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MAINGEAR intros 'Bring Your Own RAM' policy: lets gamers buy pre-built PCs with or without RAM

December 24, 2025 | MAINGEAR announces its new 'BYO' RAM builds, which provides gamers the ability to have a pre-built system assembled with or without RAM.

Samsung DS division that handles DRAM, NAND, and more receives 100% performance bonuses

December 24, 2025 | Samsung is giving out 100% performance-related bonuses in its Device Solutions (DS) division, after recent success in DRAM, NAND, chipsets, wafers, more.

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB rumored to be discontinued over GDDR7 memory chip price increases

December 21, 2025 | NVIDIA rumored to halt production of its RTX 5060 Ti 16GB over soaring memory chip prices, faces being discontinued altogether, 8GB model might continue.

G.SKILL issues a statement on DRAM crisis, prices will continue to 'change without notice'

December 18, 2025 | 'DRAM prices are experiencing significant industry-wide volatility, driven by unprecedented high demand from the AI industry,' G.SKILL writes.

NVIDIA to cut supply of best-value GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs in half over memory shortages

December 17, 2025 | NVIDIA may cut supply of its GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards due to memory shortages, starting with the best-value 50-series GPUs.

RTX 5070 Ti now costs $100 more in Japan just this week, RTX 5070 is also rising in price

December 16, 2025 | NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has risen $100 in price in Japan this week, with the RTX 5070 also rising in price... and yes, you can blame DRAM prices.

Samsung denies rumors that it is phasing out its consumer SATA SSD production

December 16, 2025 | Samsung denies rumors that it is abandoning its SATA SSD production, saying the 'rumor regarding the phasing out of Samsung SATA or other SSDs is false'.

Return of 4GB RAM in smartphones by 2026 amidst DRAM crisis, microSD slots make a comeback

December 14, 2025 | DRAM shortages may lead to the return of 4GB RAM smartphones and microSD slots by 2026, with flagship devices seeing a slowdown in RAM upgrades.

Samsung halting SATA SSD production says leaker, warns of 18 months of SSD price pressure

December 14, 2025 | Samsung is reportedly planning on ending SATA SSD production says leaker, which will put even more pressure on SATA and NVMe SSD pricing in 2026.

SK hynix internal analysis warns DRAM supply growth will be tight until 2028

December 14, 2025 | SK hynix internal analyst teases that 'commodity' DRAM supply will be TIGHT until 2028, making it hard to fulfill the demand for the next few YEARS.

Dell says RAM shortages are 'out of control', tells its staff to expect HUGE price hikes

December 14, 2025 | Dell has notified its staff internally that it will be increasing RAM prices massively, as the memory shortage issues are now 'out of control'.

Half-Life 3 will be a Steam Machine launch title says journalist, Valve aiming for Spring 2026

December 13, 2025 | Journalist says that Half-Life 3 is a Steam Machine launch game, with Valve aiming for a Spring 2026 release, with the RAM crisis causing headaches.

Framework skyrockets DDR5 RAM upgrade pricing by up to 50% or $720 as RAM prices out of control

December 12, 2025 | Framework has announced it's preparing a huge 50% price increase on DDR5 RAM upgrade options, with the 96GB of RAM upgrade costing an extra $720.

Framework DIY laptop cost jumps with 50% price hike on DDR5 RAM

December 12, 2025 | Given that Framework recently criticized Dell over ridiculous pricing for RAM upgrades, this has caused a fair bit of amusement in some circles.

Nintendo bleeds $14 billion market cap over worries about DRAM shortages and price increases

December 10, 2025 | Nintendo loses $14 billion in value as fears set in over the surging price of components, as the 12GB of RAM modules for the Switch 2 have gone up by 41%.

Asgard intros new 192GB and 256GB DDR5 kits: 256GB DDR5 costs as much as an RTX 5090 at $2400+

December 8, 2025 | Asgard introduces new high-capacity 192GB and 256GB DDR5 memory kits, with the monster 256GB DDR5 kit costing as much as the flagship GeForce RTX 5090.

Dell and Lenovo to raise PC prices by at least 15-20%

December 7, 2025 | The current memory crisis and shortage is causing a massive disruption to the consumer-facing PC market, with two of the biggest players affected.

RAM shortages are here until 2028: 64GB DDR5 is now $500, 256GB DDR4 costs over $3000

December 5, 2025 | DDR5 and DDR4 prices are absolutely out of control, with shortages here until at least Q4 2027... 32GB DDR5 costs $300+ while 256GB DDR4 costs over $3000.

ASRock's new motherboard supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory

December 4, 2025 | The micro-ATX ASRock H610M COMBO motherboard gives you the option to install either DDR4 or DDR5 memory, with both technologies supported.

