2023-10-15 09:46:14
When assembling your PC, you need to consider the platform you choose and your budget. For example, if you opt for Intel Core 13th generation or AMD Ryzen 7000 processors, you will have to spend a lot more money, both for motherboards which are much more expensive than previous generations, but also for RAM memory DDR5. Many choose to go back to earlier generations and use DDR4 RAM like with the excellent AMD B550 chipset on the this fourth quarter of 2023.
More bad news in the world of IT with an increase in memory prices expected
The ability to choose components from a few years ago while maintaining good performance in games and applications pushes many people to take this route as explained above with an X570 socket, a good Tomahawk from MSI and the 5800X3D. If you add to that a graphics card like the RTX 30/RX 6000 or even older, you get a decent gaming PC at an affordable price compared to the latest generation components. But even for such a PC the cost will be higher since the price of RAM will increase by up to 8% during this quarter, this is valid for both DDR4 and DDR5.
For the latter, although its price has fallen since its launch, it is clear that it remains even more expensive than DDR4. However, RAM is one of the few components that has not seen a big price increase compared to graphics cards and motherboards.
We are a few months from the end of the year, and currently you can find 32 GB of DDR4 RAM at 3200 MHz for around 70 euros, while the same capacity in DDR5 at 5200 MHz sells for around 110 euros. Of course, it all depends on the model, so you may find cheaper modules, but in general they exceed these figures if you add features like RGB lighting, higher speed and lower latency. Although these prices are still reasonable, on average a 100 euro kit will therefore cost 8 euros and a 200 euro kit will cost 216 euros on average.
At the moment, looking at the price history, it seems that for some RAM models the prices have not increased, because they are now cheaper than a few months ago. On the other hand, other models have actually seen their prices increase by 10 to 20 euros if we compare what they cost in September and early October. It all depends on the store and the RAM, with DDR5 seeing the biggest increase.
GDDR6 and GDDR6X memory might also see its price increase
The reason for this sudden price hike is due to Samsung’s decision to reduce excess inventory. To do this, DRAM production has declined significantly, which prompted manufacturers to increase prices. This concerns GDDR6 type memory and GDDR6X. This will be a big problem, because almost the majority of graphics cards on the market use this memory and already have high prices.
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