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Add it to the pile: G.Skill issues statement on surging DRAM memory prices and the company totally blames AI
News 2026 is shaping up to be a very expensive year.
Framework raises its memory prices by 50%, but says 'it is highly likely that we will need to make further price updates...whether DDR5, LPDDR5X, or GDDR'
News Unfortunately, it will only get worse before it gets better.
Tech price rises: Tracking the PC memory and SSD supply crisis, now with added GPU fun
News Affordable DDR5 and PC storage is but a sweet, well, memory. Will graphics cards follow?
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Framework calls out Dell and Apple for using the RAMpocalypse to 'gouge customers' on memory upgrade prices but the reality is more complicated
News Dell's memory pricing is more confusing than consistently offensive.
Memory crisis and sky-high DRAM prices could run past 2028 as Samsung and SK Hynix opt to 'minimize the risk of oversupply'
News The two big memory makers want to stick with boom and avoid bust.
Valve's decision not to sell the Steam Machine at a loss 'isn't stupid' but it is 'peculiar' says Baldur's Gate 3 publishing boss
News Wouldn't cheap Steam Machines get people spending on the Steam store?
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Framework delists standalone memory to 'head off scalpers' and Cyberpower announces system price hikes as the memory supply crisis deepens
News It's going to get worse before it gets better, peeps.
Explainer: This is why memory and storage is so expensive (of course it's AI) and why PC gaming hardware prices are only going to keep rising, even probably for GPUs
Memory blues Here's all we know about skyrocketing memory prices and what's causing it.
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