Computer memory prices are soaring due to massive demand from AI data centers, impacting consumers and boosting Micron stock.

The AI hardware boom is sending memory prices sky-high, so knowing exactly how much you need is more critical than ever. I've worked out the most realistic RAM goals for every type of PC.

What is RAM?Over the past few years, nearly every PC component, including storage drives, graphics accelerators, motherboards, and CPUs, has seen significant performance updates—everything except the ...

Memory module maker Transcend Information saw its net profit double from a year ago in 2025, as rising memory prices and sustained demand lifted margins and revenues. The company said consolidated ...

The global memory market faces a widening supply-demand gap as manufacturers wield strong pricing power and limit spot-market ...

There isn't even an official standard for DDR4, the next generation of computer memory technology. But memory manufacturers are already shipping samples of the first DDR4 memory units, and preparing ...

If you have an older PC and are considering a memory upgrade, you might want to do it sooner than later. Prices for DDR4 memory are expected to jump sharply as the major memory vendors phase out their ...

Intel will add support for DDR4 memory to its high-end computers in the third quarter, sources familiar with the company’s plans said. The new DDR4 memory, which has been under development for more ...

The final specification of DDR4 DRAM, which will help PCs run faster through more power-efficient data transfers, was published Tuesday. DDR4 memory shuffles data faster than DDR3 memory, which is in ...

Academic researchers testing modern memory modules from Samsung, Micron, and Hynix discovered that current protections against Rowhammer attacks are insufficient. Current mitigation solutions are ...

It seems to have been a while since we last saw DDR4 from HyperX, but with one quick email, we now have a pair of kits to have a look at. The first of which, is the highest binned offering of the Fury ...