Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney: AI Gold Rush Is Causing RAM Prices to Skyrocket for Consumers

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney: AI Gold Rush Is Causing RAM Prices to Skyrocket for Consumers


The massive growth in AI data centers is causing the price of RAM to skyrocket, a significant issues for consumers wanting powerful computers for everything from video editing and programming to high-end gaming. According to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, this problem is here to stay for several years.

Tom’s Hardware reports that in a recent tweet, Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, known for the megapopular game Fortnite, expressed his concerns about the ongoing RAM pricing crisis and its long-term impact on high-end PC gaming. Sweeney’s comments came in response to a post highlighting the shocking price increase of a Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 RAM kit on Amazon, which jumped from $260 in mid-October to $498 just a month later, despite the ongoing Black

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