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Gigabyte extends AORUS QD-OLED monitor warranty to 3 years for entire lineup
https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-extends-aorus-qd-oled-monitor-warranty-to-3-years-for-entire-lineup
Following CES, ASUS has revealed an extension of its QD-OLED monitor warranty to two years, including burn-in protection. Following this, MSI declared an upgrade to a three-year warranty, also providing protection against the OLED burn-in effect. It forced ASUS to adjust its warranty period accordingly in response to MSI’s announcement, aligning it with the three-year coverage.
Gigabyte was the only company that did not offer a 3-year warranty for its OLED monitors. However, it has now decided to join forces with other OLED monitor makers and offer a similar warranty period.

LG's new $1 billion investment should help make OLED gaming monitors cheaper
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/lgs-new-dollar1-billion-investment-should-help-make-oled-monitors-cheaper/
Rejoice all ye flat panel aficionados, for LG is burying an extra billion bucks into OLED panel production facilities. The idea, reportedly, is to increase the production of all types of OLED displays, from phone sized panels up to TVs.
Slap bang in the middle of that range are, of course, PC monitors. According to an LG rep speaking to the Korean Times (via What HiFi), the immediate impact is that LG will produce around 20% more panels this year than in 2023.

AMD Raises FHD Monitor Requirements To 144 Hz For Freesync Tag, 200Hz FHD For Premium Pro
https://wccftech.com/amd-raises-fhd-monitor-requirements-to-144-hz-freesync-tag-200hz-fhd-premium-pro/
AMD has announced new Freesync technology tiers by updating its support plan for the next generation of gaming monitors.

Puget Systems Posts 2023 CPU Market Trend: Intel Leads In Client Desktop, AMD Dominates The Workstation Segment
https://wccftech.com/puget-systems-2023-cpu-market-trend-intel-leads-client-desktop-amd-dominates-workstation/
Puget Systems has released its CPU market trend report for 2023 showing Intel leading the desktop mainstream space while AMD remains the workstation king.

First generation of GDDR7 graphics cards sticking to 16Gbit (2GB) modules, 3GB on roadmaps
https://videocardz.com/newz/first-generation-of-gddr7-graphics-cards-sticking-to-16gbit-2gb-modules-3gb-on-roadmaps
According to NVIDIA hardware leaker “Kopite7kimi”, the first products using GDDR7 memory will be sticking to the minimum density of 16 Gb (2GB) per module, the same capacity as currently utilized by GDDR6X models.
The 16Gb density is the lowest density as defined by JEDEC GDDR7 specs. It’s the same capacity as currently used by RTX 40 series. However, what’s important to note is that JEDEC specs also enable 24Gb (3GB), 32Gb (4GB), 48Gb (6GB) and even 64Gb (8GB) densities. (...)
In the case of GDDR7, Micron actually does plan to make 3GB GDDR7 modules. This company developed the GDDR5X and GDDR6X custom variants for NVIDIA, which may suggest that NVIDIA will be exploring new capacity configurations in future GPUs.

>>Get tready for 12GB cards with a 128-bit memory bus.