Comment on DDR4 costs soar as manufacturers pull the plug — panic buying and stockpiling impact DDR4 spot pricing as supply dwindles

RedIce25@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• olympicyes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It happens every time different types of ram are phased out. The price drops for a while until excess inventory is sold off and then prices increase due to scarcity. You wouldn’t see it with SSDs because new models tend to be backward compatible.

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• Hule@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think DDR3 only became more expensive than DDR4 when there were no new motherboards to support them.

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  • themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    AI is speeding up the process of DDR4 if I am not wrong.

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    • rezad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      care to explain a bit more?

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      • themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        AI is the culprit. Memory manufacturers prefer to use their available production capacity to make DDR5 and HBM memory. Both forms of faster memory play a role in modern (AI) systems. DDR5 is also the standard for modern computers, but HBM memory is particularly popular for AI accelerators.

        Manufacturers have no motivation to increase DDR4 capacity. DDR5 and HBM5 have more customers, and manufacturers who want the legacy memory have no choice but to pay a premium.

        Source: itdaily.com/…/ai-maakt-ddr4-duurder-dan-ddr5/

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