Tag: memory

So THIS is why component makers have started validating their products for Chinese memory

So THIS is why…

Recently a bunch of motherboard and component makers have been validating their stuff for Chinese-made memory. That’s brands including…
‘Customer demand will remain higher than our supply capacity even beyond 2030’: SK hynix CEO predicts memory supply crisis may run even longer than we feared

‘Customer demand will remain…

It was still a ways off, but I’d kind of latched on to ‘2028’ being the end in sight…
What memory crisis? 79% of PC Gamer readers are rocking 32 GB or more RAM in their gaming rigs

What memory crisis? 79%…

So, I’ve got to ask: Did you guys see this whole memory crisis coming a mile off, or what?…
New IDC report claims worldwide PC shipments fell by 5% but revenue didn’t, as ‘vendors are pushing through price increases faster than demand is dropping’

New IDC report claims…

With the memory crisis in full swing, it’s becoming harder and harder to justify that PC upgrade. Though some…
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…
Meta’s solution to the global memory shortage is to use DDR4 in a DDR5 server, with a custom chip making the impossible possible

Meta’s solution to the…

Just imagine you’re Meta. You’ve spent millions of dollars on new servers that only use DDR5 sticks, only to…
SK hynix to invest over $60 billion in chip plants in South Korea, but the memory crisis still seems a long way from being over

SK hynix to invest…

SK hynix, one of the three biggest memory manufacturers (along with Samsung and Micron), seems to be investing a…
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

With the RAMpocalypse set…

Unless you’ve been living on another planet, orbiting a star light years away, you won’t have missed the fact…
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…