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My budget PC runs fine on DDR4 — here's why upgrading to DDR5 makes no sense right now

DDR5 RAM costs twice as much, but DDR4 still crushes modern games ...
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DDR4 RAM Prices Surge, Making It More Expensive to Upgrade Older PCs

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DRAM shortage chaos pushes DDR4 sky high, dragging brands back to DDR2

Memory crisis deepens as manufacturers abandon newer RAM for older chips while AI workloads reshape global semiconductor ...
ZDNet

Why buying DDR4 RAM is now a smarter play than DDR5 - especially if you're PC building

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DDR4 Prices Jump 10% in One Week. Some Buyers Are Even Looking at DDR3

DDR4 Prices Jump 10% in One Week. Some Buyers Are Even Looking at DDR3 TrendForce notes a 12% increase in some 8GB DDR4 memory kits and an 8% rise in the cost of 16GB kits over the past week.
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ASRock's New Intel Motherboard Has Both DDR5 And DDR4 Memory Slots

Thanks to an AI arms race, PC memory prices have gotten out of control in the past several months (and also pushed Crucial out of the consumer market), but is a motherboard with slots for both DDR5 ...
TweakTown

RAM Prices Hub

RAM prices are moving higher again, with both DDR4 and DDR5 seeing upward pressure as supply tightens and suppliers push through firmer pricing. The increases are being felt most on popular kits and ...