themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAn entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down17
arrow-up1554arrow-down1external-linkAn entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026www.tomshardware.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squaretermaxima@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoIn moments like this I always wonder if I should temporarily make my PC unusable by reselling the component that’s overpriced. Then wait out the shortage and buy 4x as much RAM then x) Almost did it with my GPU during covid.
minus-squareBD89@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoIf you’re in the USA I would wait until the dickhead in charge is gone or else you might wake up to find he told Taiwan to eat his ass and charge 600% tariffs on all goods coming from them. I mean its a joke, but how unlikely would it be really?
minus-squaretermaxima@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 minutes agoI’m in Europe, so if anything that would benefit us x)
In moments like this I always wonder if I should temporarily make my PC unusable by reselling the component that’s overpriced.
Then wait out the shortage and buy 4x as much RAM then x)
Almost did it with my GPU during covid.
If you’re in the USA I would wait until the dickhead in charge is gone or else you might wake up to find he told Taiwan to eat his ass and charge 600% tariffs on all goods coming from them.
I mean its a joke, but how unlikely would it be really?
I’m in Europe, so if anything that would benefit us x)