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 ...

Update: Asus Claims It’s Not Killing Nvidia’s Cheapest GPU for 4K Gaming

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU is Nvidia’s gateway for 4K gaming on PC. The GPU has the 16GB of VRAM necessary to support titles ...

007 First Light dev admits it messed up PC specs announcement

The developer blamed an "internal miscommunication" which led to it sharing an older version of the specs. One of the ...

AMD Promises to Try and Keep GPU Prices Low Against the Ravages of the RAM Shortage

AMD is going to have an interesting 2026 fighting against memory prices and—maybe—expanding FSR Redstone to handhelds.

With memory in short supply, Gigabyte unveils high-capacity set-up that can support up to 256 GB of DDR5-7200 and is bound to cost the prettiest of pennies

Gigabyte has a track record of pushing DDR5 memory to its limits but, generally speaking, that much DDR5-7200 memory is ...
AppleInsider

Apple cozies up to Samsung as RAM gets ridiculously expensive

Samsung has always been a part of the iPhone supply chain, and Apple is about to lean on the company more as RAM prices skyrocket worldwide. The Apple supply chain relies on multiple companies when it ...
Autoblog

Ram Can’t Build Hemi V8 Trucks Fast Enough

Ram didn’t misjudge demand for the Hemi V8. If anything, the company underestimated just how quickly buyers would line up for it. The Hemi V8 doesn’t outshine the new Hurricane inline-six in raw ...
The Verge

The RAM shortage is here to stay, raising prices on PCs and phones

Budget-friendly smartphones and memory-hungry AI PCs might have higher price tags next year. Budget-friendly smartphones and memory-hungry AI PCs might have higher price tags next year. is a news ...
PC World

This Windows feature secretly eats up RAM and slows your PC over time

PCWorld reports that Windows’ Delivery Optimization feature, designed for update sharing between computers, can unexpectedly consume significant amounts of RAM over time. Reddit user testing confirmed ...
Consumer Reports

With AI Data Centers Scooping up RAM, Laptop Prices Could Spike in 2026

If you have been thinking of upgrading your aging laptop or replacing your cracked smartphone, here’s some friendly advice: Don’t wait too long. Right now, we’re in the middle of a brief window where ...
Yahoo

Lighting up Christmas for the last time

Bill and Barbara Wright's house has become a popular attraction at Christmas [Bill and Barbara Wright] A couple who have illuminated their house every Christmas for more than 50 years have decided to ...
Lifehacker

Why RAM Prices Are Going Way, Way Up (and Why You Should Care)

Michelle Ehrhardt is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor. She has a bachelor's degree in history from Earlham College, where she also double majored in theatre. She also holds an MFA in game design ...