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Dell raised its prices by roughly 10-30% on December 17th, and ASUS will be following suit on January 5th, per a report from TrendForce. As the report notes, this is not an unexpected move—and previous statements from Acer and ASUS indicate that "passing on soaring memory costs has become an...
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Sorry folks, but ASUS is not likely to save us from the current DRAM crisis that is expected to not only persist through all of next year, but potentially far beyond. Rumor has it that ASUS is toying with the idea of making its own DRAM...
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Just in case anyone needs to hear it again (as if!), we're in the midst of a memory crisis that has seen the cost of DRAM catapult to unsettling levels. And lest there be any doubt as to what/who the culprit is, G.Skill issued a statement...
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Framework is on a mission to change the status quo when it comes to laptops, having introduced several modular models with replaceable parts that go beyond the DIY boundaries of what is typical for a laptop. Be that as it may, Framework is...
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The ongoing memory shortage and resulting price hikes continue to impact various markets, and according to TrendForce, smartphone, notebook, and console manufacturers, are about to react. The impact won't simply trigger price increases in existing products, either—rather, new devices are...
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Memory prices have skyrocketed recently and brick-and-mortar retailers are converting to "spot pricing" or "market pricing" for RAM kits, which means pricing is determined at the point of sale based on current market conditions. The most...
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Up until now, the hyper-focused mantra by hardware makers has been to 'RGB all the things!', and they've been doing exactly that. They're still doing it, of course, but they're also pivoting to putting built-in displays on all the things...
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As G.Skill is prone to do from time to time, the memory maker is laying claim to another overclocking world record for the fastest DDR5 memory frequency ever achieved, this time with the help of bl4ckdot, a seasoned professional...
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Before it's all said and down, a memory maker is going to release a DDR5-10000 kit to retail. There's a good chance it will be G.Skill (it's already overclocked RAM well past that mark). That day is not today, though G.Skill is showing off...
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Apple is reportedly on the cusp of leading the way in mobile chipset manufacturing and processing power, with rumors suggesting that the future iPhone 18 Pro models will be powered by a groundbreaking A20 chip. This new silicon, expected...
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Remember when 640Kb of memory was enough? Even though Bill Gates never actually said that (despite often being attributed as doing so), there was actually a time when such a paltry amount of memory was common. Not anymore, and not for a...
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Are you up for a challenge? Go hunt down a 128GB (2x64GB) memory kit in the DDR5-8000 range. Take your time, we'll wait. What's that, you couldn't find one? That's because they haven't existed until now. Memory makers have instead focused...
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A new rumor suggests that an upcoming NVIDIA graphics card will feature 96GB of GDDR7 memory, if data uncovered on a shipping manifest proves accurate. The document seemingly confirms a 512-bit memory bus, suggesting the card will use a...
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Mark our words, this will be the year that we'll finally see a DDR5-10000 (or faster) memory kit offered at retail. It's only a matter of time, especially now that Clock Unbuffered Dual Inline Memory Modules (CUDIMMs) have entered the...
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Mark our words, one of these days a memory maker is going to release a retail kit specified at DDR5-10000. Today is not that day, though Teamgroup is nipping the heels of the milestone that has so far eluded memory makers, with the release...
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There are plenty of kudos to go around when records are broken in sports—it's not uncommon for athletes to thank their training staff, teammates, coaches, parents, and anyone else involved in their achievement. So it also goes in the world...
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You've undoubtedly heard that records are meant to be broken, a popular phrase in the world of professional sports. That includes the sport of extreme overclocking. When it comes to DDR5 memory frequencies, we're seeing records suddenly...
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We've talked a lot about CUDIMMs, or Clock Unbuffered Dual Inline Memory Modules over the past week or so, but that's not the only development in memory. In what we hope becomes a trend, memory makers are starting to implement both AMD...
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There have been several developments in the DDR5 memory space over the past week and slightly beyond, such as G.Skill unveiling its sleek and fast Trident Z5 CK DDR5-9600 memory for Arrow Lake, and both G.Skill and Kingston jockeying for...
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How quickly things can change, eh? When DDR5 first came onto the scene, the speed-to-price ratio was underwhelming, to say the least. It didn't take long for pricing to settle way down, but speeds didn't seem to ramp all that quickly...
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Subjectively speaking, G.Skill makes some of the sexiest RAM out there, depending on your taste in modules. If you're unconvinced, I'd like to enter into evidence its latest Trident Z5 CK series memory with sleek and reflective black...
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It's taken a minute, but memory makers are finally starting to approach the DDR5-10000 mark, though they're not quite there yet. They are getting close, however, with G.Skill being the latest to announce yet another overclocked DDR5 memory...
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