Way to go, AI: You've gone and made PC memory absurdly expensive, and you're still in the teething stage. This ongoing RAM shortage, driven by unprecedented investment in AI data center equipment, has ...

Is increasing VRAM finally worth it? I ran the numbers on my Windows 11 PC ...

The latest IDC numbers reveal healthy shipment rise in Q4 2025, but the situation could look vastly different in 12 months time. Global PC shipments rose by 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, ...

With memory and storage prices skyrocketing, it pays to prioritise your budget on the components that will give your PC the biggest boost.

The global PC market ended 2025 on a strong note, with fourth-quarter shipments increasing 9.6% year over year to 76.4 million units, according to the data compiled by International Data Corporation ( ...

Supply shortages and big price increases for RAM and storage have been a major drag for enthusiasts and PC builders in recent months. And while we haven’t yet seen large, widespread price increases ...

The demand building out AI infrastructure has placed on PC component makers has already led to the death of one consumer-facing RAM brand, but a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC ...

A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar. Falcon Northwest, which specializes in assembling ...

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. I’ve been a ...