discussion Why is RAM so expensive a Deep dive

[ZZLEE]

SK hynix and Samsung are making lots of money . Here is why .

 

[Lysrin]

Well, this was a very interesting video. Thanks for sharing that one! Lots of things there I had no idea about. Cool... and somewhat mind-boggling!

 

[rcmpc_outreach]

Good watch! I hope prices finally start to fall... RAM prices are preventing my AM5 upgrade

 

[Lysrin]

Good watch! I hope prices finally start to fall... RAM prices are preventing my AM5 upgrade

A lot of us in that boat. Not that there is anything wrong with my 5900X... but AM5 would be "gooder"

 

[ZZLEE]

Linus claims its likely to get better soon .

 

[rcmpc_outreach]

Linus claims its likely to get better soon .

In Linus we trust

*LTT screwdriver, link in bio*

 

[moocow]

Yeah no. The spot prices seem to be dropping but the contract prices are still high or going higher. Situation is still a mess.

 

[486]

Higher RAM prices on top of high GPU prices leads to less and less people spending their money building PC. Can't be good for all those companies selling RGB-enabled PC parts.

 

[moocow]

Higher RAM prices on top of high GPU prices leads to less and less people spending their money building PC. Can't be good for all those companies selling RGB-enabled PC parts.

A few YTubers have floated the theory that this whole AI driving price surge will kill a lot of the component makers.

 

[sswilson]

A few YTubers have floated the theory that this whole AI driving price surge will kill a lot of the component makers.

Reporting earlier this week pegged motherboard sales as being down 25% with the most likely culprit being high ram prices, although the current storage pricing is probably also depressing consumer demand for new PC kit.