AMD will reportedly increase the price of 8GB Radeon GPUs by $20 and 16GB GPUs by $40

December 2, 2025 | The 'first wave' of Radeon GPU price increases is on the horizon with a new report indicating a $20 and $40 price increase based on VRAM capacity.

RAM price increases and shortages have only just started, TeamGroup says

December 1, 2025 | TeamGroup's general manager, Gerry Chen, chimes in on the current memory crisis and it's not great news - it's only just getting started.

UK Redditor has his 32GB RAM kit stolen, found 300 miles away from his house delivered at 4AM

November 30, 2025 | UK Redditor gets his Crucial 32GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM kit from eBay stolen, parcel was marked as delivered, but was found 300 miles from his home.

Skyrocketing DDR5 RAM prices reportedly have an effect on motherboard sales, which have halved

November 30, 2025 | DDR5 RAM prices skyrocketing over the last couple of months have seen motherboard sales drop in HALF, and now CPU sales could be the next victim.

NVIDIA stops bundling VRAM chips with GPU dies: tells AIBs to source their own GDDR chips

November 30, 2025 | NVIDIA is reportedly not bundling GPUs and GDDR memory chips together, telling AIB partners that they now have to source their own GDDR memory chips.

Here are a few of the best Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9060 XT Black Friday deals

November 27, 2025 | With GPU prices set to increase due to the memory crisis, now might be your last chance to pick up an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB for the MSRP price of $599.

MAINGEAR CEO on rising GPU and RAM prices says 'don't wait on PC upgrades'

November 26, 2025 | MAINGEAR CEO Wallace Santos says GPU and RAM prices are only going to increase in the future, might want to buy your PC or upgrade your system now.

CyberPowerPC to raise prices on its gaming PCs because RAM prices have surged by 500%

November 25, 2025 | CyberPowerPC will raise the prices on its prebuilt gaming PCs on December 7 due to surging RAM and SSD costs to the tune of 500% and 100%, respectively.

Epic Games CEO: RAM price increases a 'real problem for high-end gaming for several years'

November 25, 2025 | Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says RAM price increases will be a 'real problem for high-end gaming for several years' as DRAM capacity is used for AI chips.

DDR5 speed record broken yet again: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 breaks insane 13,530 MT/s barrier

November 25, 2025 | Another day, another DDR5 OC world record achieved: 13,530 MT/s hit by 'Sergmann' using Corsair Vengeance DDR5 + GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE mobo.

It's official: 64GB of DDR5-6000 RAM now costs way more than a PlayStation 5 console

November 24, 2025 | RAM shortages have seen prices on DDR5 memory skyrocket, where a 64GB kit of DDR5-6000 now costs $599 after 'price cuts', more expensive than a PS5.

NVIDIA's monster RTX PRO 6000 workstation GPU with 96GB GDDR7 drops to $7999, down from $10K

November 24, 2025 | NVIDIA's powerful RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition GPU with 96GB GDDR7 drops from $9299 to $7999 at Newegg, a 13% drop in price.

SK hynix to boost DRAM production by a huge 8x in 2026, still won't be enough for RAM shortages

November 23, 2025 | SK hynix plans to increase its DRAM memory chip production by an incredible 8x to help with RAM shortages, says demand right now is 'too high'.

LPDDR6 RAM rumored to be exclusive to Qualcomm and MediaTek's latest chips over price hikes

November 23, 2025 | LPDDR6 memory could be exclusive to Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen6 Pro and MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9600 processors.

Pick up a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB for $339 with this Black Friday GPU deal

November 20, 2025 | Get $60 or 15% off the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB graphics card, RDNA 4's mainstream offering, with this Black Friday GPU Deal.

AMD partner PowerColor suggests buying a new GPU now, before 2026's price increases

November 19, 2025 | PowerColor chimes in on the heavily rumored price increases headed to the GPU market by saying now's the time to buy if you're looking for one.

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB price drops below $400 in these Black Friday Deals

November 17, 2025 | If you're looking for a GPU deal this week, there's a couple of GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB models on sale for under $400 - the cheapest price we've seen.

AMD's Radeon graphics cards are about to become a lot more expensive, report says

November 17, 2025 | A new report says AMD is set to increase the cost of all Radeon GPUs due to the current memory shortage and 'significant' price increases.

RAM shortages see distributors 'forcing' RAM buyers to buy a motherboard with each module

November 17, 2025 | RAM shortages have created a 'quota system' where motherboard manufacturers like ASUS and GIGABYTE enjoy motherboards bundled with RAM sticks.

Samsung has reportedly raised DDR5 memory prices by 60% because of AI shortages

November 16, 2025 | A new report says Samsung has already increased the prices for its DDR5 memory modules by up to a whopping 60% due to shortages and the AI boom.

PS5 sales profitability intact for Fiscal Year 2025, but Sony is unsure about the future

November 11, 2025 | Sony is confident the PlayStation 5's current hardware profitability will be maintained throughout March 2026, but profits could drop in FY2026 and beyond.

