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ADATA is marking its upcoming 25th anniversary at CES 2026 with a showcase spanning AI‑centric storage, industrial solutions and new XPG gaming hardware. The company’s booth is divided into three zones - AI Innovation, Smart Living and Gaming Lifestyle. We cover it all in our latest CES video.

Gigabyte has used CES 2026 to showcase a specialised lineup of motherboards designed to squeeze every last frame out of AMD's Ryzen 9000 Series X3D processors. Leading the charge is the X870E Aorus Xtreme X3D AI Top, a flagship board focused on high‑frequency memory stability and aggressive thermal management for the latest 3D V‑Cache silicon.

The end of 2025 feels like a strange time to review this 32GB kit of dual channel ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 memory, and that is for two reasons. The first is that demand for AI hardware has gone wild which means that supplies are short and the second …

In recent weeks, DDR5 memory prices have begun skyrocketing due to a shortage brought about by AI companies buying up the majority of available DRAM supply. Gamers may be able to work around the shortages with a little ingenuity though, as desktop RAM can be replaced by SODIMM modules with …

Leo takes a deep dive into Gigabyte's X870E Aorus Pro X3D Ice

For Day 21 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with ADATA to give one lucky winner a memory and SSD upgrade. Our prizes today include the ADATA Lancer Neon RGB DDR5 32GB CL30 memory and Mars 980 Blade 1TB SSD!

XPG has announced the launch of its latest memory series, the Armax DDR5. Designed with a specific aesthetic in mind, the new modules draw inspiration from the silhouette of stealth fighter jets, offering a rugged look paired with speeds of up to 6400MT/s. Adata XPG Armax's design focus is compatibility. …

Micron has announced it will discontinue its consumer-facing Crucial brand, marking the end of a 29-year run for one of the most known names in PC memory and storage. The company confirmed it will cease selling Crucial-branded consumer products through global retailers and distributors by February 2026. Micron's decision represents …

Sapphire is back with a new B850M motherboard - prepping for Zen 6?

JEDEC has updated its classification system for DDR5 memory modules as higher-capacity unbuffered variants begin entering production. The organization is replacing the previous general CUDIMM label for 4-rank designs, introducing the new, specific term: CQDIMM (Client Quad-Rank Unbuffered DIMM). Brought to our attention by Guru3D, this new terminology is being …

German extreme overclocker Cens has broken the DDR5 memory frequency world record, reaching DDR5-13322 just days after the previous record was set.

Adata has introduced a 128GB DDR5 CUDIMM module, effectively doubling the maximum capacity per stick for the mainstream desktop platform. This breakthrough brings 4-rank memory, previously available only in server space, into consumer-grade hardware. Until now, the consumer DDR5 market has been limited to single- and dual-rank modules, with a …

Patriot Memory's flagship Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 has officially broken the world record for memory frequency, becoming the first to surpass the 13,200 MT/s barrier.

KLEVV's URBANE V RGB DDR5 Gaming/OC memory has won several awards since launch, including an iF Design Award. Now, this memory is available in a new colourway, offering up a Jet Black option for those seeking to build a stealthy rig. The URBANE V RGB Gaming/OC series is designed with …

In the world of PC hardware, we've seen some wild designs, and today, a new contender has entered the ring. A company called Origin Code has just launched the Vortex DDR5, which it claims is the world's first DDR5 memory module to feature an integrated, active triple-fan cooling system.

The 13,000 MT/s barrier for DDR5 memory has officially been broken, setting a new record high overclocked speed using a Gigabyte Aorus motherboard.   The achievement comes from overclocker SaltyCroissant (via VideoCardz), who has pushed a DDR5 memory module to an incredible frequency of 6,510 MHz, which translates to a staggering …

Leo checks out an X870 mobo from ASRock, priced around £300

Team Group has launched a new high-performance desktop memory kit under its creator-focused T-Create brand. The new Expert CKD DDR5 features Client Clock Driver (CKD) technology, which is designed to improve stability at high frequencies, especially under heavy, sustained workloads. Starting by briefly explaining what CKD is, this technology promises …

G.Skill memory has been used to set many world records over the years and another has just landed. The overclocker known as bl4ckdot has just set a new overclocking world record for the fastest DDR5 memory frequency, with a 24GB Trident Z5 memory module pushed all the way to 12872MT/s.

G.Skill has released some of the best memory kits of the DDR5 generation and they are showing no signs of slowing down. This week, G.Skill is debuting its new high-performance 64GB DDR5 modules, delivering speeds of up to 6400MT/s and up to 256GB capacity. There are two new G.Skill overclocked …

At Computex this week, Mat met up with TeamGroup to go over the latest innovations in DDR5 memory, M.2 SSD liquid coolers and the next generation of SSDs.

At Computex this week, Leo checked in with Kingston to get a look at all of the new SSDs and memory modules hitting the market. One of the biggest surprises for us was the unveiling of the new Kingston Fury CAMM2 module, bringing memory to desktop PCs in a whole new format.

The G.Skill Annual OC World Cup returns at Computex 2025 with a $40,000 prize pool up for grabs. The top nine overclockers from the qualifying rounds will go head-to-head and we may see some records broken along the way.

Asus has just announced its latest pre-built desktop PC, the TUF Gaming T500. While it looks like an ordinary gaming system from the outside, it happens that this system utilises Intel's 13th Gen mobile CPU, The Core i7-13620H with a desktop RTX 5060 Ti graphics card.  Measuring 15.55 x 29.64 …

G.Skill is bringing ultra high-speed and high-capacity DDR5 memory kits to AMD Ryzen based systems. The new G.Skill DDR5-8400 128GB kit is available starting this month, packing high-performance DDR5 ICs from SK-Hynix.  The new DDR5-8400 128GB (2x 64GB) RAM kit was tested and validated on a system using an Asus …

As the excitement builds around Intel's recently unveiled ‘200S Boost' performance profile, G.Skill is stepping forward with their memory compatibility details. The company has announced that it has a comprehensive list of its DDR5 memory profiles ready and verified to work with Intel's new feature, ranging from DDR5-6000 up to …

Professional overclockers have been battling for the DDR5 speed crown in recent months, with the record being broken a couple of times. G.Skill today announced that the overclocking world record has been broken again, this time by G.Skill OC World Cup 2023 champion, Seby. Seby won the G.Skill OC World …

Leo is back to talk about his new Minisforum motherboard...

TeamGroup is adding to its T-Force DDR5 memory line-up this week with the new XTREEM CKD ARGB DDR5 and T-FORCE DELTA CKD RGB DDR5 memory kits. CKD series memory modules are fully compatible with Intel Core Ultra and Intel 800 series platforms, ensuring system stability during high-load operations. The T-FORCE …

This week, G.Skill is launching its first high-capacity DDR5 memory kit to reach 8000MT/s speeds. G.Skill continues to raise the bar for capacities, speeds and latency. The company's new DDR5-8000 CL44 kit offers up to 128GB of memory, spread over two 64GB memory sticks. Getting such a high capacity kit …