RAM Prices Are So Bad, PC Builders Are Telling Consumers to BYO Memory

If you were planning on buying a PC any time in the near future, expect it to be more like a potluck than a wine and dine ...

3 ways you can get around the RAM crisis to upgrade your PC

Prices for DDR5 RAM have more than doubled since November 2025, to the point that for the cost of 64GB, you could buy a ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The CPU lie: why your PC is slow and how to fix it in 60 seconds

Your PC can feel brand new or painfully obsolete, and the difference often has little to do with the processor logo on the ...
Club386

Best DDR4 CPUs and motherboards: Upgrade your PC, use old RAM, avoid silly DDR5 prices

From Intel Core i5-14600K to AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT, here are some decent PC upgrades you can use with your old DDR4 memory.

How much RAM do you really need in 2025? A Windows and Mac expert explains

The short answer: it depends on the operating system. For Windows machines, 16GB of RAM has become the operational minimum on new consumer laptops. Modern workloads have ramped up to such a degree ...
The Verge

RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage

Random access memory, or RAM, is in just about every piece of technology we use. But it’s also the technology that AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta are using to power the servers ...
Techlicious

RAM Shortage Will Make Most Gadgets Pricier. Check Holiday Sales Now

You might be able to save yourself thousands of dollars on a tech upgrade by shopping during the current holiday sales, before prices surge.
XDA Developers on MSN

Your PC's RAM might be running slower than it can be, but there's a good reason for that

The truth is, nothing is actually broken, and your RAM is behaving exactly as intended out of the box. Motherboards always default to JEDEC speeds, regardless of how fast your kit is rated, for ...
Reuters

The AI frenzy is driving a memory chip supply crisis

Memory shortage could delay AI projects, productivity gains SK Hynix predicts memory shortage to last through late 2027 Smartphone makers warn of price rises due to soaring memory costs Dec 3 (Reuters ...
The New Yorker

My Mother’s Memory Loss, and Mine

My cat, Harriet, is curled up on the TV console when I walk into the living room. She blinks at me, slowly. Cats blinking at you is supposed to be a sign of affection. I blink back. “Look at you on ...
The Washington Post

Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory

You may underestimate how frequently you look at your device, and you may be paying a price with more attention and memory lapses. For many of us, checking our phones has probably become an ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Lenovo Stockpiling PC Memory Due to ‘Unprecedented’ AI Squeeze

Lenovo Group Ltd. is stockpiling memory and other critical components to navigate a supply crunch brought on by the boom in artificial intelligence. The world’s biggest PC maker is holding on to ...