Key solutions include using DDR4 memory which costs significantly less than DDR5, exploring no-name brands, and repurposing old office PCs with valuable existing memory.

While prices aren't dropping yet, a new report suggests DDR5 memory isn't going up any more, so you shouldn't feel pressured to buy now.

DDR5 memory and SSD prices continue to soar, but I have some ideas for how to save if you're upgrading, building, or buying a new computer in 2026.

They also all agree that the RAM shortage is about to flip that on its head. Prices will go up. Fewer products will be available. Or as Omdia research manager Le Xuan Chiew put it, “vendors will shift ...

New Z-Angle stacked DDR memory technology from Saimemory and Intel promises 2-3x more capacity and greater bandwidth than current solutions. The crisis particularly impacts consumer availability while ...

No longer is RAM the easiest piecemeal PC upgrade available to us — but don't despair, because there are more ways to squeeze ...

The experimental 2500W XOC BIOS for the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z caused the GPU die to crack like a mirror from thermal shock.

With DDR5 prices quadrupling as AI demand drains supply, we tested CXMT Chinese memory to see how it stacks up against premium and budget kits in gaming.

Windows quietly squeezing memory so your PC doesn't have to panic.

Unveiled by X leaker @slovak_killer, the BIOS is labelled ASTRAL RTX 5090 2000W XOC V2, so it is presumably designed originally for the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090—a high-end version of an already ...

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YouTubers who tested KingBank DDR5 found that it delivers impressive gaming performance, but its Chinese manufacturer, CXMT, might soon follow the pack and prioritize AI clients.