Costco Is Removing RAM From Its Display PCs to Stop Stores From Being RAMsacked — Shoplifters Are Getting Savvy About GPUs and PC Parts

Costco is removing RAM from its display PCs to stop stores from being RAMsacked — shoplifters are getting savvy about GPUs and PC parts

The RAM price crisis is hitting the world of computing hard, and Costco has started protecting itself by removing the precious memory from its display PCs on the shelves.

Costco Reportedly Removes RAM, GPUs From In-Store Displays to Stop Theft

A Redditor posted images of pre-built systems at Costco that were powered on and lit up, but had no RAM sticks in the motherboard slots.

Costco Display PCs Stripped Of RAM And GPUs As Theft Concerns Rise

Forget rotisserie chicken and oversized barrels of mayo, Costco's hottest commodity right now just might be RAM and GPUs. With prices of computer memory, storage, and graphics cards going for two to three times more than normal, shoplifters have been hitting big box stores like Costco and Walmart, and those business are now taking action. Costco

People Are Now Stealing RAM And GPUs From Pre-Built PCs At Cotsco

See full bio Abdullah Waseem At T4G, my task is to cover the latest news around the gaming globe ASAP and with the utmost precision. I adore all the games and respect all the devs behind the amazing games that we get all year. So, whether it’s a PC or a Console game, I got it all covered.  See full bio Story Highlight RAM and GPU prices have reached new highs amid the global memory shortage. People are stealing the components from Costco’s pre…

Costco reportedly removing RAM from display PCs amid theft concerns

According to some shoppers, Costco has been displaying PCs without RAM installed.