Items tagged with memory
JEDEC is pushing server memory even faster with its next-generation DDR5 MRDIMM roadmap, and no, this probably isn't the kind of RAM you'll be dropping into your next gaming PC. The standards body announced new milestones for DDR5 MRDIMM...
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If you bought some slow RAM to save money during the ongoing RAMageddon, you could manually overclock it to achieve greater memory performance. Alternatively, you could use an automatic overclock tool, like ASUS' AEMP. In a new Reddit...
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Asha Sharma, executive vice president and chief executive officer of Xbox, has gone on record saying that yes indeed, "memory costs will impact pricing" of Microsoft's next-generation game console. Not maybe, not might, but will. Not that...
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Remember when LPDDR memory was just strictly meant for thin-and-light laptops and smartphones? Those days are officially over. While we originally saw JEDEC unleash the foundational LPDDR6 standard in July of last year to fuel faster...
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One key component of memory manufacturing is the cleanroom required to assemble the memory chips, but what if you had a factory-grade cleanroom in your own backyard? YouTuber Dr Semiconductor does, and he's also equipped with the working...
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You don't need me to tell you things are bad in the PC DIY market; everybody knows things are bad. The memory crunch, severe enough to earn the moniker "RAMageddon", has grossly inflated the prices of graphics cards, game consoles, SSDs, and of course, memory. In what we can only describe as a...
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SK hynix has begun mass producing 192GB SOCAMM2 designed for NVIDIA's next-generation Vera Rubin platform that will power agentic AI factories, the company announced. According to SK hynix, its big-capacity memory modules also deliver big...
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Would you rather settle for having less DRAM in your PC or less solid state drive (SSD) storage? It's a fair question in today's landscape, and according to Lexar, most gamers are more inclined to skimp on system memory versus skimping on...
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As the global AI boom continues to fracture the traditional semiconductor supply chain, manufacturers are searching for novel ways to increase memory density and throughput without the astronomical cost of flagship HBM solutions. According...
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Look, I'm not going to lie to you and tell you RAM is cheap again. It may never again be as cheap as it was nine months ago. Prices absolutely are trending the right way, though, likely impacted by a few different factors. Everyone's...
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Samsung and AMD have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic collaboration on next-generation AI memory, including cutting-edge high bandwidth memory for AMD's not-yet-released Instinct MI455X accelerator that was...
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The doom and gloom forecasts are ramping up as the memory and storage supply crunch continues to be analyzed, and today we get a two-for-one special courtesy of fresh reports by Omdia (formerly IHS Markit) and Trendforce. Together, they...
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If you read the headline and, like me, thought 'What the heck is a CQDIMM?', I'm here to tell you it's actually not that complicated. ASRock is using the term CQDIMM to refer to standard CUDIMMs that have four memory ranks, making them...
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We've already reported a few times on SOCAMM2 memory, so if you're not familiar, check out one or all of these stories. The last of those links goes to a story about Micron sampling 192GB SOCAMM2 modules. Well, as you've already read in...
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Holy Houdini, if the latest market projections from analyst firm Gartner prove correct, we're only two years away from sub-$500 PCs vanishing from the market entirely. The reason, as you may have already surmised, is a continued strain on memory and storage that will drive up prices even...
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Try getting your hands on a Steam Deck these days and you're likely to be frustrated by the lack of inventory. That's understandable for the original LCD version of the Steam Deck, which also happens to be the most affordable variant, as...
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Let's talk memory form factors, friends. You're surely familiar with DIMMs, and SODIMMs, and maybe you've even fooled around with RDIMMs, or LRDIMMs. Well, the number of memory module formats in the computing world has exploded over the...
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We're treading uncertain waters as memory prices continue to skyrocket amid a surge in demand caused by the rapid expansion of AI data centers. That also means the market is even more ripe for scams. In an effort to protect product...
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Biwin Black Opal DW100 (48GB, DDR5-6000): Currently $589 Biwin's DW100 high-speed, dual-channel DDR5 memory kit for enthusiasts leverages SK hynix RAM and offers excellent out-of-box performance. Excellent Timings Out Of The Box RGB...
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There's been a lot of attention paid to how rising memory chip costs are affecting PC parts, particularly DRAM and discrete graphics cards equipped with video RAM, but the situation has implications that extend well beyond the PC. One...
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G.Skill has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it "deceptively advertised and labeled" the speed of its DDR5 and DDR4 desktop memory modules. The settlement allows G.Skill to put the matter to rest without...
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The Raspberry Pi has been one of the most affordable ways to jump into single-board computing, but even these devices haven’t been able to avoid price increases due to the current DRAM shortage. A mere two months after announcing an...
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