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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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[–] 24 points 7 months ago (16 children)

Built my new PC in late 2023... so glad I put 96 GB of RAM into it, despite several people asking me why the fuck I need so much RAM...

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    AS long AS you dont plan on selling your Ram I would still ask why you need so much RAM (if youre not running a lot if AI locally)

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago

    I installed 64GB when I built my current rig five years ago, because I do (or, did) graphic design for a living and Photoshop will use all the RAM you can throw at it. I routinely worked on files in the 10GB size range, and sometimes larger. The RAM makes a big difference in how long filters take to render on such large image layers--from minutes, down to seconds.

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

    I'm a software architect. I work with large amounts of data. And a sizeable RAM disk is generally useful for many purposes. And yes, I also run AI locally, though that's what my RTX 4090 is for.

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

    I really wanted to build an AI PC but just kept being busy and kept telling myself that since prices always drop that I'm just wasting my money by doing it.

    Boy am I upset lately.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago*

    You can still buy the Framework Strix Halo board (with 128GB RAM) for $2k. For now.

    I have a 3090, yet I’m still seriously considering it. The CPU itself is an engineering marvel, not to speak of the ridiculously fast RAM and IGP.

    Only caveat is you better be a Python/Linux person. As you will be building forks and beating your head against the screen to get the setup working right.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (6 children)

    I mean I have 16 and 8 in graphics card, I have never used more than half my RAM gaming, maybe you don't NEED that much RAM.

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

    Oh, there can be all kinds of uses.

    For example, I own an LTO tape drive. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the IBM drivers to compile on my particular flavor of Linux, but I do have a dual boot system.

    Now, Windows is a shitty, shitty OS that I only boot up when I really need to. It interferes with all kinds of stuff in ways I hate, for example - copying files. It just refuses to read large files in a continuous, reliable data stream without any interruptions from my SSD when backing them up to tape. This causes the LTO drive to slow down, speed up, rewind, which is not a good thing because it causes additional wear on the tape.

    Fix: Create a large RAM drive, copy files to RAM drive, run backup with RAM drive as source.

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

    Just throw that in a omv server, idk what drive you have but it should be supported, do whatever works for you though

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    IBM stopped their support for LTFS, unfortunately. Which I kinda want to use despite all the drawbacks. And well, the RAM disk workaround does the trick, so there's not enough pain to compel me into investing more time into the issue.

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