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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)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 28 points 7 months ago (12 children)

I can't believe how lucky I was to upgrade my desktop before the surge. This is an outrage!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Same .. I hadn't upgraded since 2012, and had some extra cash, so rebuilt in August. Feeling pretty lucky to have done it then, and really glad I went ahead and put 64GB RAM in it.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    You waited a long time holy shit. I regret not getting 64 gb in 2024 when I did my current build.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yea, the 2012 build was a 3770k with 16 gb ram, multiple SSDs, a GTX680, etc. So it was a pretty fast machine back in the day.

    I upgraded the video card and SSD drives several times, just didn't have the budget to replace it all at once for a long time.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Me too, I added more than I could use because today's gaming rig is tomorrow's server. Now I'm debating if I should sell a few sticks but who knows when, if ever, I'll be able to replace them.

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