NVIDIA may cancel the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series

November 7, 2025 | NVIDIA could cancel the launch of the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series, which was expected to be announced at CES 2026 and launched early next year.

DDR4 memory prices are now higher than DDR5, so maybe it's time to upgrade

September 2, 2025 | It's now cheaper to buy brand-new DDR5 memory for your PC than it is DDR4, and these costs are expected to increase due to dwindling production and supply.

DDR4 and GDDR6 memory prices to increase by up to 43% in the coming months

July 9, 2025 | DRAM pricing is set to increase, with older DDR4 and GDDR6 memory technologies hit the hardest, maybe it's time to upgrade that PC now rather than later.

GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 with GDDR6 reviewed, only 1% slower than GDDR6X

September 13, 2024 | NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs with GDDR6 memory are starting to appear, and one of the first reviews shows near identical performance to the GDDR6X model.

SK hynix tells customers it will raise DDR5 DRAM prices by 15-20%, Samsung, Micron to follow

August 14, 2024 | SK hynix notifies its clients that it will raise DDR5 DRAM prices by 15-20% and that RAM competitors Samsung and Micron are 'likely to follow'.

NVIDIA preps GeForce RTX 4070 with regular non-X GDDR6 memory, specs leaked

August 6, 2024 | NVIDIA looks to be prepping a GeForce RTX 4070 with 12GB of GDDR6 memory due to a GDDR6X shortage, with leaked specs detailing what to expect.

GDDR6X memory shortage to make this popular GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU hard to find

July 29, 2024 | New report points to the GeForce RTX 4070 being in short supply as of August 2024. The reason? Issues with the supply of GDDR6X memory.

Samsung notifies supply chain in Taiwan that its HBM3E AI memory has been qualified by NVIDIA

July 17, 2024 | Samsung has reportedly notified its Taiwan supply chain partners that its new HBM3E memory chips have been qualified by NVIDIA, ready for AI GPUs.

DRAM memory shortages coming, manufacturers are pushing all-in on HBM production for AI chips

June 27, 2024 | The DRAM memory industry is expected to experience a chip shortage as AI chips makers are eating up all of the HBM supply, chewing up production facilities.

HBM prices to increase 5-10% in 2025, while DDR5 prices to increase 15-20% for PC gamers

May 6, 2024 | SK hynix and Micron are sold out of 2024 + 2025 HBM supply, with TrendForce estimating a 5-10% increase in HBM memory pricing in 2025.

Analyst: TSMC the world's biggest semiconductor maker by revenue: beats Intel, Samsung, NVIDIA

February 6, 2024 | TSMC becomes the world's largest semiconductor maker by revenue, beating out big tech titans including Intel, NVIDIA, and Samsung.

Sandisk and Western Digital drives and memory prices slashed on Amazon up to 64%

November 20, 2023 | Black Friday deals have arrived early on Amazon, and to kick off the week of deal madness, Sandisk and Western Digital have slashed prices up to 64%.

Thinking of a system RAM upgrade for your PC? Now might be a good time to buy

July 5, 2023 | Prices are bottoming out after quarter upon quarter of big drops, and would-be DDR5 buyers might want to make a move - though DDR4 is a little different.

Budget AM5-based MSI A620 motherboard listed on retail sites for less than $100

March 28, 2023 | Sub USD 100 AM5 motherboards? It's certainly looking likely as listings for the new A620 range point to it being the most affordable Ryzen 7000 option.

DDR5 RAM drops in price: 20% cheaper in a month so far

June 5, 2022 | DDR5 memory pricing is coming down slowly, with DDR5-4800 memory now 20% cheaper in the last month alone: ready for AMD Zen 4.

Micron confirms DDR supply issues: PCIM and VRM shortages are hurting

December 22, 2021 | Micron says that DDR5 memory availability is hurting because of PMIC and VRM shortages, but supply will improve throughout 2022.

DDR5 will cost 60% more than DDR4, huge 2-year wait for cheap DDR5 RAM

October 22, 2021 | How much more expensive is DDR5 going to be? We're looking at around a 60% premium for DDR5 over DDR4, price parity: 2 years away.

GDDR6 memory prices to increase 8-13% by Q3 2021: hurts GPUs, consoles

June 14, 2021 | GDDR memory prices will hurt Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 consoles, as well as NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards.

RAM prices expected to increase up to 23% over the next few months

April 20, 2021 | TrendForce is expecting a sharp 18-23% rise in RAM prices for the PC in Q2 2021, laptop manufacturing blamed on the increases.

Early Black Friday deals discount Kingston HyperX RAM by up to 28%

November 25, 2020 | Black Friday is closing in, and Amazon have already kicked things off early with discounts to a range of Kingston RAM modules.