DDR5 Price Increase: Why Memory Costs Have Skyrocketed
The DDR5 price increase has caught many PC builders off guard. If you’ve tried to price out a DDR5 upgrade recently, the jump is impossible to miss. DDR5 pricing didn’t rise gradually it spiked. This wasn’t driven by hype or a single supply disruption, but by deliberate manufacturing decisions, explosive AI demand, and a shrinking pool of consumer-focused memory production.