In 2016, an 8G DDR4 memory module can be purchased for less than 300, but by 2017, the same model of memory has soared to more than 900 and is expected to exceed the 1,000-yuan mark. In less than two years, it has tripled from 300 to 1000!

       Memory price increases and other hardware prices are different, SSD prices can temporarily use the mechanical keyboard, significant bar prices can play with low allocation, but memory is not enough, even with low allocation can not play, then the memory Why does it suddenly rise sharply?

       The root cause of the price increase in memory is, in the final analysis, because of supply shortages. Due to the rapid development of smart phones, the consumption of memory particles is abnormally fast, and the capacity of the semiconductor industry's upstream-silicon wafers is insufficient. Some manufacturers feel that PCs are not as good as mobile phones to make money and have invested in the mobile phone memory industry. Computer memory can only be viewed as rising. Price.

       Why do Samsung companies affect the price of memory?

       Because memory chips were mainly provided by Hynix, Kingston and Samsung, Samsung suffered heavy losses after Note 7 exploded. According to foreign media reports, Samsung tried to make up for the $5 billion in losses caused by Note 7 by raising the price of parts, which further increased the price of memory chips.