To celebrate 30 years of innovation, Lexar hosted an exclusive media tour of their manufacturing and R&D facilities in China. This deep dive explores the synergy between Lexar and Longsys, the intricacies of the Longforce packaging process, and the rigorous quality testing required to maintain global storage standards.
One of the viral products from Computex 2025 was the SilverStone FLP02 that was a faithful representation of what a modern retro designed computer case should be. SilverStone is now adding to the lineup with the FLP03 featuring many of the same features that made the FLP02 successful.
One of the most famous heatsink makers is finally making the jump to AIO watercooling and has spared no expense to ensure that their NL-LC1 AIO is one of the quietest coolers on the market.
The enthusiast hardware world is abuzz about 12VHPWR connectors burning up and killing multi thousand dollar video cards. Seasonic is addressing this in a variety of ways from digital monitoring of individual wires and connectors to redesigning the 12VHPWR cable completely at Computex 2026
It is hard to believe but, MSI has been around for over 40 years after their successful launch of an overclocking ready 386 motherboard. From there overclocking has been a part of most every MSI product from the Lighting to even there new Strike Alloy keyboard.
I really like it when companies don't make up marketing messages to hide what they are really doing but, instead realize the current state and work to make the best of it. Levelplay is doing just that and, with a retro theme.
Kicking off Computex 2026 was a visit to the Pro Gamer Group where they were showing a large number of products including cases, keyboards, cooling and gaming chairs and stand desks. Just about everything any gamer would need to play in comfort.
What fun is having an AI workstation if you don’t dive deeply into what makes AI work. Inference is maybe 98% of AI tasks from image generation to machine learning and even basic chats and summaries. We rely on model makers to do the heavy lifting and provide models that we can use, either in the cloud or locally.
In my previous articles I discussed the balance between model quality and hardware requirements for running AI models locally. For this article I wanted to discuss software and how my AI Workstation build was designed to work with the software packages and how I can switch between them to complete certain tasks.
Building an AI workstation is rarely about buying the single fastest component on the market; it is about finding the specific "sweet spot" that fits your workload. Whether you are prioritizing VRAM capacity, PCIe lane availability, or thermal management, the right build depends entirely on how you plan to use your machine. The goal isn't just raw power, but the ability to run the tools you need efficiently.
This is the first article in a new AI Hardware series talking about the requirements for running AI Models and why paying attention to these things can help you build a better AI Workstation. If anything learning why a DGX Spark or Mac Mini work but, can also be really slow.
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