As RAM panic grips the PC-building community, I'm putting my feet up and relaxing - here's why

Listen well, folks. Repeat after me: I must not buy RAM. Buying RAM is the mind-killer. Buying RAM is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my lack of RAM. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see my PC. Where the RAM shortage has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Yes, the RAM crisis is in full swing right now, with prices skyrocketing as demand spikes due to AI datacenters needing massive amounts of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). I've been following the situation closely, and it's been shocking to see the shift in consumer pricing; a DDR5 kit that might've cost $60 to $100 earlier this year is now likely to drain your wallet to the tune of ...