DDR4 has gone up almost 100% since October. Since there are still plenty of boards that use DDR4, when DDR5 got pinched, everyone rushed to shore up their exiting DDR4 systems. Also as another poster said there are still new boards being sold with DDR4 support. It’s cascading.
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mrnobody@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
I don’t get it, the PCs that still run DDR4 aren’t as affected (even some new still throw 13th &14th Gen Intel CPUs). Plus DDR4 had been out nearly a decade, so demand shouldn’t be so crazy as it’s everywhere. So if it’s a used market, pricing shouldn’t be so terrible. I haven’t been on eBay too check those prices, but I’m talking new stuff as I still have many desktops I still buy RAM for. Sure it’s higher, but not awful like the 32GB DDR5 i bought for work for $260 lol.
Btw I’ve already informed my bosses that I’m going to completely blow my tech budget this year bc of this stupid bullshit if we do a typical upgrade cycle. We switched to every 6 years vs 4-5. Glad I spent a bunch of RAM & SSDs, last spring! 32GB DDR5 RAM for $90 is now $380 lol
ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
mrnobody@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Yes, I’ve got some new systems that still run DDR4 as they’re sold with 13th Gen Intel CPUs. But if I buy ddr4 yeah it’s up about 2x vs 5x ddr5
uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
The price of DDR4 has gone up enough that I’m no longer considering upgrading my 2017 daily driver laptop to 32GB.
Fifrok@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
same here, I’ve wanted to buy a second 32GB stick for my laptop, but now it costs about the same as a months rent for my collage dorm. My broke ass can’t afford that and still eat, so I’m gonna have to rock single channel for a couple of years more.
ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Insane. I bought 2x32GB 6000MHz DDR5 sticks for less than that back in May. Now the same 64GB I bought then for $210 is worth over $800.
gigachad@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I just checken the RAM I bought two years ago for 92€. It is 289€ now, insane!
mrnobody@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Ok, but that’s sort of extreme, because I could buy, RIGHT now, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz for about $120. You’re showing off a retailer and/or brand that are gouging, just to prove a point.
Now, yes there’s a difference, because this is so-dimm for laptops vs standard desktop, but Newegg and Amazon are both gouging process pretty bad right now. But deals can still be found!
ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Actually I pulled out the exact same product I have sitting here on my desk as I was debating selling it and wondering what the price was. I wasn’t trying to do a full market analysis.
GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I have pretty much the same ram in mine, and I think I put 128gb worth of it in there for less than this (if that’s priced in USD)
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
there has got to be a stick leve that is cheap. I mean does it go down to 4gig sticks? I would think then you could make low ram high cpu laptops real cheap which actually I might have to look around for.
artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
It is still very affected. That’s what the video is about.
mrnobody@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Yes, still affected, just not as affected. I’ve seen 50-100% rise vs DDR5 which is 300-500% rise. Like I also said, a lot of ddr4 existed before the hike so the supply shouldn’t have been as strained like brand new ddr5
artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
It’s affected enough to cause a problem where the RAM is worth more than the entire rest of the device. New RAM and old RAM comprise the same total supply.