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RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Generative “AI” data centers are gobbling up trillions of dollars in capital, not to mention heating up the planet like a microwave. As a result there’s a capacity crunch on memory production, shooting the prices for RAM sky high, over 100 percent in the last few months alone. Multiple stores are tired of adjusting the prices day to day, and won’t even display them. You find out how much it costs at checkout.

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[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

The 64GB kit I purchased Aug 2024 for $195 is now listing for $540

[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is nothing new. I worked at a small computer shop in a small town between 2005-2007. The owner treated memory as a commodity. He checked national ram module prices daily. Buying low, and selling high. He sometimes adjusted the module price on a per-customer basis.

I get that it's much harder to do that with online stores, where prices are published to multiple places, and for chain stores where the price needs to be consistent between locations.

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I was told I was probably overdoing it putting 96GB in my PC a year or two ago. Be that true, but if this pricing doesn't ease up by the time it becomes a server, my ZFS cache will love it!

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

Bitch, are you surge pricing ram? Cuz it looks like you're surge pricing ram....

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I swear I bought some RAM just at the start of October for reasonable prices. Did it change so quickly?

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 8 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Guess I should have bought the 128GB 3600 kit earlier.
Are DDR4 also affected?

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a result there’s a capacity crunch on memory production, shooting the prices for RAM sky high, over 100 percent in the last few months alone

They said "market price".... What market are you shopping at?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KXrQYWbbIs

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder how long ill be staying on my AM4 motherboard... those updated CPUs for gaming that AMD came out with might be my only option for a long time.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

hmm I got 2 8bg ddr4 sticks, anyone wanna make an offer?

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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

What market are you shopping at?!

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

I only use Alaska King RAM.

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