128GB DDR4 3080TI rig from 2022 still going strong, I feel I timed this well.
I bought my somewhat high-end PC in late 2025, two months before RAMageddon. Two people advised me against it. They said it wasn’t a good time to buy because prices were already a bit high. I’m glad I didn’t follow their advice.
I bought my machine a week before the true ramocalypse. Prices were high, and 128GB of RAM was like 30% of my budget already, but literally the following week prices rose to the point that I would not have been able to afford any of that
Fuck AI
Decommissioned VM host my company was getting ready to toss out.
It’s all DDR4, but even that shit is expensive now.
Back in '22 I bought 64gb of ram because I wanted to have all my slots populated. For aesthetic purposes.
Yup that’s pretty much me… “Well I’ve got these ports and RAM isn’t expensive so let’s go!”
Haven’t yet needed it really but it’s nice to know it’s there.
This must be what it feels like to have bought a house in the 1970s
And those of us with servers pray every day a stick won’t fail. But at least people can talk to robots and make slop on demand…
My NAS is starting to act up and I have no idea what I’m going to do. I’ve got it all backed up but it’s basically deep cold storage (hard drive at a friend’s house in a different state). When it goes I’m cooked.
Yeah a drive failure is my biggest worry now. 12TB drives aren’t cheap. Luckily I got an extra when prices started going up as a warm backup.
I have a backup R740 that I got in case I needed the extra capacity. It’s my donor now, or could be my retirement plan since it has 256GB in it.
Bought 128GB for €140 a couple years back, amazing deal looking back.
People who built 32+gb ram systems in 2026:
I got a 12 GB RAM S10…
…not long after, I hear the news that the new flagships will have 12 GB RAM instead of 16 that were planned.
The value sure went up.
As one of those people I am decided not interesting in being represented by that…
I still have 32 GB of DDR in my drawer from when I upgraded to 64. I am too afraid to sell it because my current ram might break.
256 GB DDR4 here, kinda considering selling some of it now…
Your RAM accidentally became a retirement fund.
Wow, what’d you get all that for? Opening 5+ Chrome tabs?
The pc (server) was used, and the seller asked 100$ to double it from 128 GB to 256 GB.
More space for CFD and path tracing, and for personnal projects. Also it’s fun to install games to a ramdisk for a laugh.
…and to finally install all the Cities Skylines and Rimworld mods.
I’ll bet the seller is kicking themselves right about now for that.
I have a glorious 32GB of overclocked DDR3, how lucky am I.
Look at Mr moneybags over here…
I know right! Honnestly the 32gb of ddr3, 4790k and a new graphics card (switched from a 970 to a rx7600 is got for cheap) is still surprisingly capable of running games.
Needy gamers always find a way for gaming 😄
richest gamer alive
As long as people do not know where I live I’ll be safe.
I have three 32gb ddr5 PCs, trying to sell one for $600 but crypto bros keep offering $350 because “Chatgpt said so”
Price is 900 for mentioning ai
This reminds me of the screenshot where ChatGPT doubted a parts list the user gave it, because the RAM cost more than the CPU.
I got rather lucky with my purchase timing, tho I was just getting more RAM to deal with my 1300 Firefox tabs.
