Here's why RAM prices are skyrocketing and SSDs and GPUs could soon follow suit

"Due to the unprecedented explosive price increase in DDR4 and DDR5 desktop memory due to AI Server demand going into 2026, ...

As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...

Is RAM the new Bitcoin? DDR4 memory prices are rising so fast, some tracker graphs are running out of space - and I fear 2026 could well see a 10x price rise

Memory trend charts from PCPartPicker show how much has changed in a relatively short time. For much of 2025, DDR4 pricing ...

Apple and tech hardware stocks face ‘crisis’ as memory prices soar

Soaring prices for memory and storage components have turned companies like Sandisk Corp., Micron Technology Inc. and Western ...
PC Gamer

You can watch RAM prices going up almost in real-time on Amazon and it's only likely to get worse

The latest data from Trendforce says DDR5 spot prices have gone up 30% in the last week alone and something in the region of 170%, year-on-year. Meanwhile, on the likes of Amazon, many DDR5 kit retail ...
Ars Technica

GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

It’s not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC. Graphics card prices in the 2020s have undulated continuously as the industry has dealt with pandemic and AI-related shortages, but it’s actually ...