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2026-09-11
tomshardware.com 2026-09-11
AMD has launched two new budget CPUs, the Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500, to address the rising costs of RAM and support more affordable PC builds. The Ryzen 5 5500F is based on the Zen 3 architecture with a multi-chiplet design, while the Ryzen 5 7500 uses the newer Zen 4 architecture with PCIe 5.0
2026-08-24
tomshardware.com 2026-08-24
The price of 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM has surged to $400, marking a more than 400% increase from historical lows. This sharp rise reflects broader challenges in the semiconductor industry, including AI-driven demand for NAND and flash memory, which is diverting production capacity from consumer electro