[Fr0styMatt88]

Were we really paying more for RAM per GB in the late 2010s than we are now?

Just really doesn't feel like it. Interesting.

[omgwtfbyobbq]

We're paying more now than we paid in the late 2010s, but less than we paid in the early 2010s.

[Fr0styMatt88]

I guess ‘per GB’ doesn’t really capture it, because the base number of gigabytes available to people (ie- the smallest compatible RAM kit you need to build a computer) and the base number of gigabytes you really need (OS bloat, feeling responsive, etc) have gone up so much.

[omgwtfbyobbq]

And at the data center level too (AI). Not that we don't need some, but I don't see how this won't be another boom bust cycle eventually.

[kaelwd]

Only if you're buying DDR3 now, DDR4 and DDR5 are both more expensive than the 2017 peak.