DRAM price crisis expected to continue for years as memory makers avoid affordable options
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Nick Evanson
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The article discusses the ongoing DRAM price crisis (dubbed the "RAMpocalypse"), which is expected to persist for years according to a Lenovo forecast presented at a high-performance computing event. Memory kit makers are responding in one of two ways: either doing nothing (keeping prices high) or going extreme with aggressively high-priced, high-end kits. Neither approach is what PC gamers and consumers want — affordable, reasonably priced memory. The article explores the supply chain issues, market dynamics, and the lack of a middle-ground solution for consumers.
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· 3 pulledOne of the world's biggest manufacturers of PCs has warned that the RAMpocalypse will continue for years.
So far, makers of DRAM kits have taken a somewhat binary approach in their responses to the crisis: do nothing or go extreme.
Doing nothing or going hell-for-leather isn't what PC gamers want right now.
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