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 cost of memory chips is surging as artificial intelligence devours global supply, pushing prices higher for everything ...

Custom PC builder Maingear's BYO RAM program is the first in what we expect will be a variety of ways PC manufacturers cope ...

Now, Samsung has reportedly doubled the contract price of DDR5 memory drives. At the same time, Framework, makers of easily ...

The root cause of the shortage is the insatiable appetite of Artificial Intelligence. Leading chipmakers, including Samsung, ...

Facing RAM shortages, Paradox Customs is offering prebuilts without memory, shifting compatibility and stability ...

Computer memory prices are climbing faster than gold, creating a global crisis that threatens to make technology significantly more expensive for consumers. DRAM prices have skyrocketed by 171.8% over ...

On the same day our staff imagined this as a possible trend for 2026, Maingear comes right out and proves that we’re not crazy. But also, this is crazy.

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The capacity and speed of your computer's system memory, or RAM, can have a noticeable effect on your computer startup speed. However, the effects are only substantial to a point and apply to the law ...

When RAM prices are too high, virtual memory offers a free alternative that keeps your Windows 11 PC running smoothly.

The portion of a computer’s RAM that is used by a hardware device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), sound card, network adapter, and other hardware components is known as Hardware Reserved.