Corsair has started sourcing Chinese RAM

In a very interesting turn of events, Corsair has been spotted sourcing RAM from Chinese manufacturer CXMT for its Vengeance line of memory products for the very first time. The first person to make note of this was user @wxnod on X/Twitter, and tech press including Tom's Hardware (h/t) has reported on his findings since. The new Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit appears to be one of Corsair's RGB-equipped modules, complete with a CMK5X16G3E60C36A2-CN part number, with the CN denoting Chinese exclusivity but UKCA and CE indicating potential expansion to EU and UK markets.

In the short-term, this move doesn't mean very much for existing RAM prices here in the US of A, but it marks an interesting paradigm shift for RAM supply in general. With major brands like Corsair now willing to source from CXMT and showcasing that Chinese RAM can still achieve high 6000 MT/s speeds compatible with AMD EXPO and Intel XMP alike, the potential for more Chinese RAM exports in the future has been raised considerably.

It also bodes well for China's domestic RAM market, of course. Should Chinese industry be able to meet its own country's ravenous demand for memory and semiconductors, reducing its reliance on Korea and the US's Big Three should reduce overall RAM demand worldwide. The recent prediction from a former Samsung Device Solutions executive (and current Samsung advisor) Khe-hyun Kyung that the shortage could end by the end of 2026 now rings even more feasible.

For consumers worldwide, it's a truly tantalizing prospect. Unreasonable surges in RAM prices and the exit of Crucial (Micron's consumer-facing brand) from the consumer business due to unprecedented AI demand has been an absolute killer for consumer electronics as a whole, especially DIY and smaller PC businesses. If CXMT RAM makes its way Stateside in the near future or at least manages to remove China's demand from the wider equation, prices should become more palatable more quickly. Here's hoping.