Boxes of 100 server-grade DDR5 memory now cost as much as property in Shanghai in China spot market — single 256GB server sticks now over $5,700

In China’s spot market, vendors are quoting prices that put a box of 100 high-capacity DDR5 server memory modules at roughly 5 million yuan,

Patriot shows off opulent Viper Xtreme 5 Aurum RAM kit with flashy finish as prices surge throughout industry — company also showcases new SSDs and MicroSD Express card for Switch 2

Patriot showed off a host of its latest SSD and RAM kits at CES 2026, and the company also offered a sneak peek of its rapid DDR5-10000 RAM kit, which is currently under development.

Newegg bundles $1,460 128GB DDR5 memory kit with $50 Starbucks gift card — ‘Drink Coffee while you game!!’ retailer says as memory hits RTX 5080 pricing

Newegg has listed two 128GB G.Skill DDR5 RAM kits with a free $50 Starbucks gift card. Both kits are more expensive than a brand-new RTX 5080, as the DRAM pricing crisis hits DIY PC builders hard.

Corsair cancels $240 48GB DDR5 memory kit orders due to pricing error — company’s blunder ignites shopper uproar over botched RAM deal

Over the past few days, many customers purchased an incorrectly-priced kit of premium DDR5 memory from Corsair’s webstore for just $240. Today, the company has cancelled all those orders, saying the memory is out of stock …

Chinese memory maker CXMT prepares $4.2 billion USD IPO to take advantage of tight memory market — company lays out path to profitability as DRAM demand skyrockets worldwide

Chinese memory maker CXMT prepares to file for IPO in Beijing, aiming to raise $4.2 billion USD in order to expand production and fund next-gen DRAM development.

Former Samsung engineer accused of giving 10nm DRAM data to China’s CXMT, handwritten notes detailed over 600 process steps — gas flow ratios, photoresist settings and more critical stages detailed

A former Samsung Engineer accused of offering the secrets behind the company’s 10nm DRAM data to China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies has been accused of making hundreds of handwritten notes on detailed process steps.

You can now buy 2 terabytes of DDR5 server RAM for the low price of just $39,000, and 4 TB for $77,000 — Nemix offers chart-topping capacities amidst an industry shortage

As we face an unprecedented memory crisis, some vendors are still upping the ceiling, introducing higher capacity RAM kits for eye-gouging prices. This time, though, it’s registered ECC server memory not meant for consumer…

No, Asus isn’t going into memory manufacturing — Taiwanese tech giant issues statement smashing rumor

Asus has directly shut down a spurious rumor claiming it would enter the memory market within the next six months.

Russian enthusiasts planning do-it-yourself DDR5 memory amidst the worldwide shortage — building your own RAM is as ‘easy’ as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs

What are you willing to do to get your hands on DDR5 memory these days? Whatever it is, it probably doesn’t match the lengths these Russian modders are reaching by trying to build their own RAM. You can actually follow alo…

AMD EXPO 1.2 could supercharge Ryzen CPUs with CUDIMM support amid global DRAM crunch — full AMD CUDIMM support is on the horizon

AMD prepares EXPO 1.2 revision that could bring CUDIMM support to next-generation Ryzen processors.