RAM Price Crisis Deepens as Samsung, SK Hynix & Micron Hit With Price-Fixing Lawsuit

The three largest memory chip manufacturers in the world — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — are now facing a US class action lawsuit alleging they conspired to fix RAM prices and artificially restrict supply, driving what plaintiffs describe as "supracompetitive prices" that have hammered consumers and PC builders alike. The lawsuit claims the companies coordinated to worsen an already severe memory market crisis, with RAM prices having roughly quadrupled compared to the previous year, according to reporting from both Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun.

The legal action arrives at a particularly painful moment for the PC market. Lenovo, one of the world's largest PC manufacturers, has already thrown cold water on hopes of a near-term recovery, predicting that RAM prices "will never be like last year again" and suggesting the elevated cost of memory is now the new normal for the foreseeable future, as reported by PCGamesN. Together, the lawsuit and Lenovo's grim forecast paint a bleak picture for PC gamers and builders hoping for relief at the checkout — with both legal and market forces suggesting the crisis is far from over.

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