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Costco reportedly pulls RAM and GPUs from display PCs due to theft
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PCWorld
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that Costco has removed RAM and GPUs from display desktop computers due to increasing theft of these valuable components.
Rising memory prices driven by AI demand have made RAM modules particularly attractive targets, with DDR5 prices tripling or quadrupling recently.
This trend reflects broader retail security challenges as expensive PC components become theft magnets, forcing stores to secure items behind counters.
But according to one Reddit post, at least one Costco store has had to remove the RAM from its display PCs, presumably to prevent shoplifters from exercising their sticky fingers.
The photo appears to show desktops connected to no monitors or input devices, so the retail display is still mostly functional for its intended purpose.