RAM prices are ridiculous

Lupus said:
Middle of 2025 was the best time to be honest, memory and ssd were super cheap.
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CPU prices as well, CPU I got in august last year now retails for 1,7k more. Still there is idiots in this thread, no need to call them out, they know exactly who they are. Still thinking it can recover overnight....fck me....I have never seen people this thick....
 
wizardofid said:
CPU prices as well, CPU I got in august last year now retails for 1,7k more. Still there is idiots in this thread, no need to call them out, they know exactly who they are. Still thinking it can recover overnight....fck me....I have never seen people this thick....
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Yup it was everything actually. Even fans have gone up somehow.
 
Lupus said:
Yup it was everything actually. Even fans have gone up somehow.
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Yeah even plain none vomit commit ones, while plain ones aren't that drastic, the ones I got end of last year, are 16 bucks more a hydro bearing fan which isn't too bad, honestly, but R200+ for plain fans is absurd to be honest. someone is taking the piss..
 
wizardofid said:
Yeah even plain none vomit commit ones, while plain ones aren't that drastic, the ones I got end of last year, are 16 bucks more a hydro bearing fan which isn't too bad, honestly, but R200+ for plain fans is absurd to be honest. someone is taking the piss..
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Yeah feels like they are, as things that shouldnt be effected are. Cases, fans and and
 
Lupus said:
Yeah feels like they are, as things that shouldnt be effected are. Cases, fans and and
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Iam not even going to mention the secondhand market here. Saw video yesterday where someone was testing a dual socket xeon setup he got on ebay for 20 bucks or something, it wasn't even that old from 2017.
 
How much is the going price for normal 2 x DDR4 8GB SODIMMs if I want to sell a used set? Any suggestions?

Man, these prices are just crazy. It will be cheaper to get a RTX 3050 (to replace my now ancient GTX 960) than to get 2 x 16GB DDR4 for my desktop 😵‍💫.
 
supersunbird said:
How much is the going price for normal 2 x DDR4 8GB SODIMMs if I want to sell a used set? Any suggestions?

Man, these prices are just crazy. It will be cheaper to get a RTX 3050 (to replace my now ancient GTX 960) than to get 2 x 16GB DDR4 for my desktop 😵‍💫.
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Yeah, it's a lot :-(
 
Lupus said:
Yeah feels like they are, as things that shouldnt be effected are. Cases, fans and and
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They're feeling it thanks to shipping costs. If your order has 2k kits of RAM, that's an additional 2k very small items to split the shipping costs.

Picture this (hypothetical numbers):

  • A 20HQ/half a 40HQ container can fit 400 Corsair cases and costs R 130k of which R 50k is sea cargo (you'll see why I mentioned this later), each case has to cover R 325
  • Remove 2 cases and add 280 Corsair fans - you now have 678 items that each have to cover R 191.74
  • Remove 15 more cases, and add 2,000 kits of Corsair RAM - you now have 2,663 items that each have to cover R 48.82

The more items you can fit in the container, the lower the shipping cost per item, and RAM/SSDs are one of the smallest items.

Of course, the split isn't strictly per item (although some distis do this), but rather by CBM, or volumetric size. It's easy to allocate R 48.82 to a R 3,000 case or set of RAM, it isn't as easy to allocate R 48.82 to a R 50 fan without making the price laughable. As such, high value items can absorb much of the shipping cost - those same high value items that are in short supply right now.

What about eg Antec that doesn't sell RAM?

Well, the market has shrunk to the point it's no longer viable to bring in such large quantities, so the cost price per item has increased as the pricing tier has changed. Again hypothetical numbers if Tier A is for ordering $ 100k at a time and offers 10% lower pricing than MOQ, Tier B is 7% less for ordering $ 75k at a time, and Tier C the base price for ordering MOQ (maybe $ 10k), you could be paying 10% more as you're not meeting the requirements for discount.

Some vendors also offer FOB (free on board) if you order a certain amount, meaning that logistics in the East/Europe from a warehouse to the ship (that side only) has no cost to you. Others offer shared freight if you order a certain amount, meaning your total cargo costs could even be halved.

By ordering less, you could be losing out on as much as FOB, half the cargo costs, AND volume discounts.
 
