Singapore PC prices surge 40% as AI infrastructure race drains global memory and chip supply

Average PC prices in Singapore rose by up to 40 per cent in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, driven by acute shortages of memory chips, storage, and graphics cards, according to IDC market data. The shortages stem from the global expansion of data centres to support AI services, which has consumed the bulk of these components; some RAM prices have increased by nearly 300 per cent in a year. PC sales have dropped 20 to 80 per cent for some Singapore retailers, and IDC expects prices to remain elevated until at least the second half of 2027.