RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives

Big Tech’s AI-fueled memory shortage is set to be the PC industry’s defining story for 2026 and beyond. Standalone, direct-to ...

The memory shortage is driving up prices for SSDs, GPUs, and hard drives – even phone makers are cutting projections

With the DRAM shortage already making memory upgrades prohibitively expensive, high-end SSD prices have also spiked in recent weeks. This surge is being driven by the ...
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Memory Shortage Now Wreaking Havoc on Hard Drive Prices, Too

ComputerBase finds that popular high-capacity HDDs are now almost 50% more expensive than they were just four months ago.
Dallas Morning News

Jim Rossman: How much RAM and hard drive space do you need?

I have an interesting task this week at work: I get to pick out a new computer for myself. I realize most people don’t have such a luxury. Indeed, most all of my coworkers simply get told when they ...
PC World

Windows drive X: Unleash ferocious speed by using RAM as storage

The drive letter X: in Windows usually stands for the use of a RAM disc. RAM refers to Random Access Memory, i.e. the working memory of your PC. You can make part of it available as a RAM disc and ...

9 Signs Your RAM Is About To Fail

Random access memory is a crucial component of every computer's operation, but it's not always easy to tell when your RAM is ...