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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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So I got this RAM in August 2025, for ~$400 according to the receipt:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-flare-x5-128gb-2-x-64gb-ddr5-6000-pc5-48000-cas-latency-cl36-desktop-memory-black/p/N82E16820374767
…That is absolutely bonkers.
I got 64GB of ram for my laptop back in April, was close to 700, of is 829 today. I guess only desktop sizes are over 1k?
Like April this year?
Could be that it was DDR4 or something.
Ddr5, but the laptop size on amazon. I just checked and its still under 900
Well, 900 for 64GB is still outrageous, unfortunately.
Yes, yes it is 😓