I paid $105 CAD ($77 USD) for 32GB of DDR4 (2×16GB) in Feb 2023. The same RAM is now $295 CAD, and the cheapest available 2×16GB DDR4 kit is $265 CAD. It's not even DDR5 and it's 2½× the price over 3 years later.

Insanity.

I should really get around to selling my 4TB M.2 SSD I have for my Windows dual boot that I haven't booted in over a year...

Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 92d

Maybe when inflation has gone up?

pound_heap@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 93d

If the new platforms switch to DDR6, can I get some DDR5 at just 2x of the original price, not 4x?

harmbugler@piefed.social · 8 pts · 93d (1 reply)

Yes, well, I won't be able to afford that so can I have the turbo button back please

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 92d

Ya, if this hardware hike every decides to end, I'm holding for it. Else I'll just play all these old bangers I missed and keep playing the really good ones I still do. Not to mention all the shit I can emulate that I never beat. There are so many games to keep me busy for the rest of my life, and so many good indie developers that aren't chasing that top tier spec PC on their titles that make really good games.

thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 93d

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MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 93d (1 reply)

So, uh, relatively inefficient?

certified_expert@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 92d

he gets it

nuko147@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 92d

Cores is bigger news for me. Last gen dies had 6 to 16 cores and now they go 12 to 24.

MIXEDUNIVERS@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 93d

they extented produktion of Zen 5 to 2029

socsa@piefed.social · 1 pts · 92d (1 reply)

Nice, AMD seems to be doing the thing Intel used to do where they hold back their newest tech until Intel gets close and then cold clocks them out of nowhere.

Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 92d

Honestly a bit of turn about is fair play. Intel deserves some shit. Performance has long since past the point 80% of people care or notice. So it's mostly just companies flaunting their dicks at each other. Which is silly to watch.