There Is a RAM Shortage

It is truly unbelievable. A 2x32GB DDR5 kit I paid $150 for last July is listed for $885 today. Even DDR4 is getting hit, a 2x16GB kit I paid $105 for a year ago is $230 today.

Do these companies that are buying up all the supply actually need all that RAM right now? Or are they buying it all up in anticipation of future need? If the latter, honestly this might be a case where some kind of regulation really ought to step in.

They’re a bit behind the curve. Prices are dropping.

February 21st OP?

Some more recent impacts/discussions:

RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47161160

Apple's 512GB Mac Studio vanishes

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296302

First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47565075