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64GB of DDR5 RAM now costs more than a MacBook Air - memory prices have surged 300% in just six months (www.techradar.com)
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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 279 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Damn never thought the gaming PC I built two years ago would actually be APPRECIATING in value over time.

[–] Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub 72 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's truly mental. I don't think I could afford to build my PC at the same spec today with RAM and SSD prices being what they are.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have 128 GB of ddr5 memory in my machine. I paid 1400 for my 7900xtx which I thought was crazy and now half my ram is worth that.

Never thought I would see the day where the graphics card was not the most expensive component.

[–] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe you should have bought 256 GB

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I should not have even gotten the 128.

I can use it but barely at 4600 because ryzen chips can't handle 4 dimms of 32gvb.

I honestly didn't even bother to check at the time of purchase and it is is still a roll of the dice if I restart.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Sell two, wait until the crash, and upgrade for less money. Win-win!

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just about all electronics older than a year or so have. Even a Switch, which came out 9 years ago, costs more to buy now than it did then!

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait what? I still remembered it as a recent console...

I feel like my brain is stuck. When I think of most powerful GPU, my brain's muscle memory replies with 1080 Ti.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Certainly the most powerful GPU I've bought! I got mine 2 years ago for about $120, and it's been great for my docker containers!