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What is "dummy" RAM, and why are PC builders using it?

If you can't make it, just fake it.

As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...

Is AI killing laptop upgradeability?

With AI data centers gobbling up RAM, prices are up. With most laptops soldering memory in place, upgrade options are ...

Here's why RAM prices are skyrocketing and SSDs and GPUs could soon follow suit

The answer: AI of course.
SlashGear

What Does DDR5 RAM CAS Timing Mean And How Does It Impact Performance?

At first glance, seeing a string of numbers like "34-42-42-96" on RAM packaging might be puzzling — but they carry important technical meaning. They refer to memory timings, with the first indicating ...
The Business Standard

The ongoing RAM crunch and how it will affect you as a consumer

The global race to build AI data centres is draining memory chips from the consumer market. From smartphones to laptops, a shortage of memory chips is leaving phone and computer makers in a tight spot ...