Production of DDR4 memory and motherboards is restarting amid unprecedented memory shortages — PC industry preparing for a world without DDR5

Back to the (stone) DDR4 age.

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Counterfeit G.Skill and V-Color DDR5 modules hit Chinese marketplaces, impacting company sales — cheap contraband memory using identical PCBs and heat spreaders almost impossible to spot

Counterfeit memory modules with G.Skill and V-Color badges sold at Chinese marketplaces use identical PCBs and heat spreaders, are hard to identify.
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32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 minimum — AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building

32GB of DDR5 RAM can now no longer be found for less than $374.97.

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GoPro warns ‘substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue’ in regulatory filings — AI memory shortage hits action camera maker

Higher memory costs and lower sales is hitting GoPro hard. The company isn’t filing for bankruptcy yet, but it might end up doing that if it does not resolve the issue sooner.
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AMD says new EXPO ‘Ultra Low Latency’ DDR5 memory should be ‘effectively the same price’ as current kits — feature will work on existing chipsets, but will require new DIMMs

AMD provides us with a bit more detail about its upcoming EXPO Ultra Low Latency mode, which should be available from leading memory partners soon.
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The rise of local agentic computing faces a brutal reality: rising DRAM prices — RTX Spark, Gorgon Halo chips subject to 63% DRAM contract price hike this quarter

DRAM contract prices are forecast to climb another 58% to 63% this quarter.

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SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — AI-driven shortage will persist until at least 2030

SK hynix will double its memory wafer capacity within five years, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won told reporters at Computex in Taipei on June 2nd.
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256GB of dual-channel RAM hits mass market thanks to Origin Code — quad-rank CUDIMM packs 128GB of DDR5-8000 into a single module

Origin Code reveals the brand’s Vortex 4R DDR5-8000 256GB (2x128GB) CUDIMM memory kits at Computex 2025.

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AMD promises 13% uplift with new EXPO ‘Ultra Low Latency’ overclocking on DDR5 DIMMs — automatic memory overclocking delivers 4% improvement over standard EXPO, says AMD

AMD’s upcoming EXPO ‘Ultra Low Latency’ automatic memory overclocking promises a 13% improvement over standard DDR5 speeds, as well as a 4% jump compared to standard EXPO.
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Cooler Master is bringing active cooling to DDR5 RAM, promising up to 15-degree temperature drops — ‘MasterDIMM’ combines G.SKILL memory with a built-in fan, kits run up to 128GB

Cooler Master and G.Skill are launching “MasterDIMM” — a new line of DDR5 memory sticks that comes enveloped in a stylishly-thick black and gold heatsink that features a blower fan. Two RGB stripes run along the top to add…

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