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DDR5 RAM Prices
Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:05 pm
I had been paying sort of attention to the massive hike in DDR5 prices (up 171% YoY.)
To personalize it a bit, I looked up the cost of the 128GB of RAM I bought in July in prep for a build I did last month. 128GB of this:
Cost me $291. Today, it is $582. (There is a 10% off coupon on all RAM at Amazon that expires in two days, which I'm not accounting for.) No, I have no use for that much RAM, but I'll also be using the same mobo/RAM for at least five years.
It seems my tactic of buying components at low cost over six+ months really paid off.
To personalize it a bit, I looked up the cost of the 128GB of RAM I bought in July in prep for a build I did last month. 128GB of this:
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Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) 6400MHz CL40
Cost me $291. Today, it is $582. (There is a 10% off coupon on all RAM at Amazon that expires in two days, which I'm not accounting for.) No, I have no use for that much RAM, but I'll also be using the same mobo/RAM for at least five years.
It seems my tactic of buying components at low cost over six+ months really paid off.
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Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:45 pm to LemmyLives
Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:57 pm to LemmyLives
I paid $114 for 32gb (similar to yours, Corsair Vengeance, 6000/CL30) in July. Even with a price bump in July, 64gb would not have topped $250. Today, 64gb is $450 and 96gb would be about what you see for your 128gb (at least on Amazon).
The pain is real.
The pain is real.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:41 am to LemmyLives
There’s currently an AI induced run on RAM. Whether it’s a good idea to buy over time or wait for a return to normalcy remains to be seen. I’m hoping the RAM industry is more robust than the GPU industry.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:26 pm to Joshjrn
It's more commoditized than GPUs, for sure.
I think AMD provided stability here. Knowing a socket and RAM config will be valid for a couple of processor generations is antithetical to the Intel approach. That generated uncertainty for decades. I can plan out two processor gens, but Intel couldn't give me that. Admittedly, I knew I wanted to be off the Intel socket train in the 90s when I was broke AF, and paid tangential attention because of the LGA era. Every year or every other year, a new socket.
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Whether it’s a good idea to buy over time or wait for a return to normalcy remains to be seen
I think AMD provided stability here. Knowing a socket and RAM config will be valid for a couple of processor generations is antithetical to the Intel approach. That generated uncertainty for decades. I can plan out two processor gens, but Intel couldn't give me that. Admittedly, I knew I wanted to be off the Intel socket train in the 90s when I was broke AF, and paid tangential attention because of the LGA era. Every year or every other year, a new socket.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:28 pm to Joshjrn
Did even need to sell or want this high of a sold price on all ten memory sticks of ram I just sold. Was really surprised. Did not even realize I had so many extra memory sticks collecting dust.
If memory was not so small and easy to send off most likely would have just gave away locally somehow.
If memory was not so small and easy to send off most likely would have just gave away locally somehow.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:03 pm to Peter2
What did you sell and what are you getting for it? I have a bunch I could get rid of
Posted on 12/6/25 at 12:06 pm to LemmyLives
That crucial memory is probably worth holding on to.
The Register - Micron dropping Crucial Line to focus on AI
It's probably only going to get worse, unless the AI bubble pops soon.
The Register - Micron dropping Crucial Line to focus on AI
It's probably only going to get worse, unless the AI bubble pops soon.
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