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Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)
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[โ€“] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So when that happens... Is there gonna be like a memory auction? Will I have to buy a whole ai training rig just to get the RAM?

I'll just take your best guess.

[โ€“] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

there will probably be a flood of cheap hardware/server equipment flooding the second hand market, yes