DDR3 is making an unexpected comeback now that DDR4 is also too expensive

According to a post on the China-based PC hardware forum Board Channels, people looking to build relatively affordable ...

Is RAM the new Bitcoin? DDR4 memory prices are rising so fast, some tracker graphs are running out of space - and I fear 2026 could well see a 10x price rise

Memory trend charts from PCPartPicker show how much has changed in a relatively short time. For much of 2025, DDR4 pricing ...
Eurogamer

I still can't believe how cheap 32GB of reliable DDR4-3200 RAM has gotten recently

I remember when DDR4 RAM cost an absolute fortune - take this Corsair Vengeance 32GB kit of DDR4-3200 for instance. Back in mid-2021, this kit was going as high as $202 when DDR4 RAM was at its peak ...
XDA Developers on MSN

DDR4 RAM isn't dead yet, and won't be for years

By the time DDR5 reached the mainstream, platforms like the AM4 and LGA 1700 had already achieved maturity. Years of BIOS ...
PCMag on MSN

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.
TweakTown

As RAM crisis intensifies, DDR3 motherboards are making an improbable comeback

Here's one way to avoid paying an absolute fortune for RAM - forget DDR5 or even DDR4 memory, switch back to DDR3, as some ...
Fudzilla

DDR3 crawls out of the scrapheap as RAM prices get insane

DDR4 platforms still look more cost-effective than DDR5, and AM4 is reportedly seeing a sharp rise in demand as buyers seek cheaper paths to a functioning PC. DDR4 kits may be less insane than DDR5, ...
XDA Developers on MSN

DDR5 prices killed my upgrade plans, so I overclocked my DDR4 RAM instead

My existing PC has a Ryzen 7 5700X, RTX 3080, and 32GB of DDR4-3600 RAM on a B550 motherboard. It has served me well over the ...