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 ...
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Memory shortage now wreaking havoc on hard drive prices, too

ComputerBase finds that popular high-capacity HDDs are now almost 50% more expensive than they were just four months ago.
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DDR5 memory on AM5: The four-way roundup!

Luke is back today with a close look at DDR5 memory on the AM5 platform. He tests four memory kits in total, with offerings from Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston, and Klevv, at a variety of capacities and ...
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DDR4 Prices Jump 10% in One Week. Some Buyers Are Even Looking at DDR3

TrendForce notes a 12% increase in some 8GB DDR4 memory kits and an 8% rise in the cost of 16GB kits over the past week.

Retail Traders Pile Into Memory Chipmakers as AI Boom Squeezes Supplies, Lifts Prices

2025 was a record year for U.S. retail inflows as individual investors became a major force behind ​the rally on Wall Street.

Micron says it’s ‘helping’ consumers — by not selling RAM to consumers

A Micron VP tried to explain that since the company is still selling RAM to PC manufacturers, the shuttering of its Crucial ...