HW News - Valve Improves VRAM Usage, NVIDIA N1 CPU Spotted, Data Center Tax Parasites, GPU Prices (Gamers Nexus) [Video]

Gamers Nexus (2.6m subscribers)

April 20, 2026

Video length: 26m 23s

We have a ton of stories for this hardware news recap. Currently, the team is traveling for our next major documentary and we will be putting together a huge report on the state of the industry in the coming weeks. That's also the main reason we've had a publishing pause lately, although there is one other secret reason that you'll soon find out. In this episode, we talk about the NVIDIA N1 laptop CPU spotted again, the AMD price and release for the 9950X3D2, Microsoft's Surface and ASUS' 9070 XT price increases, data center parasites, and more -- like a 4090 20GB that was resurrected from the dead.

00:00 - Recap for the Week

01:14 - GN UPDATE: Travel and Future Content

04:40 - NVIDIA N1 Laptop Board Spotted

06:09 - AMD Price and Release for 9950X3D2

07:25 - Microsoft Surface Prices Increase

08:22 - ASUS Raised its 9070 XT GPU Prices

09:59 - TSIA Urges Helium Stockpiling

12:17 - Texas to Lose Billions in Data Center Revenue

14:46 - Colorado Bill Moves Forward to Limit Right to Repair

18:53 - Valve Contractor Improves VRAM

21:23 - South Korea Tries to Keep Computers Affordable

23:34 - Modder Saves 4090

24:43 - Artemis II Outlook Issues

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