Tag DDR5-6000

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Market Watch: Ryzen Prices Slide While GPU Levels Hold

Green descending price steps above a centered headline reading GPU prices hold steady, Ryzen chips get cheaper.

This week's Market Watch read: GPU prices sitting almost exactly where they sat last week, three Ryzen desktop chips priced lower and still under MSRP, and a RAM kit that took five passes to finally get its first price.

Saya
August 16, 2026

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DDR5 Prices Have Tripled: What Happened, and How to Buy Memory in 2026

Consumer memory cells are diverted toward a denser server and AI field beside a one-times to three-times price mark.

A 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit that cost around $100 in 2025 now lists near $500 at US retailers. The cause sits in the server room, not the retail channel. Here is the supply-side mechanism, the numbers behind it, and a practical way to buy memory while the squeeze lasts.

Saya
July 22, 2026