Had AI inflation not taken hold, I think most budget builders would still be opting for DDR4, so this headline feels like a non-sequitur to me.
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2026
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Not that it matters anymore. GN summarised it best stating that we're already long past the point where the extortionate prices matter to even enthusiast consumers who wouldn't buy this shit at 3x MSRP anyway. Even prebuilts are selling empty case 'kits' to keep inventory moving.
That is also why I am pessimisic about prices ever coming down to previous level. Best case it halves and people will cheer, and it will still cost way more than before.
the prices would already have stabilized or come down if we were at the choke point, as long as inventory is moving it will stay like this. Production is shifted to data center memory and even if all the AI and data center investment stops tomorrow it will take months to a year to shift any production back to consumer RAM.
Stop whining, in 1985 I paid $400 for 256 kilobyte RAM for my Amiga 1000, AND I WAS HAPPY!
You kids nowadays are spoiled, with 100,000 times more RAM if you have an average build with 16 GB RAM and 8 GB VRAM.
But the Amiga was still more fun than modern computers.
Is it me? Or is it the kids that are wrong?
Hmmm... 🤔 ...
It must be the kids. 😋
Idc I want those companies begging for my dollar on ten plus years.