RAM prices have soared, which is bad news for people interested in buying, building, or upgrading a computer this year, but it's likely good news for people exasperated by talk of so-called AI PCs.
As Ars Technica has reported, the growing demands of data centers, fueled by the AI boom, have led to a shortage of RAM and flash memory chips, driving prices to skyrocket.
In an announcement today, Ben Yeh, principal analyst at technology research firm Omdia, said that in 2025, “mainstream PC memory and storage costs rose by 40 percent to 70 percent, resulting in cost increases being passed through to customers.”