[caconym_]

Does this mean I will be able to buy RAM for the NAS build I left too late (stupid me assuming I could rely on some basic modicum of price stability)? I assume not.

I have the disks but only random old gaming PCs to put them in. I think I'm going to expand my Proxmox cluster and run Ceph so that I don't have to pay that 6x markup or whatever the fuck it is these days.

I'm tired, man. I'm tired of living in this world where AI is simultaneously an unstoppable eschatological juggernaut that's already making everything worse and at best is going to steal my livelihood and destroy my family's future, but also a hype driven shell game with full buy-in from world leaders and the moneyed elite who see a golden opportunity to extract unprecedented amounts of wealth for themselves before the West falls and they have to make other arrangements.

[mmastrac]

You can find DDR4 at reasonable prices, assuming it's not DDR4 ECC, and assuming it's not a QNAP that will only boot with RAM from a very narrow window of compatibility (ask me how I know).

[kasabali]

I don't know where this myth comes from, DDR4 prices have quadrupled since July.

[paxys]

99% of hobbyist and small business use cases can be served by hardware from 5-10 years which is still relatively cheap. You don't need to compete with Nvidia for brand new DDR5 RAM for your basement NAS.

[kasabali]

Nah. Even goddamn 8GB DDR3 modules have tripled in price. SSD prices, similarly.

[overfeed]

Even DDR3(!) prices have surged - and that's from 20 years ago. Many people realized what you outlined - or just bought what was available, which resulted in higher demand for older tech. Higher demand + constant supply = higher prices.

[caconym_]

Wow, thank you for this incredibly valuable perspective. I guess I should just be happy I can still own my computers!