News Et Tu, RAM? Computer Memory Price Hikes Are Coming

[Admin]

PC prices are getting higher, get to get even higher.

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[vern72]

Yes, I've already noticed this. I think I'm going to pull some RAM out of another machine for my new machine instead of buying new.

 

[Kridian]

"Computer Memory Price Hikes Are Coming"

Bring it! No one's buying sh*t anyway.

 

[InvalidError]

Glad the 32GB of RAM for my next PC is already in the mail, memory prices won't affect me again for another 4+ years.

Kind of wish I had bought it last year, would have paid $40 less for practically the same thing. Then again, I didn't want to sit on unused RAM for over a year.

 

[mikewinddale]

I'm glad my 256 GB of DDR4-3200 RDIMM just arrived in the mail. (I'm building myself a ThreadRipper Pro 3955WX system to replace my Ryzen 7 2700X with 64 GB of ECC UDIMM.)

 

[helper800]

I'm glad my 256 GB of DDR4-3200 RDIMM just arrived in the mail. (I'm building myself a ThreadRipper Pro 3955WX system to replace my Ryzen 7 2700X with 64 GB of ECC UDIMM.)

You most likely dodged a 200+ dollar increase in price, nice.

 

[mikeebb]

I'm glad I got my last-generation rebuild done when I did. It's adequately quick, and no RGB! (Yes, you can suspend my nerd card for that...)

So, what do I do with the old board etc.? At this point, it's in a box waiting for the e-waste collection. Anybody want some DDR2 RAM? A Core2 Extreme? A monster all-copper Zalman cooler designed for Socket 775 CPUs (would it work on newer?)? Oh yes, careful with that cooler, it bites (sharp edges; every time I had to mess with it over the years I ended up dripping blood).

 

[InvalidError]

I'm glad I got my last-generation rebuild done when I did. It's adequately quick, and no RGB! (Yes, you can suspend my nerd card for that...)

My main PC is in my bedroom, so I greatly prefer near-silent and dark-mode builds too. Unfortunately, all remotely decent boards have at least some RGB on them, so the best I will be able to do with my new PC is turn those off.

Side by side, LGA775 and 115x HSF are practically indistinguishable from each other, so you can most likely reuse your Zalman finger-dicer at least one last time if you want to.

 

[alceryes]

Glad the 32GB of RAM for my next PC is already in the mail, memory prices won't affect me again for another 4+ years.

Kind of wish I had bought it last year, would have paid $40 less for practically the same thing. Then again, I didn't want to sit on unused RAM for over a year.

Same. I was looking for a pair of 16GB 3600MHz with tight timings and dual rank about a year ago. Then the set I was looking at was $126. Now it's $200+.
On the plus side. I'll probably sell some older DDR3 and DDR4 sets on eBay soon for more than I would get a year ago.

 

[Pollopesca]

Literally EVERYTHING is 20%+ more expensive now... At this point I’ve just moved to not buying anything I don’t have to and wait this out.