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Darren Allan

'It really is the craziest time ever': data centers to grab 70% of all high-end memory chips in 2026 as AI boom leaves consumers in the cold

RAM.
  • A report airs a claim from a research firm suggesting memory prices are poised to go up by another 40% to 50% by the end of Q1
  • A separate analyst firm notes there's a "permanent reallocation" of supply of RAM chips towards AI firms
  • It's expected that data centers will hoover up over 70% of the total supply of high-end memory chips this year

As the RAM crisis appears to intensify on a weekly basis, a new report makes it clear that the results could have a more far-reaching impact for consumers than you might expect, leaving a range of tech facing price hikes in a similar scenario to the disruption that the pandemic caused to supply chains.

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