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32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 minimum — AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building
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As I understand it, unfortunately most of the memory that has already started manufacturing or been sold will not be usable, since it is specifically packaged HBM for AI servers/systems.
So once the crash happens, that is presumably the beginning of a longer re-supply ramp-up.