China’s RAM boom is here. Your cheap PC is not
Your cheap PC is not I take a look at the meteoric rise of CXMT, and what it means for RAM prices. Also, my gaming pick of the week and cool stuff from around the web. Boost Mode By Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld Jul 28, 2026 4:15 am PDT Image: Christoph Hoffmann The hottest company on the planet right now is a memory supplier called CXMT, a name barely anyone outside of China had even heard a year ago.
- ▪Your cheap PC is not I take a look at the meteoric rise of CXMT, and what it means for RAM prices.
- ▪Also, my gaming pick of the week and cool stuff from around the web.
- ▪Boost Mode By Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld Jul 28, 2026 4:15 am PDT Image: Christoph Hoffmann The hottest company on the planet right now is a memory supplier called CXMT, a name barely anyone outside of China had even heard a year
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Boost Mode China’s RAM boom is here. Your cheap PC is not I take a look at the meteoric rise of CXMT, and what it means for RAM prices. Also, my gaming pick of the week and cool stuff from around the web. Boost Mode By Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld Jul 28, 2026 4:15 am PDT Image: Christoph Hoffmann The hottest company on the planet right now is a memory supplier called CXMT, a name barely anyone outside of China had even heard a year ago. It’s making headlines in financial markets on a massive stock debut, predicated on the idea that it’s going to fill the hole in the DRAM market (the kind of memory that goes into consumer PCs) as the big three make bank on “AI.” Well bully for CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies), I suppose.
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