PCs with DDR5 RAM provide the best performance, but the value offered by cheaper DDR4 memory options may surprise you.

PC is no longer the platform to strive for.

If you want to choose the best RAM for your PC, you’ll be faced with a lot of terms that may not sound familiar at a glance. DDR? DIMM? CAS? XMP? When you just want something that goes well with the ...

TL;DR: DDR4 and GDDR6 memory prices are set to surge by up to 43% in Q3 2025 due to end-of-life status, supply shortages, and shifting production to DDR5 and GDDR7 technologies. This trend impacts PC ...

Bottom line: The global DRAM market is sending mixed signals as 2025 enters its final months, with older DDR4 memory chips now trading at higher prices than their next-generation DDR5 counterparts.

Having plenty of memory in your PC is more important than ever, now that practically everything runs on the web. But if you’re using a dated laptop or desktop that relies on DDR4 RAM, you might find ...

DDR5 memory and SSD prices continue to soar, but I have some ideas for how to save if you're upgrading, building, or buying a new computer in 2026.

Thanks to an AI arms race, PC memory prices have gotten out of control in the past several months (and also pushed Crucial out of the consumer market), but is a motherboard with slots for both DDR5 ...

If you’ve just picked up a recent laptop deal, then you’re probably running on the newer DDR5 memory, which means that you can’t upgrade your laptop with the older standard. Luckily, this bundle will ...