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32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 minimum — AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building
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this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2026
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I quite like the idea of people just not engaging with this.
Can't play the latest AAA because I can't afford the equipment for it? No worries, there's literally thousands of other games out there.
More realistically though, people will end up subbing to a streaming service, which is almost certainly what the companies would prefer.
I'm mostly just concerned on what I'll do if a piece of hardware dies or corrupts at this point.
Piracy and giving them nothing is the answer
RETURN TO THE OLD WAYS
That's what I do for new games now, fuck $100 for a linear single player game. I implore all studios to use Denuvo as it's the best DRM on the market 😉
WAY AHEAD OF YOU MATEY
You can't pirate ram though
Oh, have I got news for you...
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Though in fairness, it is free.
If you've got a PC built in the last few years you can play them anyway.
Mostly this affects people whose PCs are pretty old already :/ but like if you've got an AM4 build you can just upgrade your GPU and maybe CPU if necessary and keep your good ol' DDR4. AM4 truly the GOAT of CPU sockets in terms of longevity.
This is so true.
My PC I built has parts from as far as 12 yrs ago and day to day tasks go very smoothly especially since I switched to Linux. I haven't bought a newly released game from a big publisher since Borderlands 3 and that ran fine. Most recent indie games still run well too.
I'm currently planning on upgrading with used parts from 2020 ish not because I need to, but because I'd like to play some games from 2010-2020 in medium-to-high graphic settings and hopefully make it last another decade.
Chasing AAA highest setting has always been an expensive hobby, but not it's straight up luxury that only those with a lot of disposable income or make a living off gaming can afford. And honestly that's fine because there are just so many good games out there that don't require the specs.
or maybe, just maybe... You could, are you ready for this idea...?
Play on medium settings !!!GASP!!! Or worse, play it at 1080!
Idiot me bought a 4k laptop and be fucked if I'm not gonna use every single pixel on that screen (even if I can't tell a difference between 1440 and 4k)
I have a 16gb rx6800.... playing stardew valley lol
Stop Killing Games could play neatly into this, fingers crossed.