{"id":2243,"date":"2026-03-13T08:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=2243"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:19:26","slug":"nvidias-gift-to-budget-gamers-tech-news-march-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=2243","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia\u2019s gift to budget gamers &#8211; Tech News March 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gkR3lNLwNeY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nvidia\u2019s gift to budget gamers &#8211; Tech News March 8<br \/>\n\u25b7 MY STORE &#8211; shirts, pint glasses &amp; hoodies: http:\/\/paulshardware.net<br \/>\n\u21e8 Sponsor: Thermaltake View 600 TG Case | buy: https:\/\/geni.us\/qg278Q info: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/TTV600<\/p>\n<p>DDR5 RAM KITS GIVEAWAY LINK: https:\/\/gleam.io\/uhqdS\/pauls-hardware-febmarch-2026-ram-giveaway-for-extra-life<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba TIMESTAMPS<br \/>\n0:00 Welcome to Paul\u2019s Tech News &#8211; March 8, 2026<br \/>\n1:34 PC graphics cards are now nearly 100 percent Nvidia<br \/>\n4:58 Nvidia said to be planning RTX 5050 9GB and RX 3060 restock<br \/>\nTECH BRIEFS<br \/>\n7:24 RIP Entry Level PCs &#8211; market to \u2018disappear\u2019 by 2028<br \/>\n8:04 DRAM bots reportedly being deployed to hoover up memory chips<br \/>\n8:43 California\u2019s Upcoming Age Verification on OS Installation Law<br \/>\n9:39 Xbox Confirms &#8216;Project Helix&#8217;, Next-Gen Console Will Also Play PC Games<br \/>\n10:29 BBC News Office monitor setup is wild<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba LINKS<br \/>\nPC graphics cards are now nearly 100 percent Nvidia<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3079686\/pc-graphics-cards-are-now-nearly-100-percent-nvidia.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.jonpeddie.com\/news\/q425-pc-graphics-aib-shipments-decreased-4-4-from-last-quarter-to-11-million-units-with-a-cagr-to-2029-of-5-9\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/i-think-the-fact-that-everything-is-scarce-is-fantastic-for-us-says-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-in-a-world-of-constraint-you-have-no-choice-but-to-choose-the-best\/ <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4GCTzAOowQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/04\/jensen-huang-says-nvidia-is-pulling-back-from-openai-and-anthropic-but-his-explanation-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers\/\">Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers&#8221; &#8212; TechCrunch\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/04\/jensen-huang-says-nvidia-is-pulling-back-from-openai-and-anthropic-but-his-explanation-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers\/embed\/#?secret=YQ6ukpM3KG#?secret=4GCTzAOowQ\" data-secret=\"4GCTzAOowQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/overclock3d.net\/news\/gpu-displays\/micron-calls-gddr7-memory-capacity-a-performance-bottleneck-as-nvidias-rtx-50-super-series-remains-mia\/<br \/>\nNvidia said to be planning RTX 5050 9GB and RX 3060 restock<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/nvidia-reportedly-plans-geforce-rtx-5050-with-9gb-memory-and-96-bit-bus<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/geforce-rtx-3060-stock-may-return-starting-mid-march-2026<br \/>\nTECH BRIEFS<br \/>\nRIP Entry Level PCs &#8211; market to \u2018disappear\u2019 by 2028<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/tech-industry\/rising-memory-prices-pile-more-strain-on-consumer-pc-market<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2026-02-26-gartner-says-surging-memory-costs-will-reduce-global-pc-and-smartphone-shipments-in-2026<br \/>\nDRAM bots reportedly being deployed to hoover up memory chips<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/pc-components\/dram\/dram-bots-reportedly-being-deployed-to-hoover-up-memory-chips-and-components-one-operation-ran-10-million-web-scraping-requests-hitting-ddr5-ram-product-pages-every-6-5-seconds<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/datadome.co\/threat-research\/scarcity-ddr5-ram-fueled-by-ai-demand-scalping-surge\/<br \/>\nCA Age Verification on OS Install Law<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/software\/operating-systems\/california-introduces-age-verification-law<br \/>\nXbox Confirms &#8216;Project Helix&#8217;, Its Next-Gen Console That Will Also Play PC Games<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/xbox-confirms-project-helix-its-next-gen-console-that-will-also-play-pc-games<br \/>\nBBC News Office monitor setup is wild<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pcmasterrace\/comments\/1qdo150\/what_is_your_monitor_set_up\/\">What is your monitor set up?<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DealInteresting8941\/\">u\/DealInteresting8941<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pcmasterrace\/\">pcmasterrace<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/interestingasfuck\/comments\/1rj3b81\/inside_the_bbc_news_office_the_monitor_setup_is\/\">Inside the BBC News Office \u2013 the monitor set-up is wild<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/bintd\/\">u\/bintd<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/interestingasfuck\/\">interestingasfuck<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Please note that links above may be affiliate links &#8212; 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