You don't need me to tell you that the exponential rise of AI servers has made PC enthusiasts think twice about buying a new upgrade, because one look at the current prices of graphics cards, DRAM kits, and SSDs tells you everything you need to know about the RAMpocalypse. But while things might seem to have calmed down a bit, one of the world's biggest suppliers of memory and storage has warned that certain components are still going to rise in price.
Hermitage Akihabara recently interviewed the CEO of Team Group, Gerry Chen, and opened with a simple question as to what his outlook was for the immediate future. "Currently, AI-related demand is very high in the overall memory market, accounting for 40-50% of the total supply. We expect this demand to continue to increase, and the majority of memory produced between 2026 and 2027 already has its customers," he began.
