Notebooks up 11%, desktops 10% as chipmakers ditch consumer kit for AI server bling

Notebooks up 11%, desktops 10% as chipmakers ditch consumer kit for AI server bling

Chip costs may rise another 63% this quarter, as effects feed through to PC pricing

The growing demands of AI have driven 32GB DDR5 RAM prices to a minimum of $375, with lower-cost options vanishing rapidly from the market.