ASUS Responds To Rumors It Will Make DRAM To Alleviate The Memory Crisis

Sorry folks, but ASUS is not likely to save us from the current DRAM crisis that is expected to not only persist through all of next year, but potentially far beyond. Rumor has it that ASUS is toying with the idea of making its own DRAM chip production line to serve the consumer market, which if true, could help alleviate the shortage. However, ASUS purportedly shot down the rumor nearly as fast as it arose.

If you haven't shopped a kit of DDR5 memory lately, do yourself and favor and avoid doing so now, lest you have an affinity for sticker shock. DDR5 memory kit pricing has skyrocketed over the past several weeks as manufacturers shift their focus to feeding the increasingly hungry and more lucrative AI market.

To make matters worse, Micron is ending its consumer-facing Crucial brand after 29 years to focus on data center customers. And ...