As you may well know, in recent months, anyone who has looked at RAM memory prices will have had a little scare. Modules that previously cost 70 or 80 euros are now close to 150 euros. This causes a feeling of frustration if you happen to have your new PC in the process of being assembled.
This is why andThere are users who are taking laptop memory, much cheaper, and adapting it for use in desktop computers.
Although it may seem crazy, the truth is that it is working for many and the forums and networks are filling up with success stories.
To give you an idea, RAM for laptops, the famous SO-DIMM, costs significantly less than desktop RAM. What they have decided is to join two small modules, mount them on a board and create their own perfectly useful 32 GB memory.
One of the most commented cases is that of a mud known as VIK-on. With two 16 GB modules, an adapted motherboard, some soldering and a little software, he managed to create his own DDR5 module. It wasn’t free, but it was much cheaper than buying a new one in the store.
On the other hand, there are well-known channels that have tested adapters that allow using laptop RAM on desktop PCs. While it is true that it works, everyone agrees that it is a situation to get by. It is not something that everyone can do or that will be useful for many years..
Others have directly decided to go back to DDR4 instead of DDR5, reuse old modules or simply leave the PC upgrade for later. The problem is when they are in the middle of the process.
The problem with all this is the perfect storm that has been created around RAM: less supply due to AI, more demand and prices that do not stop rising. For the final consumer the result is disastrous.
The RAM crisis has a positive side
The truth is that, behind all this disaster, you can always find a positive side. In this case, the rise in the price of RAM is stopping one of the trends that has generated the most marketing in recent years: PCs with AI.
This whole situation is cooling the hype and the marketing bombardment of this type of computersa label that many manufacturers have used more as an advertising claim than as a real need for the average user.
For the past two years, it seemed that if your computer didn’t have AI built in it would automatically age. But the reality is different: most people continue using their laptop for the usual things and barely notice the difference between having AI functions locally or using cloud services.
Now, with RAM memory through the roof, that message begins to lose force. According to industry analysts, in 2025 RAM and storage prices will rise between 40% and 70%. And that has been noticed in the pockets of consumers, who take a closer look at what they buy and why.
Even the industry itself is beginning to admit it. Dell, for example, changed its speech in just one year. In 2025 he talked about AI as a purchasing engine. In 2026, it has once again focused its marketing on the usual: good screen, battery that lasts and a design that doesn’t weigh like a brick. Because that’s what people understand and value.