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pcgamer.com > hardware > memory > good-news-for-some-framework-swims-against-the-tide-of-the-rampocalypse-by-retroactively-reducing-its-lpcamm2-prices

Framework 'retroactively reducing prices' after securing lower-cost memory

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pcgamer.com > hardware > memory > why-does-this-sort-of-thing-never-happen-to-me-redditor-says-they-found-usd10-000-worth-of-ram-just-sitting-in-their-garage

Redditor casually reveals they're sitting on a stack of RAM worth approximately $10,000

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (341+ words) Earn badges by reading articles, leaving comments, and taking quizzes. Show off your website-using chops! Save on your next hardware purchase Finding the best discounts on PC gaming hardware has never been more important. Check out our handpicked hardware deals....


pcgamer.com > hardware > ssds > chinese-memory-maker-ymtc-wants-to-dethrone-samsung-and-sk-hynix-by-the-end-of-2027

It seems like Chinese DRAM and NAND makers are looking to take over in the near future

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) YMTC has some big plans. With the memory crisis in full swing, it's taking severe chunks out of the supplies of both NAND (used for SSD storage) and DRAM, which is used for RAM modules. Chinese memory maker YMTC has…...


pcgamer.com > hardware > storage > micron-the-trillion-dollar-memory-company-refused-to-replace-a-crucial-drive-for-current-market-value-until-reddit-got-mad

SSD prices are so high that even trillion-dollar Micron refused to RMA a drive until Reddit got mad

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (475+ words) 'Pushing back actually worked.' Over on the PCMR subreddit, user CarefulMeasurement99 shared that they bought a 4 TB Crucial drive a year ago for $200, and when it broke, Crucial offered that original price in a refund. That same drive seems to fetch…...


pcgamer.com > games > horror > the-hardware-crisis-has-hit-a-new-low-were-now-using-rats-for-ram

The hardware crisis has hit a new low: We're now using rats for RAM

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) Good news from the near future: Space travel has apparently advanced enough to allow humanity to establish a hotel on the surface of the moon. Bad news: The RAMpocalypse apparently continues unabated, forcing novel experimentation with alternate forms of computer…...


pcgamer.com > hardware > memory > chinese-ram-hits-9000-mt-s-and-even-matches-the-speed-and-latency-of-the-memory-in-our-western-gaming-pcs

Chinese memory can now match the speed and latency configs of the RAM in our gaming PCs

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) DDR5-6000 with CL 28 or 30 sounds about right to me. On the one hand, given the global memory shortage and astronomical RAM prices, it's hard to get excited about any news from the memory industry. On the other hand, there's always the…...


pcgamer.com > hardware > ssds > ssd-price-increases-might-be-with-us-for-the-long-haul-as-phisons-ceo-says-nand-supply-wont-catch-up-with-demand-for-four-years

Phison's CEO says NAND supply won't catch up with demand for four years, so don't hold your breath

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (503+ words) More bad news, I know. Here I am with your weekly reminder that the ongoing memory/SSD crisis isn't going anywhere soon. The CEO of Phison has spoken about the state of affairs in 2026 and beyond—and it's all looking…...