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Question Is the cost of RAM going up everywhere?

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Golgatha said:
Back on topic. It's going to get worse for NAND. I guess 2-3x the normal price for NAND isn't as lucrative as 4-5x the normal price for DRAM. Maybe it'll all average out to 4x the normal price once this reallocation of resources goes full steam.

wccftech.com

Think SSDs Are Getting Expensive? NAND Makers Are Reportedly Cutting Production to Make Even More Money

NAND manufacturers are apparently looking to cut SSD production, aiming to reach profit margins similar to those of their DRAM lines.
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Samsung pushes the NAND price race forward:

wccftech.com

The SSD Markets Are About to Get Hammered With NAND Shortages & Price Hikes, And There's Probably Nothing We Can Do

After DRAM shortages, it is clear that SSDs are next in line, since sources indicate that NAND chips are in for a massive price hike
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”According to a report by ETNews, Samsung has increased NAND contract prices by more than 100% in Q1, following major LTAs with top customers such as Apple, NVIDIA, and AMD.”
 
Fjodor2001 said:
Samsung has increased NAND contract prices by more than 100% in Q1, following major LTAs with top customers such as Apple, NVIDIA, and AMD.”
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So twice as expensive as current prices, which are about twice as expensive as compared to a month or two ago is 4x. 🙂
 
Time to see if China steps up and flood the market with their products. Making it the western producers won't be able to get marketshare anymore
 
It will be interesting to see if OpenAI has to start selling some of its hoarded memory to avoid financial insolvency at some point in the next 12-18 months. ChatGPT ads simply ain't gonna cover near what they owe to everyone else.

If nothing else, we'll get to see exactly what Sam Arsewipe will do to just to stay in business.
 
DZero said:
Time to see if China steps up and flood the market with their products. Making it the western producers won't be able to get marketshare anymore
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You can't flood a market that has high tariffs on your products...and that's assuming your company is not on the designated entity list meaning that it is illegal to sell your products here because you are not allowed to (we don't want competition.)
 
FelixDeCat said:
You can't flood a market that has high tariffs on your products...and that's assuming your company is not on the designated entity list meaning that it is illegal to sell your products here because you are not allowed to (we don't want competition.)
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US is not the world, US is the exception, but the rest would be filled with Chinese stuff. Enjoy what you voted
 
China is more than welcome to flood the Australian market with it's ram. We don't make it so it's literally 100 percent upside. China already make much better phones for the price and most of the stuff in my house, might as well make my DDR as well.
 
maddogmcgee said:
China is more than welcome to flood the Australian market with it's ram. We don't make it so it's literally 100 percent upside. China already make much better phones for the price and most of the stuff in my house, might as well make my DDR as well.
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At the end, even China can't fill the void, but maintain the prices on sane levels.
 
TBH

I think only the 'PRO' parts are affected i.e. big/fast RAM, big/fast SSD

if you just want the standard x2 sticks of 16gb valueram and some 2tb SSD you're mostly fine, maybe up to 100-200 bucks price hike total depends on how PRO the part is

difference is even smaller for 2x 8gb and 1tb
 
DZero said:
US is not the world, US is the exception, but the rest would be filled with Chinese stuff. Enjoy what you voted
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Most ATers likely voted for the opposite of what you think. Now I'm not saying that's a positive.

Also, Chinese are all onboard the AI train too.
 
fastandfurious6 said:
TBH

I think only the 'PRO' parts are affected i.e. big/fast RAM, big/fast SSD

if you just want the standard x2 sticks of 16gb valueram and some 2tb SSD you're mostly fine, maybe up to 100-200 bucks price hike total depends on how PRO the part is

difference is even smaller for 2x 8gb and 1tb
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Yeah, not a great time to be looking at building a new engineering workstation 😭
 
fastandfurious6 said:
TBH

I think only the 'PRO' parts are affected i.e. big/fast RAM, big/fast SSD

if you just want the standard x2 sticks of 16gb valueram and some 2tb SSD you're mostly fine, maybe up to 100-200 bucks price hike total depends on how PRO the part is

difference is even smaller for 2x 8gb and 1tb
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Have you actually looked at prices?

Prices are up across the board, which is why the people in this thread are so mad lol.

Sure the absolute increase isn't as much for the low-end SKUs; but it's still a shitty situation for consumers forced to either downgrade their spec list or increase their budget. Or wait until the AI bubble pops, but who knows when that will be and what the new normal is after that?
 
Sandisk SSD crushes wallets with 2.8x price hike:

www.tomshardware.com

Sandisk crushes wallets with up to 2.8X SSD price hikes as NAND shortage strangles the market — WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC

Sandisk SSD price explosion
www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com

”WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC. Before the NAND shortage crisis, you could build a high-end gaming system with a Core Ultra 9 or Ryzen 9 chip and a GeForce RTX 5080 with that kind of money.”


Is NAND / SSD now taking the lead in the price increase race?
 
A tiny 125% price bump for DRAM in 2026Q1 compared to 2025Q4 :

wccftech.com

Memory Prices Reach “Shocking” Levels as Manufacturers Are Now Quoting a Whopping 125% Premium, Turning DRAM Into a Full-Blown Seller’s Market

Memory contract pricing is rising at a rate never seen before, and according to a new report, QoQ quotations have almost doubled.
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No remedy expected until 2028. Looks like these price increases will only be sustainable for Datacenter AI who can pay for it. For other segments a lot of customers will postpone their purchases, torpedoing the business for companies who mainly depend on those segments.
 
Fjodor2001 said:
A tiny 125% price bump for DRAM in 2026Q1 compared to 2025Q4 :

wccftech.com

Memory Prices Reach “Shocking” Levels as Manufacturers Are Now Quoting a Whopping 125% Premium, Turning DRAM Into a Full-Blown Seller’s Market

Memory contract pricing is rising at a rate never seen before, and according to a new report, QoQ quotations have almost doubled.
wccftech.com wccftech.com

No remedy expected until 2028. Looks like these price increases will only be sustainable for Datacenter AI who can pay for it. For other segments a lot of customers will postpone their purchases, torpedoing the business for companies who mainly depend on those segments.
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It's already affecting my business. An 8 GB stick of DDR4 is $50. 😕 When you're selling refurb equipment, adding memory is driving the price, for sure.
 
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