“Unprecedented high demand from the AI industry” — G.Skill succinctly addresses the cause of the DRAM shortage and spiking consumer prices

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G.Skill is known for making beautiful and powerful RAM for computers. However, like all RAM manufacturers, they’re being affected by a worldwide shortage of DRAM, which is causing prices to increase – and not just for memory itself.

On December 16, 2025, the company issued a brief explanation of its current difficulties. The problem? Artificial intelligence – specifically, its huge demand for DRAM in the large data centers that run it.

Here’s the G.Skill statement in full, pulled from its official community blog:

DRAM prices are fluctuating a lot right now because of major shortages and high demand, especially from the growing AI sector. This has significantly increased G.SKILL’s costs for materials. Our prices reflect these increased component costs from suppliers and can change without warning due to market conditions. Please be aware of the current pricing before making a purchase. Thank you.

If you’ve been following the cost of DDR5 RAM, you’ve likely noticed that G.Skill memory has experienced some of the biggest price hikes since DRAM became more expensive and harder to find.

The popular G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 RAM kit (2x32GB) currently costs $709.99 at Newegg. This is a significant price jump, as it was selling for around $220 in September – an increase of over 200%. I expect prices to continue rising.

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G.Skill notes that the cost of acquiring DRAM has risen significantly, forcing them to increase their prices. This price hike is happening across the tech industry, and it’s largely due to the growing demand from artificial intelligence.

Dell recently announced it will be raising prices on its business computers by as much as 30%, starting December 17th. Meanwhile, Samsung is doubling the price of its RAM, and Micron is leaving the consumer RAM market altogether to concentrate on supporting the growth of artificial intelligence.

Valve’s Steam Machine is facing potential challenges. They haven’t announced how much it will cost, and the planned release in early 2026 is getting closer. Adding to this, NVIDIA may significantly reduce production of its GeForce RTX graphics cards by as much as 40% in 2026.

While G.Skill has been direct about the reasons behind recent issues, the PC building hobby as a whole is suffering due to industry-wide problems. And unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a solution on the horizon.

(via Videocardz)

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2025-12-18 18:09