Category: Memory & Storage
A 1440p gaming PC in Taiwan, August 2026: the NT$69,597 build, and why the same parts now cost 55.8% more than a year ago
Two snapshots of the same Taiwanese retailer, taken one year apart: eight identical SKUs went from NT$45,578 to NT$70,990. Here is a build list you can copy today, and an audit of exactly which three parts swallowed the extra NT$25,412.
2026 NAND supply deficit estimated at 4–5%: buy a 2TB SSD now, or choose QLC?
The second-quarter NAND contract-price forecast surged, but upstream allocation does not mean empty shelves. Taiwan prices show the trade-offs among QLC, used U.2, HDDs and PCIe 5.0.
A 32GB DDR5 kit rose 14% in five days in Taiwan: why "wait for the crash" fails this cycle
Five days ago we logged a 32GB DDR5 kit at NT$12,800. The same SKU at the same retailer now lists at NT$14,599. The real story is not the increase — it is that both engines that historically pulled memory prices back down have stalled.
Zen 6 landed in servers, not desktops: why the AM5 upgrade case now runs through DDR5 prices
AMD launched Zen 6 as EPYC 9006. Desktop Ryzen 10000 has no announced specs, date or price. After checking the primary sources, the decision to build now or wait is a memory-price question, not a performance one.