With the launch of Intel's newest desktop CPUs comes the future of PC memory: DDR5 RAM. Here's how to decide if you need it now. Years back, when a small website called out for product-review editors.

The modder, who goes by the handle VIK-on, used a pair of 16 GB DDR5 laptop SODIMMs as a starting point. The next step was to ...

Major changes to the PC’s RAM subsystem typically occur once in blue moon, but mere years after DDR4’s delayed rollout, that time is upon us yet again. How fast is DDR5? What will I need to run what?

Installing RAM in your PC is one of the easiest, yet most crucial tasks. Do it the right way, and you should have a faster, more responsive PC that is better at handling your commands. However, not ...

Generational leaps in PC memory don’t arrive as quickly as many other technological innovations. About seven years after the announcement of DDR4, the next generation of PC memory, DDR5, is finally ...

A few weeks ago we reviewed Intel's new Alder Lake architecture for the first time and with it we also got our first chance to play around with DDR5 memory. In our Core i9-12900K review, we tested ...

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 ...

The current DDR5 RAM price rises are alarming. In just a handful of weeks, prices have more than tripled for PC RAM upgrades, raising the cost of 32GB DDR5 kits from under $100 to well over $300. It's ...

DDR5 — it’s all PC gamers can take about now that AMD Ryzen 7000 is about to launch. Although Intel has supported DDR5 since the launch of its 12th-gen Alder Lake processors, Ryzen 7000 is the ...

A brand new year is officially upon us (2023!) and as we reflect back on the preceding months, one reason to be optimistic is the continued decline of DDR5 memory prices. The situation now is far and ...

Maingear, a well-respected boutique PC builder, has taken note of the ongoing RAM crisis and is attempting to offer a potential solution, beyond simply raising prices. Its solution is a new "BYO RAM", ...