
Choosing the Right DDR4 RAM
DDR4 remains a solid, budget-friendly choice for a huge range of current builds. Here's how to pick the right speed, capacity, and kit for your platform.

DDR4 remains a solid, budget-friendly choice for a huge range of current builds. Here's how to pick the right speed, capacity, and kit for your platform.

The global RAM shortage is showing few signs of ending, with fresh August 2026 reports warning that memory supply could remain severely constrained into 2027 and beyond. DDR4 and DDR5 are both under pressure, and the effects are increasingly spreading to graphics cards, SSDs, laptops and complete PC builds.

RAM prices have climbed so dramatically during the AI memory shortage that new analysis suggests inflation-adjusted memory costs have effectively returned to 2007 levels. Here’s what’s driving the 2026 DRAM crisis and what it could mean for PC builders and buyers in Pakistan.