Memory is in a pricing apocalypse, the likes of which we might not see the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs”>end of for a decade. As AI data centers gobble up supply, and DRAM manufacturers capitalize on newfound demand, we’re in a situation where only those with the capital to spare (and that’s really the correct word to use here) can foot the bill for those sweet chips. That puts a bit of a damper on that upgrade to DDR5 you were planning for data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/live/news/black-friday-tech-pc-deals-live-2025″ data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/live/news/black-friday-tech-pc-deals-live-2025″>Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now doesn’t it?
Although DDR5 is now the standard,…

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