I have been thinking for months about how if any of the components in PC were to die on me right now, I'd be totally screwed from current hardware prices. I work in tech and it is depressing to see customers have to shell out ridiculous amounts of money for their PCs that have a drive or memory stick crap out. I don't even do overclocking or any serious production work, but I still want my things to last as long as possible. Recently I got a Thermalright HR-10 Pro, a beefy SSD heatsink with a fan, for my WD_Black SN850 4TB. I am also considering getting aftermarket heatsinks for my memory modules. Has anyone else had a similar train of thought? As far as I understand, keeping electronics as cool as possible is only a good thing.

During the crypto mining boom, ASICs eventually took the GPUs place where it comes to mining. Do you expect the same thing will happen to AI?

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/10/companies/rapidus-behind-schedule/

(Rapidus) has yet to successfully produce a key type of advanced memory that’s an essential component of all processors, people familiar with the matter said. Rapidus has yet to produce functioning static random access memory cells

Engineers are under intense pressure to pick up the pace, but the failure to meet that technological milestone means the company is at least months behind schedule, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.

Dust and particle control within the cleanroom remains another issue the company is working to resolve, the people said.

Last month, Rapidus Chairperson Tetsuro Higashi said the venture was on track for mass production as scheduled, without elaborating.