▲ 440 ▼ RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026 (www.techspot.com) submitted 3 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (9 children) Ram demand expected to drop another 40-50% in Q3? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 53 points 3 months ago I still demand new RAM, but still caan't afford it permalink fedilink source parent [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 3 months ago (7 children) If you're going to measure demand in a way that makes sense for a demand vs supply formula, you must do it in a way that's independent of the price. Prices are increasing because demand is high, and supply is not keeping up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] neshura@bookwyr.me 23 points 3 months ago (3 children) I wouldn't say demand is high I would say demand is glitched and infinite. The AI bubble has gotten to such a scale where all the existing parts are already sold but even further they have sold parts that don't even exist yet for datacenters which haven't even started construction yet in order to satisfy a projected demand curve the sales people dreamed up in order to somehow promise a slight profitability of this entire mess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) It sounds more and more like planned economy rather than capitalism lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 child) It’s all of the downsides of a planned economy without the upsides of having a fucking plan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Planned profit permalink fedilink source parent [–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) Fair enough, I meant consumer demand as in not ai and data centers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hayvan@piefed.world 7 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Also most consumer demand indirect. Few people buy RAM sticks but a lot of people buy laptops, tablets, smartphones, TVs, consoles, cars, fridges, toasters etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago Thank God my toaster’s had 32GB DDR5 since 2024. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 53 points 3 months ago I still demand new RAM, but still caan't afford it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 3 months ago (7 children) If you're going to measure demand in a way that makes sense for a demand vs supply formula, you must do it in a way that's independent of the price. Prices are increasing because demand is high, and supply is not keeping up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] neshura@bookwyr.me 23 points 3 months ago (3 children) I wouldn't say demand is high I would say demand is glitched and infinite. The AI bubble has gotten to such a scale where all the existing parts are already sold but even further they have sold parts that don't even exist yet for datacenters which haven't even started construction yet in order to satisfy a projected demand curve the sales people dreamed up in order to somehow promise a slight profitability of this entire mess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) It sounds more and more like planned economy rather than capitalism lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 child) It’s all of the downsides of a planned economy without the upsides of having a fucking plan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Planned profit permalink fedilink source parent [–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) Fair enough, I meant consumer demand as in not ai and data centers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hayvan@piefed.world 7 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Also most consumer demand indirect. Few people buy RAM sticks but a lot of people buy laptops, tablets, smartphones, TVs, consoles, cars, fridges, toasters etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago Thank God my toaster’s had 32GB DDR5 since 2024. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neshura@bookwyr.me 23 points 3 months ago (3 children) I wouldn't say demand is high I would say demand is glitched and infinite. The AI bubble has gotten to such a scale where all the existing parts are already sold but even further they have sold parts that don't even exist yet for datacenters which haven't even started construction yet in order to satisfy a projected demand curve the sales people dreamed up in order to somehow promise a slight profitability of this entire mess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) It sounds more and more like planned economy rather than capitalism lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 child) It’s all of the downsides of a planned economy without the upsides of having a fucking plan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Planned profit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) It sounds more and more like planned economy rather than capitalism lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 child) It’s all of the downsides of a planned economy without the upsides of having a fucking plan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Planned profit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 child) It’s all of the downsides of a planned economy without the upsides of having a fucking plan. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Planned profit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) Fair enough, I meant consumer demand as in not ai and data centers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hayvan@piefed.world 7 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Also most consumer demand indirect. Few people buy RAM sticks but a lot of people buy laptops, tablets, smartphones, TVs, consoles, cars, fridges, toasters etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago Thank God my toaster’s had 32GB DDR5 since 2024. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hayvan@piefed.world 7 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Also most consumer demand indirect. Few people buy RAM sticks but a lot of people buy laptops, tablets, smartphones, TVs, consoles, cars, fridges, toasters etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago Thank God my toaster’s had 32GB DDR5 since 2024. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago Thank God my toaster’s had 32GB DDR5 since 2024. permalink fedilink source parent