DRAM Prices Surge 172% YoY with No Signs of Slowing Down

I paid £259.99 on 31st August 2025 for 64gb of Corsair Titanium DDR5. 64gb of their lower tier platinum RAM is now £900!

Could this be a final nail in the coffin for PC gaming? I’ve had a few people e.g. parents at my kids school speak to me because they’re interested about getting one for their kids and I’m genuinely embarrassed to say how expensive it’s gotten.
 
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I saw a set of Corsair 32Gb ddr5 5600mhz in one of my local shops for £89 yesterday

I kept thinking of buying it but I really have no need for it plus I also spent far too much money already on Black Friday deals.
 
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Sky-high DRAM prices are set to stick around beyond 2028 as Samsung and SK Hynix opt to 'minimize the risk' memory of oversupply'

More boom. Less bust.
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DDR5 & DDR4 Memory Prices: Why Your PC Build Will Cost More Until 2027

Memory prices are getting out of control on both the DDR5 & DDR4 fronts, and it looks like the situation won't improve even in 2027.
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DRAM and NAND crisis will not be solved in 2026, Samsung and SK Hynix supply shortages could last until end of 2027 or beyond 2028. :eek:
 
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Sky-high DRAM prices are set to stick around beyond 2028 as Samsung and SK Hynix opt to 'minimize the risk' memory of oversupply'

More boom. Less bust.
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DDR5 & DDR4 Memory Prices: Why Your PC Build Will Cost More Until 2027

Memory prices are getting out of control on both the DDR5 & DDR4 fronts, and it looks like the situation won't improve even in 2027.
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DRAM and NAND crisis will not be solved in 2026, Samsung and SK Hynix supply shortages could last until end of 2027 or beyond 2028. :eek:
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The shortage itself isn't my issue, I'm concerned as to where the prices will go, surely they can't keep going up to the point where 64gb of decent ram costs £2000.

Storage is already going up in price too, a Samsung drive that was usually around £200 quid is now nearly double at a few retailers!
 
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Gibbo has (I think) mentioned their pricing going up after the 'cheap' stuff was sold, so some will be a 'built-in' rise by suppliers to cover any more increases so it could stabilise, but with Micron exiting and limited production heading the consumer direction the sky could be the limit :/

With motherboard sales dropping I wonder what the rest of the market looks like, OCUK will probably already have noticed the impact. There are going to be some BIG companies (including system integrators and retail) unhappy if consumers can't build new machines or if prebuilt prices shoot through the roof.
 
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My 990pro 2TB that I paid £80 for in December last year is nearly £200 now.

Call me an optimist though, but I do think the prices will settle. I don't think they will go back to historic lows, but I think they will settle to something more reasonable. I think a lot now is panic buying and squeezing as much as they can. I don't believe 2028 either until it improves.

"Sources", call me a conspiracy nut, but I bet those "sources" are the ram manufacturers, of course they are going to say "buy buy buy" prices will only go up. Since covid I don't trust any of them, I'm sure we all remember "it's shipping, it's X or Y", we aren't bending you over, but magically shipping prices only effected GPUs, stuff like motherboards, no increase. Then I think Zotac had a statement (might have been someone else) with crocodile tears about how they are trying to get cards to gamers, but Zotac were selling direct to mining farms.

I wouldn't trust a single thing any of them say.
 
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I said before, but I'm even more convinced now that this will last at least all of 2026 :(
The issue with the AI 'bubble' is that it's very different to the covid or crypto bubbles, demand for AI will increase for as long as they can replace workers with AI, while at the same time, the AI will get more advanced and be able to replace more workers.
We're already seeing it play out, but this is way bigger than PC hardware, it'll quickly be pushing prices up of any remotely advanced consumer electronics - PC (including office/laptops), console, phones... hell, even 'smart' fridges/washing machines!

Hopefully it will settle to some extent, prices elsewhere seem to have simmered down a little bit compared to a few days ago (<£500 for 2x32GB 6000C30, with delivery next week for at least one SKU).

I have a load of slightly outdated parts I've been too lazy to sort through and list on the MM, I think I'll just keep them now, as if something were to break on my PC I can't afford to replace it at current prices
 
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Then I think Zotac had a statement (might have been someone else) with crocodile tears about how they are trying to get cards to gamers, but Zotac were selling direct to mining farms.
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Wasn't it MSI that did it? I may not be remembering that right...

Either way, I agree. Everything they do/say is to drive sales and push their product. They will, of course, be licking their lips at the idea of booming profits due to panic buying, and they are going to fuel that panic as much as they can to sell as much as they can.
 
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