You can spend $50 more to get an entire PS5 Pro.
  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Man I’m so tired of these skyrocketing prices over everything. Memory, GPUs, car parts, groceries, insurance… fuck. Eating us alive.

  • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
    1165·
    4 days ago

    Fuck AI. There is a use case for simple apps like chatgpt.

    But, for most things you don’t need AI. Things like chat support for product/services, vibe coded app/website. Its all crap.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      4 days ago

      The use case for those is doing what we could do on the internet 15 years ago ourselves but it has been so bastardised that it is too inconvenient now.

    • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      But, for most things you don’t need AI. Things like chat support for product/services, vibe coded app/website. Its all crap.

      I agree, i dont use it for anything useful tho i only use it for entertainment purposes(Like generating stuff)
      i usually dont publish or upload the ai generated stuff to the internet(maybe only another llm).
      but i am trying to quit/use less AI

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    131·
    3 days ago

    A PS5 currently costs less than £300. I can’t even get 32GB of RAM for that, let alone a GPU or any of the other parts.

    PC gaming is dead for now. The only affordable way is Steam Decks and similar.

  • Thomas Douwes@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    761·
    4 days ago

    Every time I decide to upgrade my damn computer something like this happens, come on i7-5820K, just a little longer, the prices will drop any time now…

    • dizzy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      Yeah lol last time I needed a new GPU because mine died, it was pretty much the peak of Ethereum mining. I was doing lots of freelance motion graphics work at the time and needed something beefy but all these guys were buying every high spec card that came out, in bulk, to mine ETH.

      Really hoping my 3090 doesn’t suddenly burst into flames in the next few months… fingers crossed.

    • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      I got 2x32 GB for 200 € in April. Seems okay for something I am going to use for 10 years again. It was a i7 4790K to Ryzen 9 7900X transition.

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    3 days ago

    People are panicking but market will correct itself. RAM is basically a solved technology and supply is limited by lack of factories not ability to manufacture.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      On the other hand, we’re currently in the midst of what many people already consider to be an AI bubble, so investing in new DRAM factories might be considered too risky, since the bubble might have popped before it even gets production going.

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Good point tho if the bubble does end up popping it’ll bring down ram price as the market will be flooded with hardware from closed/reduced farms. But I guess we’ll have bigger issues preventing us enjoying the discounts lol

  • fuzzywombat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    4 days ago

    Memory prices are crazy. I bought 96GB of DDR5 6400Mhz sticks for $320 back in February. Now it’s $750.

  • zebidiah@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    4 days ago

    I needed a 32gb kit of ddr4 about 18 months ago… $80

    I needed a 32gb kit of ddr4 last week, $160!!! Wtf! Okay… Let’s click order and if it drops I can just return it…

    Checked this morning, $225!!!

    Holy fuck!

    Bought a 2tb SSD last week, $199. Checked prices this morning… $225

    • ElectricTrombone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      If you still need some DDR4, I can sell you my old set of 64 GB G. Skill RAM. I swapped it out for Corsair just so the RGB would match my other stuff. I’m not looking for a huge profit.

      Edit. I read that wrong. Looks like you ordered some last week.

  • palordrolap@fedia.io
    251·
    4 days ago

    Looks like DDR6 is due in 2027, so DDR5 prices will start to fall in 2-3 years when all the AI bros move over to DDR6 instead.

    It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped.

    Meanwhile, here I am on a PC that’s less than two years old with DDR4 in it. Works fine for my needs.

    • cyberwolfie@lemmy.mlEnglish
      13·
      4 days ago

      It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped.

      Unless the next insanity-driven hype cycle also relies on specific hardware components.

      • ag10n@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        4 days ago

        HBM is what’s used for enterprise AI hardware, and not at all used in the consumer space, at least in recent years

        The problem is you need RAM for the OS/General Purpose parts which share the same manufacturing lines as consumer stuff.

        On top of all of this, memory companies just aren’t going to prioritize consumers when billions of dollars are coming from Enterprise AI

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Not really, shortage in one category spills over to the next ones as well

    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      I’m genuinely considering putting some cash aside in case the AI bubble does pop so I can load up on cheap PC parts if they start dumping them lol

    • BD89@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      Could you actually do this? I assumed it would all be some weird proprietary hardware that wouldn’t work in a regular computer setup but I’ve never really read up on it.

      • toynbee@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        4 days ago

        I’m out of touch WRT hardware, but it looks like the PS5 uses something called GDDR memory. Your standard desktop or laptop most likely would use DDR. I’m not familiar with GDDR, though I’m guessing just based on the letters that it helps run graphics; still, it probably would not work with your tower or notebook.

        I’m sure someone else in the thread can provide a more informed answer.