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Zaranthos RAM is so expensive I started using a pen and paper to store data again. Reply
TechieTwo Who knew memory prices were outrageous and extreme exploitation… 🙁 Reply
vanadiel007 The only step they have to take is allocate memory to consumers instead of AI data centers. This would of course mean they would have to forego the high profits. Reply
usertests Zaranthos said: RAM is so expensive I started using a pen and paper to store data again. I picked up used 64 GB DDR4 for under $200. Enough to hold >20,000 books in memory. I don't even need it. It's time to make some tough decisions. What do you need now or soon, are you willing to ride out potentially years of tech apocalypse (AI, Iran, China/Taiwan, etc.), or do you believe that nothing ever happens and the prices are gonna crash soon along with an AI bubble? Insane DDR5 pricing is slowing adoption of the new sockets, but the pain isn't universally horrible. You may be able to degrade yourself on 16 GB for a time, and there are various bundle deals shedding hundreds of dollars off the total. A fun one is Micro Center's motherboard + 7500X3D + 16 GB for $350 deal. If the most extreme projections come true, then consumer memory could double in price again. Maybe $25/GB ($800 for 32 GB) for DDR5? Then it will really be too late (for a year or three). Learn to love $1,000 Macbook Neo and Wildcat Lake. Reply
vanadiel007 usertests said: I picked up used 64 GB DDR4 for under $200. Enough to hold >20,000 books in memory. I don't even need it. It's time to make some tough decisions. What do you need now or soon, are you willing to ride out potentially years of tech apocalypse (AI, Iran, China/Taiwan, etc.), or do you believe that nothing ever happens and the prices are gonna crash soon along with an AI bubble? Insane DDR5 pricing is slowing adoption of the new sockets, but the pain isn't universally horrible. You may be able to degrade yourself on 16 GB for a time, and there are various bundle deals shedding hundreds of dollars off the total. A fun one is Micro Center's motherboard + 7500X3D + 16 GB for $350 deal. If the most extreme projections come true, then consumer memory could double in price again. Maybe $25/GB ($800 for 32 GB) for DDR5? Then it will really be too late (for a year or three). Learn to love $1,000 Macbook Neo and Wildcat Lake. I switched to AM5 platform just before these RAM prices went out for lunch. I paid less than $200 for 2 x 16 GB DDR5 EXPO. Currently goes for $500 or more. That is price gauging, not market conditions. They could make RAM and sell only to consumers, but they don't because they want the big profits. It was the same story with video cards during the GPU acopalypse. I cannot go back to DDR5 because I would have to throw out my AM5 platform, and I am not going to purchase a bundle for the RAM. It has become clear to me over the years that companies are collectively pushing prices up, and consumer watchdogs are sitting on the sidelines and letting them do it. Reply
EduApps It time for a new RAM manufacturing brand Reply
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