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During a memory crisis do you really need fast memory for PC gaming? No, no you do not
By Nick Evanson published
Going slow Does fast DDR5 make a difference to gaming, you know what? It doesn't. Mostly.

Look, 16 GB of RAM is absolutely fine for PC gaming in 2026. Though there are some caveats to that...
By Nick Evanson published
Don't fret If it's good enough for consoles, surely it's good enough for a gaming PC?

Dell's CEO reckons that the total memory demand from the entire AI market in 2028 will be 625x bigger than it was in 2022
By Nick Evanson published
News Who needs DRAM in their PC anyway? Mine works on wishes and positive thoughts.

Samsung is cashing in on the memory crisis, as it estimates profits of over 8 times this period last year
By James Bentley published
news "Congrats", I say begrudgingly.

Framework says stabilising memory prices are a 'temporary reprieve' and there are more cost increases to come this year
By Jeremy Laird published
News It ain't over yet, folks.

The RAMpocalypse won't end any time soon, so here are the cheapest 16 and 32 GB memory kits I'd fit in my own gaming PC
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Don't pay more for stuff you don't need.

To the surprise of no one, running a PC without system RAM is not the solution to the memory crisis—but hey, you can always force Snake to run in the BIOS
By Andy Edser published
News We try these things not because they are easy, etc etc.

Yes, some DDR5 RAM prices have dropped recently—but I wouldn't pop the champagne just yet
By Andy Edser published
News Good RAM is still eye-wateringly expensive, but some of the discounts are back at the very least.

Google says its new algorithm reduces AI memory overhead by 6x which could be good news for the RAMpocalypse but bad news for Micron and co
By Jacob Fox published
News Stock prices for the big three memory makers have already slid.

Intel's new 200K Plus chips support ultra-fast DRAM out of the box but as my tests show, there's little benefit for most PC gamers in using warp-speed stuff
By Nick Evanson published
Warped speed Unless you've got a very specific setup that involves an Intel CPU, an RTX 5090, a 1080p monitor, and potato-quality graphics settings.
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