themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAn entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1580arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
arrow-up1572arrow-down1external-linkAn entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026www.tomshardware.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square88linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·3 days agoLooks like DDR6 is due in 2027, so DDR5 prices will start to fall in 2-3 years when all the AI bros move over to DDR6 instead. It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped. Meanwhile, here I am on a PC that’s less than two years old with DDR4 in it. Works fine for my needs.
minus-squareLawnman23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoYep, discovered that looking for a 2x16 sodimm kit for one of my mini pc’s. It’s nuts.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoNot really, shortage in one category spills over to the next ones as well
minus-squarecyberwolfie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days ago It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped. Unless the next insanity-driven hype cycle also relies on specific hardware components.
minus-squareag10n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoHBM is what’s used for enterprise AI hardware, and not at all used in the consumer space, at least in recent years The problem is you need RAM for the OS/General Purpose parts which share the same manufacturing lines as consumer stuff. On top of all of this, memory companies just aren’t going to prioritize consumers when billions of dollars are coming from Enterprise AI
minus-squareRandom Dent@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoI’m genuinely considering putting some cash aside in case the AI bubble does pop so I can load up on cheap PC parts if they start dumping them lol
Looks like DDR6 is due in 2027, so DDR5 prices will start to fall in 2-3 years when all the AI bros move over to DDR6 instead.
It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped.
Meanwhile, here I am on a PC that’s less than two years old with DDR4 in it. Works fine for my needs.
DDR4 prices also nearly doubled
Yep, discovered that looking for a 2x16 sodimm kit for one of my mini pc’s. It’s nuts.
Not really, shortage in one category spills over to the next ones as well
Unless the next insanity-driven hype cycle also relies on specific hardware components.
HBM is what’s used for enterprise AI hardware, and not at all used in the consumer space, at least in recent years
The problem is you need RAM for the OS/General Purpose parts which share the same manufacturing lines as consumer stuff.
On top of all of this, memory companies just aren’t going to prioritize consumers when billions of dollars are coming from Enterprise AI
I’m genuinely considering putting some cash aside in case the AI bubble does pop so I can load up on cheap PC parts if they start dumping them lol