Morbo the Annihilator said:
Yeah that's my thought as well. $350 right now for 32gb of good RAM (DDR 6000 CL36). 32gb CL30 is hard to find, but it might be the recent sales coupled with panic buying.
I bet it's $450 in 3 months (or less).
Might buy some and just stick it in my year-old build for some insurance with my next build. I'm not much of a gambler though.
htownag10 said:
Yep I got so lucky during thanksgiving week. They got a new shipment of 32 goCorsair vengeance DDR5 6000m CL36. Was able to get it for $250. I knew I should
Have bought it a few months earlier though.
Morbo the Annihilator said:
Had a buddy ask for my help with a new build in the next few weeks and after pricing things I think I'm going to tell him to just buy this:
B&H Photo$1740
- 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core
- 32GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM
- 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Graphics
- GbE | Wi-Fi 6 | Bluetooth 5.3
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 & 2.0
- 7.1-Channel HD Audio
- Amethyst Curve 360V White Mid-Tower Case
- Includes Mouse & Keyboard
- Windows 11 Home
Thoughts?
Morbo the Annihilator said:
Had a buddy ask for my help with a new build in the next few weeks and after pricing things I think I'm going to tell him to just buy this:
B&H Photo$1740
- 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core
- 32GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM
- 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Graphics
- GbE | Wi-Fi 6 | Bluetooth 5.3
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 & 2.0
- 7.1-Channel HD Audio
- Amethyst Curve 360V White Mid-Tower Case
- Includes Mouse & Keyboard
- Windows 11 Home
Thoughts?
Morbo the Annihilator said:
Great deal, with a caveat - That's an AMD board with Intel ram. Yeah it'll work, but be aware.
Quote:
Kingston Datacenter SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall said in an interview that NAND prices for RAM and SSD are expected to rise throughout 2026. The Kingston employee said on The Full Nerd Network podcast that NAND prices increased by 246% from 1Q25, 70% of that happening in just the last 60 days. And with this component making up 90% of the bill of materials for an SSD, the company will have to adjust its pricing accordingly.
When asked how consumers could cope with the ongoing shortage and price hikes, Crandall said, "I think the best thing to do if you're looking at upgrading your system is to do it now and not wait because prices are going to continue to go up." He also added, "My advice today would be to not hold off on that purchase because it will be more expensive 30 days from now, and more likely it will be more expensive 30 days after that." Crandall also stated that prices are increasing "like we've never seen" in 29 years of working at Kingston.
El_duderino said:
Now Nvidia is cutting 30-40% of their gaming gpu production starting in 2026.
Looks like the Ti variants would be hit the hardest due to the higher 16gb vram if I'm reading it right
htownag10 said:
From what I understand only the founders cards.