With prices like these, DDR4 and DDR5 RAM is just not practical anymore ...
It's continued into 2026 with a near 10% increase in the price of DDR4 memory. With memory manufacturers doing little to alleviate supply issues, chip buyers are turning to older or less powerful RAM, ...
Rumor mill: The DRAM industry could be in for a major shake-up this year. Sources claim production of mature DRAM solutions may be winding down as the largest memory manufacturers shift their focus ...
I can't believe I'm saying this, but the ongoing global RAM crisis caused by AI has gotten so bad that DDR3 RAM is continuing to make a comeback in June 2026. According to a new report from market ...
The big picture: DDR3 launched in 2007, when Intel's Core 2 Extreme and AMD's Phenom X4 were the best consumer processors on the market. The PC hardware scene has come a long way since then, but ...
DDR3 seemed plenty fast when it first showed up 19 years ago. Who could say no to 6400 Mb/s transfer speeds? Of course compared to the modern DDR5 that’s glacially slow, but given that RAM is worth ...
TL;DR: DDR3 motherboards are becoming a lot more popular in China suddenly, as consumers seek to avoid the ridiculous price tags now pinned to more modern system RAM. Sales of those mobos have roughly ...
Memory prices have gone up sharply in the last few quarters, and it now appears the situation isn’t going to get better anytime soon, at least for the next two years. DDR5 is already facing price ...