themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAn entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sehardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1575arrow-down1external-linkAn entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026www.tomshardware.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square81linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sehardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·2 days agoPeople are panicking but market will correct itself. RAM is basically a solved technology and supply is limited by lack of factories not ability to manufacture.
minus-squarecarpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoFabs take like 5 years to spin up. No one is going to set up another without some kind of guarantee
People are panicking but market will correct itself. RAM is basically a solved technology and supply is limited by lack of factories not ability to manufacture.
Fabs take like 5 years to spin up. No one is going to set up another without some kind of guarantee