I am babying my system right now. Fortunately I've got some backup hardware (an SSD and two sticks of DDR5 RAM) in reserve, and while they're not as impressively specced as what I'm using now, they at least work.Woof. Hug your hardware tight, boys and gals. Not too tight tho.![]()
Jefferies Warns Memory Prices Will Surge 50% in Q3 2026 and Another 40% in Q4, With No Relief Until 2028
Memory prices are all set to rise further in the coming quarters of 2026 as persistent shortages continue to grip the market.wccftech.com
Legion of Judgement peaks my interests.
Every night I praise the Omnissiah to make sure my soon to be 7 year old rig doesn't woof its cookies since replacing it would cost a month's wages.I am babying my system right now. Fortunately I've got some backup hardware (an SSD and two sticks of DDR5 RAM) in reserve, and while they're not as impressively specced as what I'm using now, they at least work.
Unfortunately, corpos buying up all the stuff we need isn't a bug in capitalism; it's a feature.But I also feel like we need to sue the likes of MS, OpenAI, or other AI companies that are hogging up all the DRAMS
Why?! I like being eco friendly, but not everyone wants nor needs an electric. I prefer gas cars myself, but regardless, no one should be forced to buy one.Because California wants to ban all non-electric cars
Welp, Cali is gonna wanna think about those chip shortages first, before trying fuck over everyone.Climate change.
Regrettably you cannot sue someone for buying something in deranged numbers when you’re talking contracts and wholesaling. It would be, I suspect, classed as an unreasonable restriction to free market enterprise. But this is a rather unprecedented situation where industry buying is directly affecting individual consumers in a very obvious way that they cannot counteract by simply buying elsewhere.![]()
Memory Trio Samsung, SK Hynix & Micron Face Class Action Lawsuit As Prices Reach Historical High Due To Shortages
Samsung, SK Hynix & Micron are facing a class action lawsuit in the US as memory prices spiral out of control due to persistent shortages.wccftech.com
FFS, two of them are Korean companies. Good luck to the plantiffs, though, because this looks to be an uphill battle.
But I also feel like we need to sue the likes of MS, OpenAI, or other AI companies that are hogging up all the DRAMS
Oh goodness Microsoft is not going in the right direction after all.
They heard “Sweet little lies” on repeat with Todd Howard a bit too muchOh goodness Microsoft is not going in the right direction after all.