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Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399
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this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2026
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And suddenly me "unjustifiably" buying 128gb of DDR5 was a good investment of money.
Yeah, I splurged on some hardware upgrades with great shame almost 2 years ago because I was preparing for the idiotic tariffs, expecting modest price increases.
I did not expect a 5x. So glad that I did it. It would no longer be an option.
I built a new PC around that time for the same reason. I am kicking myself for not getting more ram.
Same! I got 64 GB but wish I got 96 or 128 GB (it's a server).
I stupidly only got 32GB and figured I would get more later because I spent more to get a good GPU. 32GB is feeling pretty limiting at the moment, but I'll just have to deal with it given the current prices.