Use AI It has its good things, it generates funny images or can answer questions. But there are also bad things, The price of RAM memory is now through the roof.
There are rumors of a new price increase on Microsoft consoles with which the Xbox Series X|S would see the third in a year because of this, but the situation is critical; It’s cheaper to buy a PS5.
And that’s if we go to the more affordable modules that do not have excessively high performancesince in other cases even the PS5 Pro is cheaper.
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The most powerful console in history has 4K with Ray Tracing and an immense catalog of high-quality games.
But that’s not the worst, because as we see in Tom’s Hardware, things are darker for 2026. And yes, we repeat again in case it’s not clear: It’s all the AI’s fault.
Technology continues to devour huge amounts of memory and accumulate more and more, so demand continues to increase and prices with it.
One case is DDR5 RAM memoryessential for walking high-end Intel or AMD systemswhich already has record and crazy prices.
At PcComponentes you see real nonsense: 697 euros, 755 euros, 919 euros (with a 20% discount, pay attention), 1,095 euros (with an 18% promotion) and so on.
On Amazon? Everything seems a little calmer, although values such as 755 euros, 641 euros and/or 945 euros can also be seen.
In short, many values exceed what Sony asks for a PS5 Slim or what Microsoft now has a fixed price for the Xbox Series S.
The price of RAM memory… sky high
But be careful, as no amount reached the ceiling. In other words, everything seems to indicate that the RAM prices will continue to rise and be the new aspect of January.
He increased demand for AI projects This will make production lines prioritize this service, so that the rest pays for itself.
Now that 64GB of DDR5 RAM costs as much as a PS5 ProWhy don’t you play with the AI again and have it speak to you in Swedish or transform your photo into Ghibli style?
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