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Bewildered enthusiasts decry memory price increases of 100% or more — the AI RAM squeeze is finally starting to hit PC builders where it hurts
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By Stephen Warwick published November 4, 2025
Everywhere you look, RAM prices are skyrocketing

With a 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. The demand for server-grade memory and HBM is now starting to have a knock-on effect. Reports indicate DRAM prices have risen 171.8% year-over-year, and customers are starting to notice.

"I've been saving for months to get the Corsair Dominator 64GB CL30 kit," one beleagured PC builder wrote on Reddit. "It was about $280 when I looked," said u/RaidriarT, "Fast forward today on PCPartPicker, they want $547 for the same kit? A nearly 100% increase in a couple months?"