--- title: "Your next PC won't let you upgrade the RAM, and it's going to cost you thousands" url: https://daily.dev/posts/your-next-pc-won-t-let-you-upgrade-the-ram-and-it-s-going-to-cost-you-thousands-vlgds9bao source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/why-unified-memory-layouts-bitter-future-pc-enthusiasts-going-to-hate type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-07-05T16:02:26.737Z updated: 2026-07-05T16:02:50.263Z tags: ["local-ai"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Your next PC won't let you upgrade the RAM, and it's going to cost you thousands **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Unified memory architectures, where RAM is soldered directly onto the CPU/SoC package, are moving from laptops into desktop PCs. While this delivers significant performance gains — higher memory bandwidth, lower latency, and shared pools for CPU, GPU, and NPU — it eliminates the ability to upgrade RAM post-purchase. This mirrors Apple's strategy of charging steep premiums for memory tiers at the time of purchase. For enthusiasts and local AI workloads that require large memory pools, a fixed baseline configuration could mean buying an entirely new PC rather than simply upgrading a component. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The last generation of fully upgradeable PCs is being built right now](https://daily.dev/posts/the-last-generation-of-fully-upgradeable-pcs-is-being-built-right-now-iqwbgz9ba) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Unified memory is quietly killing SO-DIMM, and mini PCs prove it's already happening](https://daily.dev/posts/unified-memory-is-quietly-killing-so-dimm-and-mini-pcs-prove-it-s-already-happening-gwb344hlv) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#local-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/local-ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/your-next-pc-won-t-let-you-upgrade-the-ram-and-it-s-going-to-cost-you-thousands-vlgds9bao)