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RAM prices are moving higher again, with both DDR4 and DDR5 seeing upward pressure as supply tightens and suppliers push through firmer pricing. The increases are being felt most on popular kits and higher-capacity modules, where availability can swing week to week. For builders and upgraders, the market now looks less like a bargain window and more like a "buy sooner if you need it" cycle. Keep an eye on short-lived promos, because the baseline trend is currently pointing up.

228 news stories · 12 reviews · 4 articlesUpdated September 28, 2026

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NewsUK 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...

NewsSkyrocketing 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...

NewsNVIDIA 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...

NewsHere 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...

NewsMAINGEAR 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...

NewsCyberPowerPC 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...

NewsEpic 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...

NewsDDR5 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...

NewsIt'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...

NewsNVIDIA'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.

NewsSK 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...

NewsLPDDR6 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.

NewsPick 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.

NewsAMD 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...

NewsGeForce 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...

NewsAMD'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.

NewsRAM 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...

NewsSamsung 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...

NewsPS5 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...

NewsNVIDIA 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...

NewsDDR4 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...

NewsDDR4 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...

NewsGALAX 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...

NewsSK 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...

NewsNVIDIA 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...

NewsGDDR6X 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.

NewsSamsung 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...

NewsDRAM 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...

NewsHBM 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.

NewsAnalyst: 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.

NewsSandisk 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...

NewsThinking 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...

NewsBudget 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...

NewsDDR5 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.

NewsMicron 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.

NewsDDR5 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.

NewsGDDR6 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.

NewsRAM 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.

NewsEarly 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.

NewsDon't buy an SSD or RAM right now, prices are about to freefall

August 19, 2020 | If you were about to upgrade, hold off a little while longer -- RAM and SSD prices are expected to PLUMMET soon, and into 2021.

NewsRaspberry Pi 4: 40x CPU perf, 8x memory, 4x pixels, and only $35

February 28, 2020 | Effective immediately, Raspberry Pi 4 is the same price as 2012's Raspberry Pi 1.

NewsDRAM prices spike 20% with 'skyrocket' in price warned

July 22, 2019 | DRAM prices could 'skyrocket' if Japan-South Korea trade issues worsen.

NewsSamsung increases DRAM production, cheaper prices in 2H 2018

November 1, 2017 | Samsung is increasing DRAM production, with cheaper RAM prices in our future in 2018-2020.

NewsToshiba to open new chip plant in Japan

September 6, 2017 | Toshiba makes plans to open new chip fabrication facility in Japan even as it negotiates the sale of its flash business.

NewsNintendo should have big Switch stockpile for holidays

August 19, 2017 | Nintendo has been holding back Switch inventory to coincide with software launches; Super Mario Odyssey should see biggest tide of units to...

NewsDDR4 RAM prices expected to rise this year

January 30, 2017 | Want to buy lots of RAM for your PC? Buy it now... prices are expected to rise.

NewsExperts claim SSD's to out-price HDD's in 2016 and beyond

December 27, 2014 | Flash drives are said to catch up to HDD pricing as soon as 2016 - however the larger sizes drives may take some time.

NewsPoor PC sales has caused a surplus of DRAM at suppliers, could drop DRAM prices 10-15%

August 24, 2012 | Slipping PC sales have resulted in a DRAM surplus, could result in 10-15% lower prices by October.