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Generative “AI” data centers are gobbling up trillions of dollars in capital, not to mention heating up the planet like a microwave. As a result there’s a capacity crunch on memory production, shooting the prices for RAM sky high, over 100 percent in the last few months alone. Multiple stores are tired of adjusting the prices day to day, and won’t even display them. You find out how much it costs at checkout.

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[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can get 32gb of ram in the UK for the equivalent of $130....

You guys are being ripped off

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I can see ddr4 at that price not ddr5

[–] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just coz a few stores have not updated their prices doesn't mean the demand will stop. It will be gone unless the ai bubble pops

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There should be laws capping how much of something you can sell to a single greedy person/purpose. It's common fucking sense.

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