lined up as a near-term checkpoint for new Windows on Arm handheld hardware. With

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