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German Retailer Motherboard Sales Reveal DDR4 Platform Makes Up For Less Than 10% Of Total Purchases Despite DDR5 Platform Costing Way More

3 August 2026 at 13:45

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo X RGB RAM modules installed on a motherboard with visible RGB lighting.

While both DDR4 and DDR5 memory are selling for sky-high prices, DDR5 platforms usually cost more due to high demand. However, the latest sales stats show something interesting. Monthly Mindfactory Sales Reveal DDR4 Motherboard Sales Account For Only 9.5% of Total Motherboard Sales While DDR5 Motherboards Still Sell Like Hotcakes Despite efforts by vendors to increase the production of DDR4 platforms, it appears that consumers aren't ready to transition back to DDR4. Since October last year, prices for DDR5 memory kits have been skyrocketing, and to tackle the situation, many vendors are now aiming to make the DDR4 platform mainstream [โ€ฆ]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/german-retailer-ddr5-vs-ddr4-platform-sales/

The Relaunch of AMD Ryzen 5800X3D and NVIDIA RTX 3060 Shows Just How Bad It Is For PC Gamers In 2026

18 April 2026 at 12:18

An AMD Ryzen 7 5000 Series processor box is positioned next to a dual-fan graphics card against a red and orange geometric background.

It's disappointing to see where we are heading, but it appears that for PC hardware makers, nothing can save the current market except relaunching older hardware. The Relaunch of Ryzen 7 5800X3D and GeForce RTX 3060 is Close, but is it Really Something We Wanted? I think I got a little too excited for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D when I heard it would relaunch soon, since I have been rocking the AM4 platform for years now. It has hardly been a year since it got discontinued, but AM4 has proved that a platform can last for nearly a decade [โ€ฆ]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/relaunch-of-amd-ryzen-5800x3d-and-nvidia-rtx-3060-shows-2026-bad-for-pc-gamers/

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