# OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It’s ‘Terrible’ for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/openai-ceo-sam-altman-thinks-its-terrible-for-you-to-have-ram-in-your-gaming-pc/
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:40:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T01:06:50+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/openai-ceo-sam-altman-thinks-its-terrible-for-you-to-have-ram-in-your-gaming-pc
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming, Technology

## Key points

- Altman says scarce DRAM is underused in personal computers.
- He argues more memory should serve cloud data centres.
- Memory shortages are affecting gaming hardware prices and availability.

## Summary

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman argued that it is inefficient for people to keep large amounts of DRAM in personal computers when the memory is used only occasionally. He said putting more of the limited supply into cloud data centres would make better use of it, as demand for computing capacity grows.

Altman made the comments in an interview with YouTuber Cheeky Pint, amid shortages linked to the AI boom. The article notes that memory is used across consumer electronics, not just for local AI, and points to rising gaming hardware costs: used PS5 Pros reportedly reached $1,399, while Nvidia’s RTX 5080 disappeared from its marketplace and the RTX 5090 was nearly discontinued. Samsung has indicated that the memory supply situation may not improve next year.

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