We're no strangers to RAM You know the bits, and so do I A dual channel's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any kinda drive I just wanna show you what I'm sellin' Gonna make you take the van
I bought myself a new PC the moment I heard OpenAI was causing a RAM shortage that could take years to stabilize. Immediately got deja vu from when my GPU kicked the bucket just as the crypto mining boom happened making it impossible to find graphics cards. I'm not losing out on PC gaming just because tech bros are going to destroy the component market....again.
I swear to fucking god I'm responsible for this - every time I start to seriously think about building a new computer, _another_ god damn component is suddenly in short supply and 4 times the price it was the week before.
Mine can use DDR4 but I still have 4x4GB of DDR3 RAM in it. Why? Because going overboard on RAM is one of the stupidest things you can do when building/upgrading a PC imo.
In the ~8 years I have had this rig I've never once ran into my RAM being a problem, including while multi-tasking on multiple RAM-heavy processes at once. Like, ~20 tabs in Chrome (1 playing video), video/photo editing, AND running a current-gen game simultaneously. Never broken ~75% usage and never had lag due to RAM.
Toasterlovin
My modded Skyrim needs more ram, I'd take this chance...
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
*Looking for baby oil, trying to convince myself it's worth it.
Sheldonian
I'm coming! https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dnIzdnc0YW84Zmwybmtta253YWtmN3M4NG9lZWd3ODd5eDZoeDh4OSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/PkL0nHM6ZO3KpzmGxC/200w.webp
AvengeMeKriegerBots
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1bjhodnlvYXJ0ajd5cHdvZnJsdm8wYzRmeGppaHA1MDYyYjI5b3lrbCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3oz8xLlw6GHVfokaNW/200w.webp
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
keithabandit
Staring at the Micron exit, I start walking toward the van...
IndependenceHallPhiladelphiaPA
Free? I'm not buyin' it.
WhiskyBravo
seagullman87
Literally sent my friend this screenshot a few minutes ago. How can 64GB of RAM somehow cost more that a 5070?
AutoFox
DDR4 ain't cheap either now. AI can fuck all the way off.
kInADress
Yup, fucking collapse already. Fucking plagiarism machines
BleachedPP
mom said dont trust strangers but im no stranger to free ram!!! im in!
kInADress
We're no strangers to RAM
You know the bits, and so do I
A dual channel's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any kinda drive
I just wanna show you what I'm sellin'
Gonna make you take the van
FuzzyX
You would soon be all "Why is he touching my special place?" while still wondering where the DDR5 is.
HamburgerTelephone
Listen, all I’m sayin is some good old schlong slobbering is not off the table if I means I can upgrade from 16 to 32
doodlydoofus
I bought myself a new PC the moment I heard OpenAI was causing a RAM shortage that could take years to stabilize. Immediately got deja vu from when my GPU kicked the bucket just as the crypto mining boom happened making it impossible to find graphics cards. I'm not losing out on PC gaming just because tech bros are going to destroy the component market....again.
Letstrythisonemotime
Cyphix2241
Sir where the candy? https://youtu.be/NkrxZ-lzsT0?si=DrTQ_ILsI63bkkjb
PileOfWalthers
JCentauri
I mean, just a *peek* won't hurt...
PileOfWalthers
Don’t be a pussy this seems legit!
somethingnotyettaken
I swear to fucking god I'm responsible for this - every time I start to seriously think about building a new computer, _another_ god damn component is suddenly in short supply and 4 times the price it was the week before.
SnarfyMcSnarferson
Caveat, they're one gig sticks
onecowboytoo
So you just need a motherboard with 128 dual channel slots for a total of 256. While we are at it I also want a Voodoo 5 6000 video card.
AGiantSlor
"psst, you wanna get RAM'med?"
PorcNoStar
T-shirt Meme: "I ain't gay, but 32Gb of RAM, is 32Gb of RAM"
Sheldonian
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1NnQ4OWdkYXplemQxNGNtamt5cmppeTNjaHdyemZ6aHR2bmNnYm5hNiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/l1J9N8zrmYCfSrQFq/200w.webp
Sabattwo
Saw this before during the GPU shortage when everyone was hiking prices, said "GPU's at MSRP."
Thisnamewastakensoitookthisone
Don't tease me this way.. I need DDR5
CommunCreator
I didn’t know Dance Dance Revolution had that many versions.
Thisnamewastakensoitookthisone
Fuck you. +1
irisewithredeyes
My rig's not even compatible :C
t00tie
The rest of the rig's free (comparatively).
Badprenup
Mine can use DDR4 but I still have 4x4GB of DDR3 RAM in it. Why? Because going overboard on RAM is one of the stupidest things you can do when building/upgrading a PC imo.
In the ~8 years I have had this rig I've never once ran into my RAM being a problem, including while multi-tasking on multiple RAM-heavy processes at once. Like, ~20 tabs in Chrome (1 playing video), video/photo editing, AND running a current-gen game simultaneously. Never broken ~75% usage and never had lag due to RAM.
YouRadicalizedMe
Right?!? Mine neither. Can't get any better. Than mediocre
AndersCalrissian
962.$ for 32 GB of ram on Amazon ffs
PileOfWalthers
One year ago:
Darkspire
Three or four months ago I got 128gigs for 388 dollars. Now it would cost 2,418 dollars for the same amount of ram.
mibmonster
If you know you know...
LicensedAdHominem
Just like now in December and November, in that order. Idk about you, but on my region the prices just doubled.
tijtij
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr5-availability-improving-prices-dropping#dual-channel-32gb-ddr5-memory-kits-at-amazon-3
UraniumNight
Your article was published in 2022 though.
smashpro1
It's where the graph he's responding to was posted.
UraniumNight
Thanks, I'm a dumbass sometimes.