RAM prices up 500% in a year as AI eats DRAM supply; 128GB kits hit $3,399
DDR5 memory prices have jumped roughly 500% year over year, with a 128GB kit that bottomed out at $329 now listing at $3,399. AI data center demand is absorbing DRAM supply, and the shock hits startups that depend on hardware: server builds, AI inference boxes, and dev machines all cost dramatically more now.