The short answer: it depends on the operating system. For Windows machines, 16GB of RAM has become the operational minimum on new consumer laptops. Modern workloads have ramped up to such a degree ...

“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

There is increasing concern that skyrocketing RAM prices will impact high-end gaming not just in the short term, but the long term. With the explosive growth of generative AI, AI data centers are ...

You may underestimate how frequently you look at your device, and you may be paying a price with more attention and memory lapses. For many of us, checking our phones has probably become an ...

Hey, so…. RAM is getting crazy expensive at the moment. Thanks to a memory supply crunch mostly attributed to the “artificial intelligence” boom and a huge ...

It’s not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC. Graphics card prices in the 2020s have undulated continuously as the industry has dealt with pandemic and AI-related shortages, but it’s actually ...

Ripple effect: What would you rather buy: 64GB of DDR5 or a PlayStation 5 console? Because right now, the memory kit costs more. As the memory crisis keeps worsening, DRAM prices are skyrocketing.

Memory now commands market prices. Memory now commands market prices. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of ...

Generative “AI” data centers are gobbling up trillions of dollars in capital, not to mention heating up the planet like a microwave. As a result there’s a capacity crunch on memory production, ...

Counterpoint warns that DDR5 RDIMM costs may surge 100% amid manufacturers’ pivot to AI chips and Nvidia’s memory-intensive AI server platforms, leaving enterprises with limited procurement leverage.

BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Nvidia's (NVDA.O), opens new tab move to use smartphone-style memory chips in its artificial intelligence servers could cause server-memory prices to double by late 2026, ...

Nvidia's (NVDA) plan to use smartphone-style memory chips in its AI servers could cause server-memory prices to double by late 2026, Reuters reported, citing a report by Counterpoint Research. In the ...