Crisler's comments, while calming, stand out in contrast to a similar interview given by Kingston's Datacenter SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall, who told The Full Nerd Network this week that prices are continuing to rise and warned enthusiasts that anyone looking to upgrade their system should " do it now and not wait ," stating that prices "are going to continue to go up." Naturally, Crisler's advice probably applies more to anyone not considering making an upgrade to their PC in the next 12 months.
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Jabberwocky79 Yeah, I think both prognostications can live in the same world – If your system is old and you were thinking about upgrading, then by all means, get it while you still can. But if you're setting pretty with your current hardware, don't freak out. Reply
thestryker I will say there is a big difference between video cards that utilize GDDR6 which isn't in high demand (it will be capacity limited, but AI isn't taking the end product) and storage which is just starting to rise in cost. The writing has been on the wall for all forms of memory for a while, but I don't think anyone saw the DRAM explosion coming like it did. HDDs and NAND devices will likely see a slower rise but it's going to just keep going. Reply
usertests Even if they "stabilize" at a higher price, consumer DRAM pricing is eventually going to drop back down to $2-2.50/GB, and below. That's the pattern: price spikes, then declines, repeats, but over time it trends downward as density improves. Reply
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