Tag: memory

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…
‘Regardless of the type of offer, available capacity is essentially zero right now’: SK hynix is reportedly being swamped with ‘unprecedented’ offers to secure memory chips

‘Regardless of the type…

Though the memory crisis has proven to be a thorn in the side of most major businesses, the scarcity…
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…
If you bought Corsair PC memory after 2018 you might be entitled to a share of $5

If you bought Corsair…

Corsair has settled a class action lawsuit claiming that the memory specialist overstated the speeds of various DDR4 and…
I can think of few things more ridiculous than a tiny OLED screen slapped on the side of some DDR5 RAM, but here we are

I can think of…

Look, I’m all for innovation. But I cannot stand idly by and watch hardware manufacturers slap screens on regular…
Asus says its Intel 800-series motherboards are approved to run DDR5-7200 without an XMP profile, pointing to a RAM speed boost for an Arrow Lake refresh

Asus says its Intel…

Like most gaming PCs, yours will probably be using overclocked RAM sticks. You might not think it is, but…
RAM spot prices are down by 5%, though they did spike by well over 2000% this past year

RAM spot prices are…

It’s rough out there for RAM prices. It’ll be a long time before memory prices become properly sensible again,…
During a memory crisis do you really need fast memory for PC gaming? No, no you do not

During a memory crisis…

PC gaming has always been an expensive hobby, even if you stick to entry-level hardware. So much so that…
Google says its new algorithm reduces AI memory overhead by 6x which could be good news for the RAMpocalypse but bad news for Micron and co

Google says its new…

Other than the AI bubble bursting or hype dying down, the other thing that could allow the RAMpocalypse to…
Overclocked memory speed records don’t usually mean squat to me but this one does because of the sheer amount of RAM involved

Overclocked memory speed records…

Sometimes it’s hard to get enthusiastic about a new performance record with PC hardware. That’s because most GHz records…