New CRAM method offers giant boost to compressed memory reads(tomshardware.com)

38 points by danny00 18 days ago | 18 comments

Tom's Hardware news article on CRAM, a Linux technique exposing compressed RAM via standard memory semantics instead of a block device, claiming up to 452x faster reads.

32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building(tomshardware.com)

330 points by papersail 4 months ago | 301 comments

Tom's Hardware news article reporting that the cheapest 32GB DDR5 kits now cost at least $375 as AI-driven memory shortages push up PC building costs.

GPUs can now use PCIe-attached memory or SSDs to boost VRAM capacity(tomshardware.com)

41 points by ohmyblock 2 years ago | 13 comments

Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plunge(tomshardware.com)

166 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 220 comments

Asgard launches world's first DDR5-9600 DIMMs(tomshardware.com)

71 points by apsec112 2 years ago | 40 comments

The first yearly drop in average CPU performance in its 20 years of benchmarks(tomshardware.com)

109 points by LorenDB 1 year ago | 39 comments

Samsung's 60% DRAM price hike signals a new phase of global memory tightening(buysellram.com)

438 points by redohmy 11 months ago | 388 comments

A BuySellRAM blog post on Samsung raising DRAM memory chip prices by up to 60% and what it means for tightening global memory supply.

Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market(gamersnexus.net)

74 points by DeepLogin 27 days ago | 51 comments

GamersNexus news feature arguing that memory manufacturers have damaged the consumer RAM market through pricing and supply decisions.

Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028(arstechnica.com)

29 points by el_duderino 24 days ago | 28 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that memory executives, including Micron's CEO, expect the RAM supply shortage and rising prices to continue through 2028.

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung(pcworld.com)

331 points by sethops1 10 months ago | 314 comments

PCWorld news article reporting that Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order from Samsung Electronics for Galaxy phones amid AI-driven memory price increases.

32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building(tomshardware.com)

330 points by papersail 4 months ago | 301 comments

Tom's Hardware news article reporting that the cheapest 32GB DDR5 kits now cost at least $375 as AI-driven memory shortages push up PC building costs.

Memory has grown to nearly two-thirds of AI chip component costs(epoch.ai)

411 points by intelkishan 5 months ago | 438 comments

Epoch AI data insight reporting that high-bandwidth memory rose from 52% to 63% of AI chip component spending between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.