The rapid growth of artificial‑intelligence workloads is forcing memory makers to shift production toward server‑grade components, tightening supplies of DDR5, LPDDR5X and VRAM. This squeeze has already pushed consumer RAM and SSD prices higher and is expected to raise graphics‑card costs as manufacturers grapple with limited memory. Industry analysts suggest that the window for affordable GPU upgrades is closing, and they recommend purchasing models with at least 12 GB of VRAM now, highlighting specific options from Intel, NVIDIA and AMD as the best value choices. Read more →