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February 11, 2026

AI Demand Sparks DRAM Shortage and Price Hikes

Surging AI demand is causing a severe shortage of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), diverting manufacturing capacity from other electronics and driving DRAM prices up by 80-90% in a single quarter. The shortage stems from a collision between the cyclical DRAM industry and an unprecedented AI infrastru...

January 17, 2026

RAM Shortage Now Hits GPUs, SSDs, and Hard Drives

A severe, AI-driven memory shortage is extending beyond standalone RAM kits to significantly impact the availability and pricing of finished PC components like graphics cards and SSDs, a trend expected to last into 2026. The tight supply of GDDR7 memory is forcing manufacturers to prioritize high...

January 17, 2026

AMD's CES Reveals: The Two Most Exciting Announcements

AMD's CES 2026 announcements, while low-key, centered on making high-performance gaming hardware more affordable, introducing new Strix Halo chip variants to lower system prices below $2,000. The company is reviving socketed, user-upgradable mobile processors with its Ryzen AI 400 series, a desig...

January 9, 2026

CES 2026's Top Tech Defies Storage & RAM Shortages

CES 2026 was dominated by AI, but a severe industry-wide shortage of RAM and storage components constrained major hardware launches and created pricing uncertainty. Despite the subdued market, significant innovations were highlighted, including Intel's Panther Lake and AMD's Gorgon Point CPUs, an...

November 6, 2025

AMD's New CPUs Could Make Low-End GPUs Obsolete

AMD's Strix Halo processors with integrated Radeon 8060S graphics deliver strong gaming performance at 1080p and 1440p, potentially making budget discrete GPUs unnecessary for cost-conscious gamers. Leaked specifications reveal new Ryzen AI Max+ models with up to 12 cores and 40 compute units, na...