RAM crisis shows (slight) signs of easing as DDR5 prices drop — but there's a sting in the tail

• DDR5 RAM prices appear to be dropping in Europe
• Price tags have eased by around 10% to 15%, albeit that evidence is a limited snapshot of the market
• On the downside, Chinese RAM — which some hoped would be an affordable alternative — isn't looking so good

There's a hopeful sign that RAM prices might be finally dropping — although there's also a more negative piece of news that's crept in to balance that out somewhat.

First off, the good news, which as Tom's Hardware reports is that the prices for DDR5 RAM appear to be easing in Europe.

The tech site noticed a claim on Reddit, showing a graph of the price of an 'average' 32GB kit of DDR5 memory in the EU — which all sounds very vague, but points to a drop of about 10% (roughly) in price since the start of ...