PCMag

DDR4 Prices Jump 10% in One Week. Some Buyers Are Even Looking at DDR3

TrendForce notes a 12% increase in some 8GB DDR4 memory kits and an 8% rise in the cost of 16GB kits over the past week.
TweakTown

RAM shortages are here until 2028: 64GB DDR5 is now $500, 256GB DDR4 costs over $3000

TL;DR: RAM prices are soaring due to ongoing DRAM shortages driven by AI demand, with DDR4 and DDR5 kits costing thousands of dollars. These supply constraints will persist through 2027, impacting ...

Here's why RAM prices are skyrocketing and SSDs and GPUs could soon follow suit

"Due to the unprecedented explosive price increase in DDR4 and DDR5 desktop memory due to AI Server demand going into 2026, ...
TechSpot

DDR4 prices surge 50 percent as manufacturers pivot to DDR5 and beyond

In context: Introduced in 2014, DDR4 dominated the SDRAM market for several years until DDR5 launched in 2020, promising faster speeds and improved efficiency. Despite being technically outdated, DDR4 ...

Seeing the absolute state of memory pricing, Chinese DIY community opts for DDR3 motherboards instead

To be clear, DDR4 memory pricing isn't much more sensible than DDR5; according to TrendForce's latest report, "the average ...