Is RAM the new Bitcoin? DDR4 prices jump from under $100 to several hundred dollars in a matter of months

• RAM prices are skyrocketing after a long period of relative stability
• DDR4 64GB kits have climbed from near $150 to around $400 to $600
• DDR4 and DDR5 kits show massive increases across multiple capacities

RAM prices have been climbing steadily at a pace that’s becoming incredibly difficult to ignore – and while some of the blame for the spike can be laid at the door of memory giants SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron prioritizing the needs of hyperscalers and AI firms over consumers, the situation is more complicated than that, as I wrote about recently.

If you’re hoping to build a new PC, or upgrade an existing one, you’ll need to budget a lot more for the RAM than you were likely bargaining for, especially if you need DDR4.

Memory trend charts from PCPartPicker show how much has changed in a relatively short time. For much of 2025, DDR4 pricing was largely stable. A typical 32GB DDR4 kit typically hovered around $70 to $90, depending on speed and brand.