64GB of DDR5 RAM surges from the low $200s to over $1000 in six months
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64GB of DDR5 RAM surges from the low $200s to over $1000 in six months, with prices still on the up
  • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 个月前

    This article sucks… I think they felt the need to excuse AI lest they upset corporate masters

    While it’s easy to point the finger at AI’s unquenchable memory thirst for the current crisis, it’s not the only reason.

    Followed by:

    DRAM production hasn’t kept up with demand. Older memory types are being phased out, newer ones are steered toward higher margin customers, and consumer RAM is left exposed whenever supply tightens.

    Production has not kept up with demand… demand being super charged by AI purchases

    …newer ones are steered towards higher margin customers… again AI

    consumer RAM is left exposed whenever supply tightens… because of AI

  • blitzen@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 个月前

    Apple over here not raising their RAM prices because they’ve always been massively and unjustifiably inflated. Now, they’re no longer unjustifiably inflated.

      • tempest@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 个月前

        I have 128 GB of ddr5 memory in my machine. I paid 1400 for my 7900xtx which I thought was crazy and now half my ram is worth that.

        Never thought I would see the day where the graphics card was not the most expensive component.

  • MochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 个月前

    This is crazy because I bought 64 gb ram for like 130 in July of 2025.

    Now it’s 530 for the same exact brand.

    • innermachine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 个月前

      Dude 2 years ago I built my first PC in a minute and last year built one for wifey (was running a rx580, ddr3 ram and fx6300 that I was milking as long as I could, built my rig and wife used that one till she had me build a better one on ddr4 ram ryzen 5 and pcie 4.0 mobo etc) and didn’t think it was a great time to build because of prices being all over but now I’m just glad I didn’t wait any longer!

      • borari@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        2 个月前

        I upgraded from an fx6300 to a Ryzen R5 1600 when they launched, and that was mind blowing. I can’t imagine what going from an fx6300 to an R5 in 2025 would feel like. That processor has been released 13 years before you upgrade, that’s impressive.

        • innermachine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 个月前

          Yea I try to run my equipment as damn long as I can lol. Before the fx I was ripping a x6 phenom lmfao. Insane how every upgrade I have made has over doubled computing power and memory+ storage +pcie bandwidth. And to think our rigs are technically a gen behind given ddr5 and pcie 5 are out. Moving to nvme storage was the biggest boost I think I experienced. Sata ssd was sick when it came out but going from sata ssd to nvme was like going from a HDD to a sata ssd all over again lol. Looking back it is honestly incredible how many leaps and bounds in computing power we have experienced.