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A close-up photo of a single DDR4 DIMM installed in a gaming PC's motherboard
Single-channel DRAM is bad news for PC gaming but depending on what CPU you have, it's not actually as awful as you might think

By Nick Evanson Published

Cached out Cache to the rescue.

Cached out
Samsung Electronics America Corporate office in Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA. - stock photo. Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA - August 23, 2022: Samsung Electronics America Corporate office in Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA. Samsung is a South Korean manufacturing conglomerate.
'Many employees are leaving for SK hynix': 40,000 Samsung workers are marching outside its factories to protest pay levels

By Andy Edser Published

News 'The compensation gap has become so wide that it's driving these moves.'

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A microscope shot of 20 DRAM cells made in a garden shed
Making your own DRAM cells in a garden shed isn't the most practical solution to the RAMpocalypse, but it's still awesome to watch

By Andy Edser Published

News It's about the struggle, right?

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Macro view of the group of computer PC DRAM memory modules circuit board PCB with selective focus effect
'We have no choice but to impose a severe punishment': Ex Samsung researcher sentenced to 7 years in prison for leaking DRAM tech to a Chinese competitor

By Andy Edser Published

News The semiconductor process tech was reportedly deemed 'a core national technology' of South Korea.

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A promotional image of a MediTek SoC model
MediaTek is 'cautiously optimistic' that discrete memory pricing will look less gloomy during 2026

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The memory supply crisis will likely get worse before it gets better, though.

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An astronaut relaxing on planet Venus with a spaceship in the background
Normal memory chips couldn't withstand the hellscape of Venus so scientists have crafted something that can

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Memory of the stars.

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A photo of a Lexar dual-channel DDR4 RAM kit, installed in a motherboard.
RAM spot prices are down by 5%, though they did spike by well over 2000% this past year

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Not the win you want right now.

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A photo of a set of Lexar Thor OC DDR5 UDIMMs, resting on top of a motherboard's heatsink
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.

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Going slow
A photo of a DDR5 RAM kit by Corsair, mounted in a gaming PC motherboard
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?

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Don't fret
A processed photo of a data center server room, showing racks of computers lit by overhead lights, reflecting off the ground.
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.

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