Any tech fags have any idea when the RAM prices will go back down?
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I mean holy shit
I was going to upgrade my RAM then found out the prices have 5x'd in less than a year because all these fucking AI Data Centers people seem so happy about are buying up all the RAM
I also have heard that locals in the areas where they're building them are having their water and electric bills go through the roof because the data center is hogging it all.
Ready for rolling blackouts to keep the stupid Chat GPT running?
Highly doubt these AI datacenters use consumer grade RAMs. I just checked, in 2023 I spend $399 AUD for Corsair Dominator RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5.
Right now its selling at $364: https://www.devicedeal.com.au/corsair-vengeance-64gb-2x-32gb-ddr5-5600mhz-c40-me
Agreed the server RM is all ECC, most consumer main boards do not support ECC ram anyway
I have. been hearing this, and having lived through 'Banana shortages", "Toilet Paper shortages", "Egg shortages", "Meat shortages" and having read "Silent weapons for Quiet Wars", I have a pretty good idea what kind of psyop this is.
Many big tech companies have been more focused on selling you services and subscriptions, and would be very happy if the average persons "computer" was a monitor with an internet connection so they can cut you off if you don't pay your sub fees.
Sadly this is already happening. The number of people I know, who dont use computers or laptops, but rather mobiles and tablets is staggering. But the group of people who are geeky and are the ones still running computers will never give up because for us, mobiles are a curse and we dont understand how anyone can do even simple things like buying something online, on these devices. They just suck badly.
It's the chips that go into them not the modules themselves. OpenAI alone ordered like 40 percent of the global supply this year iirc for AI data center fab stuff.
It's pretty well known by now, I just found out. I was looking to spend around $400 but now I'd have to basically double that to do what I wanted to do.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/keep-up-to-date-with-the-pc-memory-and-ssd-supply-crisis-as-we-track-prices-and-the-latest-news/
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/ram-and-storage-is-ridiculously-expensive-right-now-because-of-drumroll-ai-of-course-and-theres-little-reason-to-think-prices-will-drop-any-time-soon/
I only know what I can see. Those articles sound like the kind of typical propaganda we are all so well versed in by now. Mostly opinions with no sauce.
BTW, what config are you trying to build?
You might already know this, but this site is really useful for finding the best prices for all the parts.
I need 128GB 4x32GB 288-Pin DDR5 6000Mhz and right now I'm being charged in the $1100's at my supplier
Oof, I remember paying around $750 two years ago for 5200MHz!
Just like the toilet paper shortage and egg shortage etc, this too shall pass once they finish whatever psyop they are running. Just wait it out.
FYI: Your site link circled back to this post.
https://pcpartpicker.com/