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RAM kit pricing tripled in just three months.

As spotted by VideoCardz, data from the German outlet ComputerBase shows RAM kit prices spiking by an average of 252 percent from September to December. Meanwhile, the data suggests that the average price of SSDs — which is also affected by the RAM crunch — rose by almost 42 percent during the three months.

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