Dell CEO Warns Memory Shortage Will Deepen in 2027

Relief appears distant. Because new memory fabrication plants take roughly four years to build, Dell reportedly does not anticipate significant additional supply until 2029 or 2030. That outlook is broadly in line with other industry figures. Micron's chief executive recently said supply would be considerably tighter in 2027 and 2028 than this year, while SK hynix's chief executive has suggested the shortage could persist through 2030.

To manage the situation, Dell is said to be purchasing DRAM only as final assembly nears and securing long-term supply contracts. It is not clear how much of that approach extends to the company's consumer products.

Overclocker Luumi Sets New Cinebench Record on 13-Year-Old Intel Core i5-4670K

Using liquid nitrogen to push a 2013 Haswell quad-core to 6,301 MHz, overclocker Luumi scored 10.8 cb, beating a record that had held for roughly 12 years.