Electronics hobbyist converts $120 DDR5 SODIMM kit into ‘$1000’ desktop kit to fight RAM crisis
Electronics hobbyist converts $120 DDR5 SODIMM kit into ‘$1000’ desktop kit to fight RAM crisis

A hobbyist converted a SK hynix 2x 16GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM kit they got off Facebook Marketplace for $120 into a DDR5-7800 desktop kit.

Corsair’s Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB memory receives a $108 price cut
Corsair’s Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB memory receives a $108 price cut

Save $108 on Corsair’s Vengeance RGB RAM and bag 32GB of DDR5 memory for your PC.

Elon Musk calls out memory makers over ‘extortionate’ chip pricing, says Micron is playing smart for long-term loyalty
Elon Musk calls out memory makers over ‘extortionate’ chip pricing, says Micron is playing smart for long-term loyalty

Elon Musk condemns memory makers citing unreasonable prices of memory, but claims Micron is different.

32GB of DDR5 6000 RAM now costs $450

32GB of DDR5 6000 RAM now costs $450, as supply for consumer DIMMs remains constrained.

CXMT president says company’s first 4F² DRAM will be a server DDR5 RDIMM due by year-end

CXMT president Cao Kanyu says the company’s first 4F² DRAM product will be a DDR5 RDIMM for servers, expected by the end of 2026.

Customer sends two-stick $16,000 DDR5 memory kit to repair shop
Customer sends two-stick $16,000 DDR5 memory kit to repair shop

A YouTube channel best known for its skillful graphics card fixes has published its first DDR5 module repair video after the economics of RAM repair change.

Micron now has an 88% margin on consumer memory as price hikes drive profits
Micron now has an 88% margin on consumer memory as price hikes drive profits

Micron’s consumer business is its most profitable by margin according to the company’s fiscal Q4 2026 financial report, despite shipping less memory in the quarter.

Micron projects tightening RAM shortages through 2028 as it generates record profit

Micron makes big money amid the NAND and DRAM shortage. Company expects supply crunch to continue through 2028.

G.Skill wins PC enthusiast as ‘customer for life’ by simply honoring its warranty replacement policy

A PC RAM maker has honored its guarantee promises despite the memory kit in question’s price rising eightfold since it was bought. That’s today’s AI-pocalypse news.