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Cale Hunt

"Unprecedented high demand from the AI industry" — G.Skill succinctly addresses the cause of the DRAM shortage and spiking consumer prices

G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB.

G.Skill makes some of the most aesthetically pleasing and high-performance RAM kits you can possibly put in your PC, but just like every other RAM supplier, its party has been spoiled by the global DRAM shortage that is driving up prices for far more than just memory.

The company released a short statement on December 16, 2025, explaining its current predicament. The root cause? AI, of course. AI and its unending thirst for DRAM in the massive datacenters that power it.

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