New Rowhammer attack can grant kernel-level control on Nvidia workstation GPUs
ECC offers only limited protection
Apple may be stockpiling mobile DRAM to outmaneuver rivals in a tight market
Apple is reportedly paying premium prices for memory and absorbing the cost to secure supply and pressure rivals
Memory spiked first, CPUs followed, now PCBs could be the next victim of the AI boom
In a nutshell: The ongoing AI boom has already inflated the cost of memory, storage, and processors, with effects spilling over to electronics incorporating those components. The impact of AI data center expansion is not expected to subside anytime soon, and to make matters worse, the conflict between the US and Iran threatens to worsen supply chain disruptions while creating new ones.
Google's TurboQuant compression tech cuts LLM memory use by 6x with no accuracy loss
Breakthrough AI technique could end the global memory shortage
Ayaneo Next 2 handheld gaming PC canceled after soaring memory costs kill launch
Ayaneo says soaring memory costs nearly doubled the handheld's price
Apple store external SSD prices skyrocket as some SanDisk drives jump 200%
No prizes for guessing why
Micron says driverless cars and robots will need 300GB of RAM
Likely worsening the memory crisis
SK Hynix boss says the memory chip shortage is going to last until 2030
Things are going to get much worse, before they start improving
Samsung and AMD deepen AI memory pact with potential foundry deal on the table
The partnership expands beyond HBM4 supply, signaling AMD may tap Samsung to manufacture future AI chips
MSI plans to raise prices by up to 30% amid memory crunch
The company is hoping to profit on premium products and AI data centers
It's come to this: V-Color to launch 1+1 DDR5 value pack with one RAM stick and one filler module
This is the world we now live in
Intel rolls out XeSS 3.0 with multi-frame generation, but it's still locked to Windows
Smoother motion and sharper visuals, but native Linux support remains off the table
Laptops could soon cost 40% more, and you already know why
CPUs can now be added to the growing list of components affected by the AI frenzy
Valve insists Steam Machine launch is still on track for this year
Company updates earlier post to confirm all three new devices will ship in 2026
Surging NAND costs could hurt Nintendo Switch 2 software sales
Modern games are massive, and storage is expensive
Nvidia could bring back the RTX 3060 in mid-March as the memory crisis bites
Ampere may return as supply tightens
Scalper bots are now scraping DDR5 memory supply chains as AI data centers consume more RAM
Automated scrapers are crawling everything from retail kits to DIMM sockets and industrial DDR5 suppliers
Gartner says sub-$500 PCs could disappear by 2028 due to RAM crisis
Higher BOM could kill cheap PCs
Steam's hardware survey just flipped: new top GPU, Windows 11 crashes, Chinese takes the lead
After Valve admitted some reporting errors
HP warns RAM now makes up 35% of the cost of building a PC
HP expects a double-digit drop in PC shipments
PC builder orders one DDR5 kit, receives 10 worth $3,000 by mistake
He plans to sell the extra kits below today's sky-high DDR5 prices
Suddenly Toto's most valuable business isn't toilets, but chipmaking ceramics
Japanese toilet maker's advanced ceramics have become a key piece of cryogenic etch in AI memory fabs
Refurbished PC sales surge in Europe as memory shortages drive up prices
UK sales of second-hand PCs doubled year-over-year in Q4 2025
DDR5 Prices Are Broken, So We Tested Cheaper Chinese RAM
With DDR5 prices quadrupling as AI demand drains supply, we tested CXMT Chinese RAM to see how it stacks up against premium and budget kits in gaming.
Valve confirms Steam Deck OLED is out of stock due to memory shortages
Surprising absolutely nobody