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A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.
Consumer electronics companies were already worried about securing memory next year—now, supply is predicted to plummet by 70%

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News No end in sight.

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General view of CXMT office buildings is seen in Shanghai, China, on July 15, 2026, as CXMT raises billions for AI technology
The fourth biggest memory manufacturer could break into America soon, and chances are you've never heard of it

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News DRAM-ing up support.

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SK hynix, Samsung, and Micron signs in front of company buildings.
'There are limits to how much prices can be raised' says SK hynix chairman about memory crisis but I'm not sure the market will care

By Jacob Fox Published

News Will more supply be enough?

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A close-up photo of a pair of Micron and SK Hynix DDR5 DIMMs, showing the memory modules on black/green PCBs
DRAM demand predicted to outstrip supply by 28.7 exabytes in 2030, which is almost as much as the actual DRAM in the world right now

By Jacob Fox Published

News More to come? Joy.

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Multiple motherboard and PC component makers move forward with Chinese-made memory validation

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News A new challenger has appeared.

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Gun fight in the parking lot
With 32 GB as a minimum and 64 GB as the recommended amount, Cinder City's RAM requirements are all kinds of wrong in today's AI-mangled memory market (update: phew, it's a mistake)

By Nick Evanson Last updated

News But hey, at least an RTX 4060 is good enough to meet the recommended GPU specs. Wait, what?

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A promotional image of a dual-channel G.Skill Trident Z5 CK DDR5 memory kit
With the RAMpocalypse set to rage for years, memory kit makers are responding in one of two ways: Do nothing or go hell-for-leather

By Nick Evanson Published

News Neither response is what the PC industry needs right now.

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A close-up photo of a pair of Micron and SK Hynix DDR5 DIMMs, showing the memory modules on black/green PCBs
SK hynix claims it will be able to triple its memory chip output by 2034, roughly 10 years sooner than first projected

By Nick Evanson Published

News Just in time to solve the current crisis, right?

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A photo of Biwin's Origin Code brand of DDR5 memory kits, as displayed at Computex 2026
Sticking two fingers up at the economy, Biwin's new Origin Code memory sticks are as extreme as you could imagine, with up to 256 GB of DDR5-8000 CL42

By Nick Evanson Published

Computex 2026 Plus an EXPO ULL kit of DDR5-6000 CL26, though none of it is what you'd call affordable.

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A promotional image from Team Group, showing four sticks of its T-Force DDR5 RAM in a motherboard
Team Group CEO warns that DRAM and SSD prices will still rise: 'If you need memory, we recommend purchasing it as soon as possible'

By Nick Evanson Published

News Prices for server products are increasing by 30% per quarter, and general PC parts could follow suit.

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