With a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs”> global surge in AI demand bleeding NAND and DRAM supplies dry, it was only a matter of time before regular consumers, PC builders, and hardware enthusiasts started to feel the pinch. Now, a series of user reports collated by Tom’s Hardware and data trends from price-tracking services like PCPartPicker confirm a staggering 100% or more price rise in RAM on online marketplaces.
Until very recently, RAM price rises had largely been limited to industry customers rather than frontline consumer sales….
