Tag: memory

The memory market is so screwed right now that Samsung is negotiating with, err, Samsung over DRAM contracts

The memory market is…

Under normal market circumstances, companies don’t get into strained negotiations with themselves. But shortages can make foes of even…
Memory crisis and sky-high DRAM prices could run past 2028 as Samsung and SK Hynix opt to ‘minimize the risk of oversupply’

Memory crisis and sky-high…

Brace yourself for the latest update to the memory supply crisis. And it’s not good news. Not at all.…
MSI releases Intel BIOS with support for 256GB of RAM, just in case 192GB isn’t enough

MSI releases Intel BIOS…

Your typical gaming rig doesn't need anywhere near 256GB of RAM, but we do use our PCs for things…
Keep up to date with the PC memory and SSD supply crisis as we track prices and the latest news

Keep up to date…

Unless you’ve living under a very large rock, or maybe only just escaping the marathon session of Battlefield 6…
A Japanese retailer is now restricting PC memory purchases, so is it time to properly panic?

A Japanese retailer is…

We’ve been reporting plenty on the ongoing memory shortage, supposedly thanks to the AI boom, including data indicating that…
The memory price crisis has foiled my penny pinching patience and made me regret not upgrading my gaming PC sooner

The memory price crisis…

Jacob Fox, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve been trying out different lightweight mice, trying to decide…
RAM and storage is ridiculously expensive right now because of *drumroll* AI, of course, and there’s little reason to think prices will drop any time soon

RAM and storage is…

We can’t seem to get a moment’s respite in the PC gaming industry, can we? We spent the better…
DDR4 RAM prices continue to surge ahead of DDR5, now averaging $25 per DDR4-3200 module

DDR4 RAM prices continue…

Thanks to the memory demands of AI and key manufacturers reducing production, DDR4 RAM prices have been steadily rising…
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

AMD wants to patent…

An AMD patent application for a new spin on DDR5 PC memory has been spotted. The so-called high-bandwidth dual…
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

It’s going to be…

Even though it’s one of the largest manufacturers of memory and flash storage chips in the world, Samsung hasn’t…