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DRAM Prices Are Starting to Fall in the US and Europe

By Aaron Klotz published 17 August 21

DRAM prices in the United States and Europe have begun to fall by around 5%, thanks to DRAM suppliers wanting to get rid of unnecessary stock.

DRAM Price Hikes May Be Lower Than Originally Expected

By Nathaniel Mott last updated 13 July 21

TrendForce said that quarter-over-quarter DRAM price increases could even out due to high inventory levels.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Memory Tested: How Much RAM Do You Need?

By Jarred Walton published 15 December 20

32GB is better than 16GB, which beats 8GB, and speed and timings matter as well, but only when you're not GPU limited.

Thermaltake Intros New ToughRAM Up To 4,400MHz; Non-RGB DIMMs Are Stunning

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 8 January 20

You know things are getting out of hand when we get excited about products that specifically don't have RGB...

Patriot Viper 4 Blackout DDR4-3600 16GB Kit Review: Bad Moon Ryzen?

By Thomas Soderstrom published 27 August 19

Patriot's Viper 4 Blackout boasts Ryzen 3000 compatibility, but is it the right Ryzen 3000 memory for you?

T-Force Vulcan Z 2x 8GB DDR4-3200 C16 Kit Review: More Value For Asus Motherboards

By Thomas Soderstrom published 25 July 19

Team Group charges hard into the value segment of the enthusiast market with an unlit DDR4-3200 C16 kit. Is it the right value for your build?

Ballistix Gaming Sport LT DDR4-3200 C16 Review: Value, Hold the RGB

By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 July 19

Can Ballistix Gaming compete on performance and price in the cramped enthusiast-value memory market?

Patriot Viper Elite 2x 16GB DDR4-2400 Review: Covering The Basics

By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 June 19

Some systems can’t configure high-data-rate memory: Is Patriot's Viper Elite the ultimate solution?

Adata XPG Spectrix D60G 2x 8GB DDR4-3000 Review: Upping the RGB Ante

By Thomas Soderstrom published 26 June 19

Adata attempts to maximize lighted surface area on its D60G, but does the DRAM underneath the lights perform well?

Silicon Power XPower Turbine DDR4-3200 Kit Review: Inexpensive RGB

By Thomas Soderstrom published 14 June 19

Silicon Power joins the most price-competitive segment of the high-end DDR4 market: Can it beat established players?

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x 16GB DDR4-3600 C17 Kit Review: Elusive Value

By Thomas Soderstrom published 31 May 19

Can an RGB memory kit offer better value at DDR4-3600 CAS 17? Perhaps not in the US. But it may be tough to find this G.Skill kit in stock when you’re ready to buy.

Patriot Viper Steel 2x 16GB DDR4-3200 C16 Kit: Disruptive Value

By Thomas Soderstrom published 28 May 19

Just when we thought we’d found the ultimate value in a 32GB dual-channel performance kit, Patriot stepped in to deliver low-priced RAM excellence.

HyperX Predator 2x16GB DDR4-3600 C17 Review: RGB-Free, for a Price

By Thomas Soderstrom published 26 May 19

HyperX Predator's 2x16GB 3600 kit offers a performance bump with good DDR4-3600 timings, but at what cost?

G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 2x16GB Kit Review: No Lights, Nice Price

By Thomas Soderstrom published 16 May 19

If your CPU and board support DDR4-3200 XMP, G.Skill's Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 2x16GB Kit is an great value, so long as you don't need your memory to flash or blink.

HyperX Predator RGB 2x16GB DDR4-3200 Review: A 32GB Dual-Stick Value

By Thomas Soderstrom published 3 May 19

32GB helps maintain program performance when multitasking, but some boards don’t have enough slots for a 4x 8GB kit. Kingston shows us a two-DIMM solution.

G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-3200 C14 Review: RAM Goes Luxe

By Thomas Soderstrom published 18 December 18

We may never be royal, but we can still enjoy the luxury of gold-plated heat spreaders and crystal RGB light diffusers covering DDR4-3200 at CAS 14 timings.