The 2026 global computer memory market is facing an unprecedented supply crisis that has caused the price of standard consumer RAM to quadruple in less than six months. Known across the tech industry as "RAMageddon," this shortage is driving up the retail cost of laptops, smartphones, and gaming consoles, while threatening to erase the budget computer market entirely. Understanding the structural shifts causing this gridlock reveals that the tech ecosystem can take concrete, rapid steps to mitigate the crisis within a single season.