PC RAM Prices Are Now Insane Thanks To AI

Started by CreepinDeth, November 25, 2025, 09:35:01 PM

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Grindspine

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Word is that PS6 is delayed due to RAM prices. Some game PC builders have touted "bring your own RAM builds" where a prebuilt will not have RAM sticks.

I mostly finished my new build. Frankly, I have been using a Core I-7 3770k (overclocked a bit to 3.9 Ghz) and DDR3 RAM with an RTX2060 since 2020. My old build has been great, but that motherboard, memory, and case were from 2016.



Thus, Windows 11, Doom: The Dark Ages, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill F, and the new Resident Evil games were all things that just would not be able to run on it. My gaming laptop (from 2019) was only a Ryzen 5 and GTX1660 Super, so it was struggling with quite a few games as well.

My new build features an ASUS Strix B850-G motherboard, Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, Corsair DDR5 6000 RAM with a CAS of 30, ASUS ROG Thor 850 PSU, ASUS A21 case, Corsair RS120 fans, Corsair Nautilus 360 cooler, and ASUS Prime RTX5070 graphics card. Storage wasn't cheap, but because I had to move files from my older SATA setup, this one has 5 TB of NVME Gen 5 and Gen 4 SSDs and a 6TB WD Black 7200 spindle drive.

This build set me back way more than I was wanting to spend, but I also am hoping that it last for years.










BLUEVOODU

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Speaking of Emojis @CreepinDeth and @retro junkie lol... Looking for suggestions on new emojis.
https://www.chickendinnergaming.com/forum/suggestions-comments-and-feedback/what-emojis-would-you-like-to-see/

Ugh @CreepinDeth ... the last thing we need is to rent hardware.  There are MANY companies that do this.  The company I work for leases their systems.  IE my laptop is leased.   You might as well be renting as leasing is a type of rent.  You know... that would be crazy.  Think if all of this was done just to get the hardware rental aspect moving forward... 

@Grindspine  --> cool call on the topic.  I was meaning to get that posted:
https://www.chickendinnergaming.com/forum/sony-playstation-5-ps5-playstation-4-ps4-ps-vita-and-playstation-3-ps3/sony-could-delay-ps6-release-to-2028-or-2029/

Quote from: CreepinDeth on February 12, 2026, 02:13:49 AM
QuoteAnd, if you decide to cancel the subscription in between, you'll be obliged to pay the remaining payments left out in the twelve months.

so... let's do this one again lol
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man... that is such a gross quote.  I need 10 vomit emojis as well... followed by a cry emoji because I vomited so much.