The main issue is supply, especially a shortage of high-end DRAM, much of which is now being diverted to AI data centers.

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.

Il mercato PC affronta una crisi nera nel 2026 con spedizioni in calo verticale a causa della carenza globale di RAM cannibalizzata dai datacenter per l'intelligenza artificiale,…

The main issue is supply, especially a shortage of high-end DRAM, much of which is now being diverted to AI data centers.