PC gamers looking to upgrade their RAM kits may be priced out of buying one, as RAM prices have soared by over triple the amount they were in September, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The RAM price spike affecting PC gaming will invariably affect the price of consoles, smartphones, and other modern devices that need RAM to function at all.
The recent increases in RAM prices are due to an October deal that OpenAI, the company responsible for the popular ChatGPT, made with both Samsung and SK Hynix, two of the largest manufacturers of RAM and other components in the world. The deal between OpenAI, Samsung, and SK Hynix resulted in OpenAI reserving 40% of global RAM stock for the Stargate data center expansion project, with $500 billion being poured into the ongoing, four-year effort. Along with its server expansion plans, OpenAI has recently drawn the ire of Japanese game companies for copyright infringement due to its products, like the Sora 2 video generator, being trained on materials that resemble content from Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and other Japanese studios.
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