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minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·5 hours agoI guess I’ll just stay on am4 until the bubble pops then. DDR4 has also gone up, but at least the prices are reasonable
minus-squareberty@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoNot really, DDR4 has gone up 3-4x the price as well.
minus-squarebridgeburner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWhat? Seems to be a thing in your region, cos here in germany prices have “only” risen by factor 2 to 3 at most. Just looked at prices on Amazon for 2x8GB DDR4 ram, the cheapest goes for around 150 Euros. Before, it was 70 Euros.
minus-squareberty@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 minute agoI bought 2x16GB DDR4 for 60€ new in Germany, that was summer 2024. The same kit is now around 225€.
minus-squareugjka@lemmy.ugjka.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoUsed 8gb sticks are cheap on second hand markets, just get a motherboard with shitload of sots
I guess I’ll just stay on am4 until the bubble pops then. DDR4 has also gone up, but at least the prices are reasonable
Not really, DDR4 has gone up 3-4x the price as well.
What? Seems to be a thing in your region, cos here in germany prices have “only” risen by factor 2 to 3 at most. Just looked at prices on Amazon for 2x8GB DDR4 ram, the cheapest goes for around 150 Euros. Before, it was 70 Euros.
I bought 2x16GB DDR4 for 60€ new in Germany, that was summer 2024. The same kit is now around 225€.
Used 8gb sticks are cheap on second hand markets, just get a motherboard with shitload of sots