If you need to buy memory for your PC, you'll notice that the price has increased dramatically since October 2025, waaay more than general inflation, making a decent amount of RAM unaffordable for many.
I bought the massive 128GB for my PC as 4 x 32GB DDR5 5200MHz modules back in November 2024 for my PC upgrade where it cost me around £230, a decent price for that amount. The same amount is now around £1300, about 5.5 times more expensive, just check the price of the modules below. These are not the ones I bought, just examples with the same spec, but the cost is about the same.
You can check the current price of the modules below at SCAN.
This BBC article explains why this hyperinflation has hit memory modules and general computer equipment that has memory embedded in it. It's not clear when prices will drop back down either, but you can be sure it won't be down to pre October levels due to general inflation.
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I bought the massive 128GB for my PC as 4 x 32GB DDR5 5200MHz modules back in November 2024 for my PC upgrade where it cost me around £230, a decent price for that amount. The same amount is now around £1300, about 5.5 times more expensive, just check the price of the modules below. These are not the ones I bought, just examples with the same spec, but the cost is about the same.
You can check the current price of the modules below at SCAN.
This BBC article explains why this hyperinflation has hit memory modules and general computer equipment that has memory embedded in it. It's not clear when prices will drop back down either, but you can be sure it won't be down to pre October levels due to general inflation.
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