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Macro view of the group of computer PC DRAM memory modules circuit board PCB with selective focus effect

'We're facing [what has] never happened before: HDD, DRAM, HBM, NAND... all in severe shortage in 2026' says Silicon Motion's CEO as memory prices continue to soar

By Andy Edser published

News Good news, everyone! I mean, terrible news, everyone!

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A promotional image from Team Group, showing four sticks of its T-Force DDR5 RAM in a motherboard

A Japanese retailer is now restricting PC memory purchases, so is it time to properly panic?

By Jeremy Laird published

news Affordable DDR5 is but a sweet, well, memory.

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A photograph of three Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 memory kits on a desk

The memory price crisis has foiled my penny pinching patience and made me regret not upgrading my gaming PC sooner

By Jacob Fox published

wistful memories Yes, I'm calling it the memory price crisis now, and you can't stop me.

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Adata XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000

You can watch RAM prices going up almost in real-time on Amazon and it's only likely to get worse

By Jeremy Laird published

news PC memory prices have doubled since the summer.

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A photo of a Lexar dual-channel DDR4 RAM kit, installed in a motherboard.

DDR4 RAM prices continue to surge ahead of DDR5, now averaging $25 per DDR4-3200 module

By Nick Evanson published

News It won't be long before DDR5 is the only choice for a budget gaming PC.

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A promotional image for Samsung's 12 nm-class DDR5-DRAM production, showing multiple DRAM modules on a UDIMM circuit board.

In case we needed a visceral reminder just how screwed memory prices are thanks to AI, Samsung and SK hynix are apparently raising prices by up to 30%

By Jacob Fox published

News Guess it's time to try downloading more RAM again.

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A photo of a 128 GB Crucial DDR5-6400 CUDIMM kit.

Looks like the AI boom has made DDR4 RAM no better value than DDR5 as storage and memory prices continue to rise

By Jacob Fox published

News Lower costs could still make DDR4 worth it in some cases, though.

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Adata XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000

Uh oh, it's happening: ADATA chairman says the perfect storm of simultaneous DRAM, SSD and HDD shortages is already upon us and it looks like prices are only going in one direction

By Jeremy Laird published

news All in the name of AI slop.

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AMD HB-DIMM

AMD wants to patent a new DDR5 memory standard with double the bandwidth but we're not expecting to see it in PCs any time soon

By Jeremy Laird published

News 12.8 Gbps of raw bandwidth, but will the industry adopt it?

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A picture of Samsung's Austin, Texas facility

It's going to be raining dollars over at Samsung: A stamp of approval by Nvidia, plus an incoming price hike for DRAM chips, has lifted shares out of the doldrums

By Nick Evanson published

News And it's not the only RAM and NAND flash maker to significantly bump prices.

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