You can spend $50 more to get an entire PS5 Pro.
  • b34k@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 days ago

    Did my upgrade back in April. Got 64GB for $240. Now I checked the price on the same kit… $700. Just crazy.

  • thingAmaBob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    10 days ago

    I bought the latest of some devices earlier this year, but didn’t have cash to buy a completely new PC. I’ve decided if my older desktop breaks, I’ll just have to get a “cheap” laptop & install Linux. Hopefully things stabilize within the next few years as manufacturers shift production.

  • Kyden Fumofly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 days ago

    I was literally looking prices to upgrade from 32 to 64GB last month. And i was, nah 120€ is too much, I’m ok for now. 320€ today and still climbing…

    • zebidiah@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      I talked myself out of upgrading to 64gb six months ago when I still could have grabbed 32gb of ddr4 for like $80… Kicking myself over that decision

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    9 days ago

    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.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      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.

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        8 days ago

        Good point tho if the bubble does end up popping it’ll bring down ram price as the market will be flooded with hardware from closed/reduced farms. But I guess we’ll have bigger issues preventing us enjoying the discounts lol

  • Chivera@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    I decided to build a new PC about a month ago. 64gb of ram was $250 and I thought that was excessive.

  • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    Provided you don’t need to upgrade for the next year or two, I think you will eventually have a ton of cheap and quality DDR5 memory to buy. I am looking forward to that, I want to build an endgame Threadripper Pro, and be set for a decade.

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    10 days ago

    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.

    • BD89@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      6·
      10 days ago

      Could you actually do this? I assumed it would all be some weird proprietary hardware that wouldn’t work in a regular computer setup but I’ve never really read up on it.

      • toynbee@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        10 days ago

        I’m out of touch WRT hardware, but it looks like the PS5 uses something called GDDR memory. Your standard desktop or laptop most likely would use DDR. I’m not familiar with GDDR, though I’m guessing just based on the letters that it helps run graphics; still, it probably would not work with your tower or notebook.

        I’m sure someone else in the thread can provide a more informed answer.

  • termaxima@slrpnk.netEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    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.

    • BD89@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      4·
      8 days ago

      If you’re in the USA I would wait until the dickhead in charge is gone or else you might wake up to find he told Taiwan to eat his ass and charge 600% tariffs on all goods coming from them.

      I mean its a joke, but how unlikely would it be really?

  • Thomas Douwes@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    701·
    10 days ago

    Every time I decide to upgrade my damn computer something like this happens, come on i7-5820K, just a little longer, the prices will drop any time now…

    • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      I got 2x32 GB for 200 € in April. Seems okay for something I am going to use for 10 years again. It was a i7 4790K to Ryzen 9 7900X transition.

    • dizzy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      10 days ago

      Yeah lol last time I needed a new GPU because mine died, it was pretty much the peak of Ethereum mining. I was doing lots of freelance motion graphics work at the time and needed something beefy but all these guys were buying every high spec card that came out, in bulk, to mine ETH.

      Really hoping my 3090 doesn’t suddenly burst into flames in the next few months… fingers crossed.