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vanadiel007 Initially I did not believe this, but then I went looking and wow. Memory kit I got a month ago is now 300% more! I guess this is how AI is generating money: increasing the prices of electronics. Reply
kerberos_20 mkay, so we are looking now on high end side why not brag abot 128GB sticks at only 1.5k price point? https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/memory/CMH128GX5M2B6400C42/vengeance-rgb-128gb-2x64gb-ddr5-dram-6400mts-cl42-intel-xmp-memory-kit-cmh128gx5m2b6400c42 Reply
thestryker kerberos_20 said: mkay, so we are looking now on high end side why not brag abot 128GB sticks at only 1.5k price point? https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/memory/CMH128GX5M2B6400C42/vengeance-rgb-128gb-2x64gb-ddr5-dram-6400mts-cl42-intel-xmp-memory-kit-cmh128gx5m2b6400c42 First of all those are 64GB modules and secondly that kit debuted in June at less than $400. Reply
yahrightthere Want prices to come down, stop buying it, just say no, that includes consumer and enterprise. See who blinks first. Reply
mikethepoor yahrightthere said: Want prices to come down, stop buying it, just say no, that includes consumer and enterprise. See who blinks first. That's honestly what manufacturers want, is for consumers to stop buying so they can focus on the much more lucrative enterprise market. Same thing happened to GPUs. Reply
yahrightthere mikethepoor said: That's honestly what manufacturers want, is for consumers to stop buying so they can focus on the much more lucrative enterprise market. Same thing happened to GPUs. I did include enterprise, they are part of the equation. If they don't, talking for myself, I don't need their over valued high priced tech items in my life. Reply
thestryker yahrightthere said: I did include enterprise, they are part of the equation. If they don't, talking for myself, I don't need their over valued high priced tech items in my life. Generally speaking enterprise can't just stop buying, and here they're the driver of the current costs to begin with. They need it to make more money so the increased costs are part of doing business as long as that money they're making is higher. Reply
teeejay94 Picked a Corsair Vengeance DDR5 48GB 7000 kit on ebay for $300 Canadian just a month or so now ago, just ordered a new 1300W Lian Li PSU on Friday and still waiting for the darn thing. That's what I get for paying the extra shipping $$ lol Reply
LordVile Should have invested in RAM this year Reply
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