RAM prices reach a fresh high, suggesting there could be no end to the misery in 2026

Compared to July 2025, these older standards of RAM are 3.2 times more expensive, so not reaching the same levels as DDR5 yet ...

Why is there a RAM shortage? AI demand and the mad scramble for memory chips could hit where it hurts

There’s only so much RAM to go around, and with data centers seen as the priority, smartphone and laptop makers may have to ...

RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives

Big Tech’s AI-fueled memory shortage is set to be the PC industry’s defining story for 2026 and beyond. Standalone, direct-to ...
Windows Report

Memory Shortage Turns Absurd as Thieves Only Steal DDR5 RAM from South Korean Office

DDR5 RAM prices have jumped 4x since 2025, impacting PCs and consoles, and even triggering targeted memory thefts amid supply ...

Growing AI demand is driving computer RAM shortage

As big tech companies race to build massive data centers to support AI, demand for specialized memory chips has surged. This ...

Micron says the memory shortage crisis is here to stay

Micron says the global memory crunch isn't a short-term problem. With AI data centers demanding more DRAM than ever, even ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

RAM may be abominably expensive, but hey, at least SSD prices are also exploding

As tech giants continue hoarding memory chips to build their AI farms, and suppliers gleefully jack up their prices in turn, ...

PC games hardware prices to go up even as market shrinks due to RAM costs

A tech analyst has predicted the PC market will see a 'mid to high single digit decrease' in 2026, amid rising RAM prices.
WZZM

AI boom drives RAM prices to skyrocket, potentially impacting tech consumers globally

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the data centers needed to power it, are creating a supply crisis for computer memory chips, known as "RAM". Some fear that ...
The Business Standard

The ongoing RAM crunch and how it will affect you as a consumer

The global race to build AI data centres is draining memory chips from the consumer market. From smartphones to laptops, a shortage of memory chips is leaving phone and computer makers in a tight spot ...

Laptop makers have about a year of memory stock to ride out the RAM crunch, Intel says

In a recent interview, Intel said the laptop market is likely to emerge mostly unscathed from the memory chip shortage driven ...
CNET

How Much Unified Memory Do I Need in a Mac?

One of the biggest impacts of Apple's switch from Intel to its own M-series silicon -- debuting with the M1 in the 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini -- is faster, more stable, and more energy ...