It really could. Especially if ram makers collude as successfully as they did last time!! Or the time before that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixi

It really could. Especially if ram makers collude as successfully as they did last time!! Or the time before that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing_scandal On the other hand, there are some places in the world scaling quickly to demand. CXMT is starting to ship ddr5 to consumers! https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/chinese-memory-maker-cxmt-enters-the-mainstream-consumer-memory-with-corsair-vengeance-ddr5-kit-chinese-made-dram-emerges-as-an-antidote-for-crushing-shortages https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/chinese-memo...