Lupus said:
Middle of 2025 was the best time to be honest, memory and ssd were super cheap.
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I built my current PC early 2025. A mate wanted to buy something similar so I sent her the specs. She looked it up. She ended up having to scale back the SSD in hopes of approaching her budget and the machine is still 50% more expensive than what I paid in 2025. Absolutely nuts.
 
Progenix Oj101 said:
They're feeling it thanks to shipping costs. If your order has 2k kits of RAM, that's an additional 2k very small items to split the shipping costs.

Picture this (hypothetical numbers):

  • A 20HQ/half a 40HQ container can fit 400 Corsair cases and costs R 130k of which R 50k is sea cargo (you'll see why I mentioned this later), each case has to cover R 325
  • Remove 2 cases and add 280 Corsair fans - you now have 678 items that each have to cover R 191.74
  • Remove 15 more cases, and add 2,000 kits of Corsair RAM - you now have 2,663 items that each have to cover R 48.82

The more items you can fit in the container, the lower the shipping cost per item, and RAM/SSDs are one of the smallest items.

Of course, the split isn't strictly per item (although some distis do this), but rather by CBM, or volumetric size. It's easy to allocate R 48.82 to a R 3,000 case or set of RAM, it isn't as easy to allocate R 48.82 to a R 50 fan without making the price laughable. As such, high value items can absorb much of the shipping cost - those same high value items that are in short supply right now.

What about eg Antec that doesn't sell RAM?

Well, the market has shrunk to the point it's no longer viable to bring in such large quantities, so the cost price per item has increased as the pricing tier has changed. Again hypothetical numbers if Tier A is for ordering $ 100k at a time and offers 10% lower pricing than MOQ, Tier B is 7% less for ordering $ 75k at a time, and Tier C the base price for ordering MOQ (maybe $ 10k), you could be paying 10% more as you're not meeting the requirements for discount.

Some vendors also offer FOB (free on board) if you order a certain amount, meaning that logistics in the East/Europe from a warehouse to the ship (that side only) has no cost to you. Others offer shared freight if you order a certain amount, meaning your total cargo costs could even be halved.

By ordering less, you could be losing out on as much as FOB, half the cargo costs, AND volume discounts.
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This! I work for an online fashion e-tailor and our international stock has gone up so much...

We use to sell some clothing for like R40-R50 and now because of increased shipping its sitting at R60 to R70 minimum an item

With duties and shipping it often costs more than everything we bought...
 

Memory capacity for all of 2027 has reportedly been booked and sold, with no more DRAM or HBM available

PopularAccording to a new report, Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron's DRAM and HBM memory capacity for 2027 is now sold out with no additional supply available.

TL;DR: DigiTimes reports industry insiders say Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron have sold all DRAM and HBM capacity for 2027, driven by AI demand and long‑term agreements. DRAM for PCs, laptops, and smartphones will be much tighter in 2027, and NAND supply is limited but may be fully booked by end of August 2026.
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Fun times ahead....
 
Maybe this can help a bit:

progenix.co.za

GeIL POLARIS RGB AMD EXPO Edition 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 DRAM 5600MHz CL38 1.25V GAOSG532GB5600C38AD Memory Kit — Titanium Grey — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa

The POLARIS series represents the time of performance DDR5 memory. Players can personalize their own gaming PCs. In addition to fully forming their personal style, they have excellent performance and bring you an immersive gaming experience. Polaris DDR5
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It should be the cheapest in the country - cheaper than even non-RGB DDR5-4800 :)
 
Progenix Oj101 said:
Maybe this can help a bit:

progenix.co.za

GeIL POLARIS RGB AMD EXPO Edition 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 DRAM 5600MHz CL38 1.25V GAOSG532GB5600C38AD Memory Kit — Titanium Grey — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa

The POLARIS series represents the time of performance DDR5 memory. Players can personalize their own gaming PCs. In addition to fully forming their personal style, they have excellent performance and bring you an immersive gaming experience. Polaris DDR5
progenix.co.za progenix.co.za

It should be the cheapest in the country - cheaper than even non-RGB DDR5-4800 :)
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Chyna ram spying on you?
 
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