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.
The new S-Box is a new case that takes the S-Frame bended metal concept and converts it into a usable square chassis.
One of the last vendors I met with during CES 2015 was CyberPowerPC. Cyberpower was in the news quite often during the show because of this, the Trinity gaming computer.
I quickly popped in to see what Thermaltake was doing and unlike in previous years there were basically two things on display. Big ass cases and watercooling stuff.
CES is a good time for EVGA. For instance last year they announced the GTX 780 Ti Classified Kingpin edition video card and the year before was dominated by the X79 Dark.
Last year during CES we looked at a few products from Diamond Multimedia including the famed GC1000 HD Game Console Capture Device which has been upgraded for 2015.
For those of you who may not know Kingston has spun off the HyperX brand to handle all of the consumer brands and eSports competitions. As a result we will no longer see some of the mainstream products but rather all of the juicy coolness.
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