https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/creativity-is-the-key-how-pc-hardwares-smaller-manufacturers-are-navigating-the-ram-shortage-disaster
Small and specialist gaming hardware makers tell us how they're enduring, and sometimes even avoiding, the ongoing memory shortage crisis.
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https://www.theverge.com/news/839353/pc-ram-shortage-pricing-spike-news
Dec 29, 2025 - RAM prices have spiked recently, growing by multiples as the data center boom sucks up supply from chipmakers.
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https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ram-shortage-and-higher-laptop-prices-not-expected-to-end-this-year-or-next/
Feb 13, 2026 - It looks like 2028 at the earliest before demand subsides and costs come down from the AI boom.
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https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/11/27/dell-hp-apple-and-more-issue-warnings-over-ram-shortage/
Nov 27, 2025 - It looks like we're going to see another year of computer prices going up, but this time it's related to RAM instead of GPUs.
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https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/genai-users-larian-forced-to-build-divinity-around-ram-shortage-caused-by-genai
Larian's new Divinity game is having to be made with the current RAM storage in mind - a shortage caused by generative AI tools like the ones Larian employ.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/3063482/wi-fi-routers-are-expected-to-explode-in-price-due-to-ram-shortage.html
Feb 17, 2026 - Memory now accounts for 20 percent of the total cost of a Wi-Fi router, up from 3 percent. Market analysts think that number will keep rising.
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https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-could-produce-DDR5-RAM-to-ease-memory-shortage-and-keep-laptop-prices-reasonable.1192377.0.html
With DDR5 RAM prices out of control, Asus may have a strategy that will benefit laptop buyers and gamers. A new report suggests that it will begin...
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https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-shortage-killed-my-pc-build-plans-i-bought-used-workstation/
ECC RAM isn't facing a crisis - yet
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/valves-steam-deck-intermittently-out-of-stock-as-ram-shortage-drags-on/
Feb 17, 2026 - Forget launching new stuff—Valve is even having problems with existing hardware.
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https://www.xda-developers.com/memory-shortage-laptops-with-only-8gb-of-ram-could-soon-be-new-normal/
If you're looking to buy a mid-range laptop anytime soon, you'll unfortunately need to accept a lower price-to-performance ratio.
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https://gizmodo.com/amd-promises-to-try-and-keep-gpu-prices-low-against-the-ravages-of-the-ram-shortage-2000710505
Jan 15, 2026 - AMD is going to have an interesting 2026 fighting against memory prices and—maybe—expanding FSR Redstone to handhelds.
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/frameworks-ram-prices-climbing-on-a-monthly-cadence-with-more-hikes-to-come/
Feb 12, 2026 - And Framework expects things to get worse before they get better.
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https://www.dailydot.com/culture/gamers-react-micron-consumer-ram/
Dec 10, 2025 - "When the next gen consoles come out, it's going to cost more to upgrade the storage on them than the actual price of the console."
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