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.
2026 marks the 30th year for Lexar and they started CES off with an announcement that they were going to be the global storage partner for the Argentina National Football (Soccer) Team and launched a number of AI focused storage devices.
According to CES 2026 material there were over 4100 exhibitors registered to attend along with several unknowns looking to take advantage of CES by hosting their own events in area hotels. It is not practical to see everything but with a good pair of shoes and a crisp Pepsi I attempted to do the impossible.
Pro Gamers Group was available at CES showing of some of the latest products available in their catalog including a number of ultra light mice, a racing chair and some rather impressive GPU waterblocks.
Wouldn’t you know it, Chaintech is back and happens to be one of the only vendors around that isn’t doing a black PCB. Well, that isn’t entirely true. While this iGame X299 Vulcan X does have a white PCB and supporting accessories they do offer a black version with identical specs.
One of the common topics over the past year was the lack of GPU availability. We have all heard about it and many of us had to deal with it in one way or another. Some of it good and some of it bad but, for who?
It is hard to believe that Thermaltake has been around for 20 years and over that time they have released some pretty amazing products. At the 10 year anniversary they worked in conjunction with BMW to bring use the Level 10 and now at the 20 year mark we have the Level 20.
It is not often that two of your favorite products are given CES innovation awards. Well it happened at the MSI ballroom with several products and some notables being the MSI GTX 1080 Ti Lightning and MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming.
Of course they had RGB mousepads on display along with a new RGB keyboard and RGB palm rest just to complete the package and ensure that your RGB game is taken to 11.
a new generation of RGB LED fans called the T.B. RGB. These fans feature a familiar outer RGB ring of light that is now duplicated down the entire frame of the fan
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