AM4 returns as DDR5 prices bite
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Wednesday, 24 December 2025 10:37

AM4 returns as DDR5 prices bite


Old DDR4 rigs are trendy again.

DDR5 pricing is turning PC building into a bad joke, so many people are crawling back to the older AM4 platform.

Maingear tells DDR5 to jog on with BYO RAM
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Wednesday, 24 December 2025 10:34

Maingear tells DDR5 to jog on with BYO RAM


Memory prices are bonkers so punters get the screwdriver

Maingear has decided that DDR5 pricing madness can do one and is letting buyers supply their own memory instead.

ADATA XPG launches new ARMAX DDR5 gaming memory series
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Ranging from 6,000 to 6,400MT/s, in 16GB and 32GB kits, and with or without RGB

ADATA's gaming-oriented XPG brand has released its newest ARMAX DDR5 gaming memory series, reaching speeds of up to 6,400MT/s, coming in 16GB and 32GB kits, and with an RGB option as well.

ASRock brings back DDR4/DDR5 combo to motherboards with H610M COMBO
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Way to weather the memory price hike storm

ASRock has introduced the new H610M COMBO motherboard for office and budget systems, which combines support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory on the same board.

Intel touts faster DDR5 for Arrow Lake refresh
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Tuesday, 25 November 2025 10:18

Intel touts faster DDR5 for Arrow Lake refresh


Memory bump arrives as the platform’s future window shrinks

Troubled Chipzilla has confirmed that its Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200S refresh chips will natively handle quicker DDR5 speeds.

JEDEC cooks up chunky new DDR5 standard
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Friday, 21 November 2025 10:34

JEDEC cooks up chunky new DDR5 standard


Quad-rank CKDs promise fatter modules for next-gen desktops

JEDEC is hammering out a CQDIMM standard for DDR5 CKD memory that will let future platforms cram in far higher capacities without slowing everything to a crawl.

Nvidia might scrap RTX 50 SUPER GPUs
Published in Graphics
Friday, 07 November 2025 10:56

Nvidia might scrap RTX 50 SUPER GPUs


Thanks to DDR7 shortages

It looks like Nvidia might be running out of memory, and the dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn suggesting its long-expected GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series could be delayed or binned.

Gigabyte smashes DDR5 records
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Monday, 03 November 2025 10:22

Gigabyte smashes DDR5 records


Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE

Gigabyte has grabbed the top three spots in the global DDR5 overclocking leaderboard, thanks to its Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard and a touch of frosty engineering.

LPDDR5X price explosion as DRAM market tightens
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Smartphone makers face rising costs as wafer supply shifts to AI chips

Prices for LPDDR5X, the low-power DRAM used in premium phones, are about to skyrocket.

Intel jacks up the price of Raptor Lake
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Wednesday, 22 October 2025 12:02

Intel jacks up the price of Raptor Lake


Lunar Lake fails to take off

Troubled Chipzilla's next-generation Lunar Lake processors are sitting unloved on shelves while everyone scrambles to buy the older, cheaper Raptor Lake chips.