In this live AMA, I’m kicking off the morning talking PC hardware drama and why the market still feels like it’s fighting you on every purchase—especially RAM pricing. I also go in on Nvidia’s “game ready” driver situation for Resident Evil Requiem, because it was straight-up wild: reports of YouTube freezing, HDR 144Hz not working, GPU fans not spinning, voltage stuck at 0.9V, crashes, and big gaming performance drops. The fix? Roll back. I’m glad I didn’t rush to install it. We also get into what’s next on the CPU/platform side—Intel’s Arrow Lake refresh feeling like a soft launch (or a delay), and why Intel seems more focused on 18A and future platforms than hyping a refresh right now. I talk timelines, rumored review embargo dates, and why I’m ready to just do the build anyway if March comes and goes with nothing official. On the GPU side, we talk about the MSI Lightning RTX 5090 “two 12VHPWR ports” hype, and why more wattage doesn’t magically turn it into a 5090 Super. If you’re spending $6K–$7K for a couple FPS, that’s a hard pill to swallow—even for enthusiasts. I wrap it all back into the bigger issue: pricing, inflation, and why PC parts are starting to feel like gold sitting inside your case.