I used to recommend RAM and SSDs as a wallet-friendly PC upgrade, but the RAM crisis has that advice dead in the water — here's what to do instead

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

The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about

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 ...
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RAM Reality Check: How Much Memory Do You Really Need in Your Next PC?

The AI gold rush has sent demand—and prices—for computer memory shooting skyward. Here’s how to size your PC’s RAM the smart way for real-world use, whether you're scoping out a new system or just ...

The RAM crunch could kill products and even entire companies, memory exec admits

Phison’s CEO agrees the RAM crisis could get bad in 2H 2026. Phison is one of the leading makers of controller chips for SSDs and other flash memory devices — and CEO Pua Khein-Seng has now become a ...

Running AI models is turning into a memory game

When we talk about the cost of AI infrastructure, the focus is usually on Nvidia and GPUs -- but memory is an increasingly ...

Relief that the worst is over or just the calm before the hurricane continues? Some reports suggest that DRAM prices have plateaued or even fallen

A report by IT Home confirms that there seems to have been a small 'crash' in the price of DDR4—a fall of 10 to 20% from its 2025 peak—because "spot memory prices have seen a slight correction, and ...

AI giants are hoarding memory chips, pushing prices to hyperinflation levels

A growing procession of tech industry leaders, including Elon Musk and Tim Coo,k are warning about a global crisis in the making: A shortage of memory chips is beginning to hammer profits, derail ...

Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt or exit product lines' by the end of 2026 due to the AI memory crisis, Phison CEO reportedly says

"Consumer electronics will see a large number of failures. From the end of this year to 2026, many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone ...