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AI server costs are rising at a pace that is breaking procurement plans, budget models, and deployment timelines across the industry. Counterpoint warns that DDR5 RDIMM costs may surge 100% amid manufacturers' pivot to AI chips and Nvidia's memory-intensive AI server platforms, leaving enterprises with limited procurement leverage. Every layer of the stack, including GPU modules, memory, networking, power, and cooling, has repriced sharply heading into 2026. Dell announced server price increases as early as December 2025, with Lenovo following suit in January. Samsung and SK Hynix raised prices on server dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). This seismic shift in power demand transforms the economics of AI infrastructure.
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