Did we try tariffing them?
Did my upgrade back in April. Got 64GB for $240. Now I checked the price on the same kit… $700. Just crazy.
People are panicking but market will correct itself. RAM is basically a solved technology and supply is limited by lack of factories not ability to manufacture.
On the other hand, we’re currently in the midst of what many people already consider to be an AI bubble, so investing in new DRAM factories might be considered too risky, since the bubble might have popped before it even gets production going.
In moments like this I always wonder if I should temporarily make my PC unusable by reselling the component that’s overpriced.
Then wait out the shortage and buy 4x as much RAM then x)
Almost did it with my GPU during covid.
A PS5 currently costs less than £300. I can’t even get 32GB of RAM for that, let alone a GPU or any of the other parts.
PC gaming is dead for now. The only affordable way is Steam Decks and similar.
At those prices I will just remember things myself, thank you.
Yeah, pencil and paper is back!
I decided to build a new PC about a month ago. 64gb of ram was $250 and I thought that was excessive.
Man wish upgrade many ox ddr4 to something more then 16g oh welll now my ram and graphic card match in members size would love 32 or 64 go of ram
Whelp guess I’m not upgrading my PC to ddr5 anytime soon 😂
man I’m glad I got my 96gigs last year. fuck this mess.
I’ll hold out until the bubble pops and pick it all up for pennies.
I am in the final stages of building two PCs for relatives of mine, and I don’t think I did so an hour too soon. I watched RAM double in price the day after I bought it.
Can’t really remember the last time it wasn’t a horrible time to build a PC.
last time I built one was in 2012. That was a golden age for PC builds
Pre-COVID, when the Ethereum mining went crazy… so around the time of the RTX 2000 series? Which honestly was pretty lacklustre compared to the GTX 1000 series…
So yeah, it’s been a while!
That’s when I build my current machine. Looks like upgrading is off the menu. Again.
I needed a 32gb kit of ddr4 about 18 months ago… $80
I needed a 32gb kit of ddr4 last week, $160!!! Wtf! Okay… Let’s click order and if it drops I can just return it…
Checked this morning, $225!!!
Holy fuck!
Bought a 2tb SSD last week, $199. Checked prices this morning… $225
If you still need some DDR4, I can sell you my old set of 64 GB G. Skill RAM. I swapped it out for Corsair just so the RGB would match my other stuff. I’m not looking for a huge profit.
Edit. I read that wrong. Looks like you ordered some last week.
I’m glad I opted to start at 64GB ram on the PC I built about a year ago. Compared to the other parts like CPU and GPU, it felt relatively cheap to bump it up from 32GB.
Wondering if I should pull the trigger on more storage though… Don’t really need it right now but eventually I’ll probably need some.
Fuck ai
