The answer: AI of course.

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...

The RAM crisis looms large in the PC hardware market, and now a graphics card maker has issued a warning for consumers.

Micron says the global memory crunch isn't a short-term problem. With AI data centers demanding more DRAM than ever, even expanded production won't bring real relief before 2028. The post Micron says ...

Across the computing industry, computer memory (both in the form of RAM and flash storage) has only been getting ...

With AI data centers gobbling up RAM, prices are up. With most laptops soldering memory in place, upgrade options are ...

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

PC maker Framework announced Monday its higher-memory desktops would see significant price hikes thanks to memory supply shortages, jumping from $2,985 ($US1,999) to $3,672 ($US2,459) for its 128GB ...

It's easy enough to see how people fell for this fake rumor, though, given just how awful memory pricing has become in recent ...

Due to increased demand for hardware from AI datacenters 2026 was already going to suck for anyone looking to upgrade or ...