New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Rising memory prices driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are beginning to influence PC hardware configurations, with an increasing number of users opting for computers with lower RAM capacities.

According to the latest CPU-Z hardware survey, the share of computers equipped with 32GB and 64GB of RAM has declined, while configurations featuring 16GB, 8GB and 24GB memory have gained popularity.

The findings suggest that upgrading to higher-capacity memory is becoming increasingly expensive for PC users as the ongoing AI-driven shortage continues to push DRAM prices higher.

The CPU-Z Validator statistics are based on hardware configurations voluntarily submitted by users to its online database. Therefore, t...