RAM Prices Are So Bad, PC Builders Are Telling Consumers to BYO Memory

If you were planning on buying a PC any time in the near future, expect it to be more like a potluck than a wine and dine ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

You can now 'bring your own RAM' to build PCs as DDR5 prices surge exponentially

As the industry steps into 2026, memory prices show no sign of calming down. DDR5 RAM now costs so much that custom PC ...
Morning Overview on MSN

RAM prices are brutal, builders tell buyers to bring your own

Memory that once felt like an afterthought in a PC budget has become the main event. RAM prices have climbed so aggressively ...
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Best DDR4 CPUs and motherboards: Upgrade your PC, use old RAM, avoid silly DDR5 prices

From Intel Core i5-14600K to AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT, here are some decent PC upgrades you can use with your old DDR4 memory.
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This tiny chip could single-handedly solve the RAM shortage by allowing hyperscalers to reuse old DDR4 memory via CXL — and it comes with an extraordinary feature

Marvell Structera X 2404 allows the reuse of DDR4 without buying new DRAM Twelve DIMMs per controller deliver 1.5TB physical memory capacity Memory compression effectively doubles usable capacity ...