Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there's a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year
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Rising DDR5 and rumored CPU price hikes mean AI- and data-heavy workloads will feel hardware inflation directly. Lock in critical capacity now and revisit TCO models—especially for self-hosted clusters and on-prem refreshes that assumed flat component pricing.
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