Podcast #850 - RTX 5090 Rising, SSDs the Next DDR5, New DDR4 Motherboards in 2026, GOG, Dumb TVs and MORE

Recorded January 1, 2026 - but only due to popular demand. We cover the GOG purchase, the ever rising price of DDR and the fallout from all that, and talk about getting a Dumb TV again. Thanks to Copilot Money for the sponsorship again! Get all your financials on a single piece of glass and bring order to your spending with smart analysis. Support our show and check them out 0:00 Intro 01:21 Patreon 02:24 No food segment this week 02:57 The rising cost of RTX 5090 and what this means for GPUs in 2026 04:50 SSD prices rising 05:43 DDR5 continues to rise 08:51 ASUS reportedly increasing DDR4 motherboard production in 2026 13:28 GOG acquired by co-founder 18:37 Cinebench 2026 arrives 22:47 Direct3D 6 support comes to D7VK as retro gaming on Linux evolves 26:56 When you don't want a "smart" TV 30:17 Podcast sponsor - Copilot Money 31:47 (In)Security Corner 37:16 Gaming Quick Hits 42:39 Picks of the Week 53:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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