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[–] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

This really is crazy. I paid around 110 € for 32 GB DDR5 in late 2023, today the exact same RAM is 550 €.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I wanted to upgrade to my home lab server's storage and instead of just buying RAM, I bought a new "server" (used micro PC) and gifted the old one to my father who needed a new machine anyway.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I ramped up my 2 PCs to 32GB DDR4 on the second hand market, it was so cheap I don't even remember, 10 or 20€ for 16GB? Two years ago probably.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 days ago

So you're telling me I did good staying on AM4 and DDR4

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

I paid $65 bucks for 32gb ddr4 3600mhz around 2020. Crazy to see ram prices now.