Video•Feb 19, 2026
How to Build $1K Gaming PC in 2026
The video examines whether a true $1,000 gaming PC is still feasible in 2026, using a thought‑experiment build to highlight how component costs have shifted. The author finds that RAM, storage and GPU prices have surged—driven largely by AI workloads—pushing a modest mid‑range build to $1,250 on PC Part Picker. A compromise using a Ryzen 5000 processor, DDR4 memory and an older motherboard trims the price to roughly $1,000, but still involves trade‑offs. Elena Yee, a budget‑building specialist, confirms the $1,000 target with those compromises. The creator also discovers a pre‑built Dell desktop featuring an Ultra 200‑series CPU, RTX 5060 Ti graphics, 8 GB VRAM and 32 GB DDR5 RAM priced exactly at $1,000, underscoring the narrowing gap between DIY and OEM offerings. For gamers and builders, the takeaway is clear: in the current AI‑driven supply environment, buying a pre‑built system often delivers better performance‑per‑dollar than assembling a custom rig, reshaping purchasing strategies for the next few years.
By PCWorld
Video•Feb 19, 2026
Celebrating IEEE’s Medal of Honor Recipients and Professor Thomas Kailath’s 90th Life Anniversary
The Electrical Engineering department hosted a lecture in honor of Professor Thomas Kailath’s 90th life anniversary. Lecture speakers included nine IEEE Medal of Honor recipients: John Hennessy, president emeritus, Stanford; Robert Gallager, professor emeritus, MIT; Thomas Kailath, professor emeritus, Stanford;...
By Stanford Engineering
Video•Feb 19, 2026
How to Design an Antenna That Actually Works | All Steps Explained
Steps taken when designing an antenna. Many thanks to Nikola Dobric. Links: - Nikola's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-dobric-bb8324131/ - Nikola's company: https://www.quarterwave.net/ - FEDEVEL courses: https://fedevel.com/courses Chapters: 00:00 What is this video about 00:35 About Nikola 01:39 Antenna Basics 11:33 Antenna Simulation 31:06 Building an Antenna 33:41 Measuring Antenna 36:16 Calibrating and measuring S-parameters 45:23...
By Robert Feranec
Video•Feb 18, 2026
Zotac Sounds the Alarm on GPUs
Zotac's Korean web-store administrator warned that a global RAM shortage and surging GPU prices threaten the survival of smaller graphics-card makers and distributors. Nvidia is reportedly scaling back or shelving consumer GPU models that require large amounts of embedded memory,...
By PCWorld
Video•Feb 18, 2026
Memory-Centric Computing - Invited Talk - Systems Research Community @ France - 29.11.2022
In an invited talk on memory-centric computing, ETH professor Uno (likely Onur?) argued that modern systems are increasingly bottlenecked by data movement rather than compute, driven by exponential growth in datasets from domains like neural networks and genomics. He highlighted...
By Onur Mutlu Lectures
Video•Feb 18, 2026
UNAS Pro 4 NAS - Should You Buy It?
The video reviews Ubiquiti’s new UniFi UNAS Pro 4, a 4‑bay rack‑mount NAS priced at $499, positioning it as a low‑cost alternative to enterprise‑grade storage with native 10 Gbps connectivity. The host highlights five positives: aggressive pricing, dual 10 Gbps rear ports that enable...
By NASCompares
Video•Feb 18, 2026
UniFi UNAS Pro 4 NAS Review
The video reviews UniFi’s latest 1U rack‑mount NAS, the UNAS Pro 4, launched in mid‑September 2025. Priced at $499, the unit packs four hot‑swap bays, two M.2 NVMe slots, a quad‑core ARM processor, 8 GB DDR4 memory, and a dedicated OS drive, while...
By NASCompares
Video•Feb 18, 2026
OCP Rack & Power Project Call (Feb 11, 2026)
The OCP Rack & Power Project call on February 11, 2026 featured Meta’s rollout of a 160 kW power shelf designed for high‑density AI GPU racks, followed by Oracle’s briefing on utility‑provider fault‑condition requirements for data centers. The shelf integrates eleven 18 kW power‑supply units,...
By Open Compute Project
Video•Feb 18, 2026
Engineering Innovations: How AI Is Changing Images and Video
Engineering Innovations' podcast explores how AI is reshaping visual data compression. Professor Maggie Zu explains that traditional lossy codecs like JPEG and H.265 rely on fixed transform parameters, limiting adaptability and efficiency as video resolutions and formats proliferate. AI‑driven learned...
By Purdue ECE