But currently we are in a very temporary supply shock, and its called a shortage.

> in a free market happens via price increases and in an unfree market happens via shortages

Since people have earmarked purchases in advance the market isn't free, I'm not allowed to buy the ram another person already bought. Its the same how the texas electricity market works, prices reach infinity since there are more consumers that have already bought electricity than there is electricity left to provide, and you get a shortage.

Free markets with contracts aren't free since contracts creates constraints that results in shortages like this.