Computer builders and enthusiasts will have to live through another addition to the shortage of the GPU with the expected Computer RAM prices this year.

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While building a computer is already a difficult task, builders are given more headaches, with the projected computer RAM prices skyrocketing by 23%. In a report by TweakTown, the costs of the DRAM, otherwise known as the dynamic random-access memory, are set to increase in price at around 18% to 23% in the coming months ahead.

Predictions state that the current worldwide chip shortage is hurting the production of the GPU, as well as the supply of DRAM. This, in return, is addicting a broad list of other aspects such as graphics, mobile, server memory, and the specialty DDR4.

Builders are warned to face the steep prices that are taking a shot as the rare graphic cards, along with the DDR4 memory modules and the secondhand market of such parts. In return, this alludes to resorting to other ways to try and save funds by building a new system that makes use of otherwise ancient DDR3 platforms. However, prices in such an endeavor are still steep.

Laptops Thrusting The Price of DRAM Upwards

Given that the job of structuring a gaming computer these days is almost close to impossible if you want to save money, the demand for laptops is now rising. Furthermore, such a demand for the item is possibly raising the costs of DRAM.

Experts expect a booming 7.9% increase in the manufacturing of laptops, which means that the price for the DRAM will shot up even higher. Moreover, PC gamers and enthusiasts might be goaded to look for other items, such as consoles or handhelds.

Computer RAM Prices and Its Effect

For at least this year, the thrill of building a custom gaming computer will likely be diminished. The ongoing shortage of the GPU is likely to persist until the end of the year, with the graphic cards shooting their prices every day. You can also add that to the ongoing skyrocketing of DRAM prices.

In a sense, the pandemic can be casually blamed for the demand for computers and other digital technologies, which include smartphones and tablets. With the demand getting higher, the shortage may continue. The COVID may not slow down anytime soon; hence the need for more digital access is affecting the prices.

Yet, prices involving the memory and the GPU is not the only one that is rising. In fact, storage options are also shooting up, such as the solid-state drives, which are affected by the craze on crypto mining. Chia, which is a novel type of cryptocurrency has just been introduced to the public in an effort to try to convince miners to pursue the shift from utilizing a number of power-shedding GPUs to SSDs.