Humans like to celebrate barriers being broken. The speed of sound. The first 1GHz processor, or 1TB hard drive. So get ready to pop the California sparkling wine, because we just smashed right ...

Welcome to ExtremeTech's comprehensive RAM guide, in which we'll answer a broad range of questions related to how much system RAM you need these days, whether or not it's worth it to upgrade older ...

New CPU and GPU architectures roil the market pretty much every year—sometimes more than once a year. Yet in spite of the impact that system memory can have on a PC’s performance, the industry has ...

RAM prices have surged dramatically, driven by AI demand and supply constraints. Here’s what’s behind the spike, how long it ...

A global DRAM shortage, fueled by surging AI data center demand, is driving up RAM and SSD prices and forcing PC builders to rethink upgrade strategies. With DDR5 costs soaring and supply tight, ...

If you want to choose the best RAM for your PC, you’ll be faced with a lot of terms that may not sound familiar at a glance. DDR? DIMM? CAS? XMP? When you just want something that goes well with the ...

Ever since playing God of War on my gaming PC, I've felt a longing desire to dive deeper into the franchise by playing the previous games in the series. Alas, Sony is yet to port Kratos's previous ...

Let's be real, we've collectively been spoiled by cheap memory prices over the last few years, save for when DDR5 made its grand entrance (much to the delight of scalpers) alongside Intel's Alder Lake ...

DDR5 memory and SSD prices continue to soar, but I have some ideas for how to save if you're upgrading, building, or buying a new computer in 2026. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 ...

The past twelve months turned out to be some of the most exciting times we can remember for building a new computer. Last March saw the launch of Ryzen ending half a decade of AMD being 'bulldozed' by ...