Insane DDR5 and DDR4 RAM inflation results in 2x or more price increase from record lows and it is likely to get worse

[Redaktion]

The prices of DDR4 and DDR5 memory have recorded a sharp increase, and many kits are now retailing at 2x or more above their record-low prices. Sadly, this trend is allegedly going to get worse, as RAM packaging companies are reportedly raising their prices by a double-digit margin in the coming months.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Insane-DDR5-and-DDR4-RAM-inflation-results-in-2x-or-more-price-increase-from-record-lows-and-it-is-likely-to-get-worse.1156635.0.html

[Sadnewsww]

The true is the greed of the companies!
DDR4 use different factory lines
Also, for Ai you use different chips and memories...

[Julian M]

What are the chances this shortage (which drives prices up) is somewhat made-up?

We've been hearing a similar tune concerning hard drives, that AI data centers are scooping up so many drives that stocks are scarce and prices are going up.

Which I can understand when it comes to data center drive models, but consumer models for home NAS devices are studidly overpriced all of a sudden.

Why would they bother with 6-8-10TB SATA hard drives? It makes no sense other than when they're setting up a fake shortage to drive prices up, purely out of greed (as if tariffs weren't enough).

Could it be the same thing with RAM?

[Charwan]

It's honestly cheaper now to buy OEM systems and harvest them for ram lol or just get AMD systems with unified memory