BrikoX@lemmy.zip to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoRAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here’s our best advice for PC buildersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkRAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here’s our best advice for PC buildersarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square35linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareleave_it_blank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·2 days agoThis really is crazy. I paid around 110 € for 32 GB DDR5 in late 2023, today the exact same RAM is 550 €.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI ramped up my 2 PCs to 32GB DDR4 on the second hand market, it was so cheap I don’t even remember, 10 or 20€ for 16GB? Two years ago probably.
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI paid $65 bucks for 32gb ddr4 3600mhz around 2020. Crazy to see ram prices now.
minus-squareSharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoSo you’re telling me I did good staying on AM4 and DDR4
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI wanted to upgrade to my home lab server’s storage and instead of just buying RAM, I bought a new “server” (used micro PC) and gifted the old one to my father who needed a new machine anyway.
This really is crazy. I paid around 110 € for 32 GB DDR5 in late 2023, today the exact same RAM is 550 €.
I ramped up my 2 PCs to 32GB DDR4 on the second hand market, it was so cheap I don’t even remember, 10 or 20€ for 16GB? Two years ago probably.
I paid $65 bucks for 32gb ddr4 3600mhz around 2020. Crazy to see ram prices now.
So you’re telling me I did good staying on AM4 and DDR4
I wanted to upgrade to my home lab server’s storage and instead of just buying RAM, I bought a new “server” (used micro PC) and gifted the old one to my father who needed a new machine anyway.