Comment on Bewildered enthusiasts decry memory price increases of 100% or more — the AI RAM squeeze is finally starting to hit PC builders where it hurts

• 46_and_2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Bruh, my whole mid-to-high range gaming PC costs 850 to 2K euro. What is the intended use of such an expensive RAM kit? Is it LLMs again?

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  • kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not LLM in this case actually. Virtualization mostly with qubes OS

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Scientific applications. My lab has a PC running 196GB RAM for processing 3D and 4D microscopy voxel datasets.

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Assuming that you don’t need the absolute tightest timings and highest speed, you can get 192 GB from Corsair for “just” 660 euros where I live, pretty far still from 2000 euros. The speed and timings are the same as the 1300 euro kit, also from Corsair, it’s just that the cheaper kit has no RGB.

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      • kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        256GB at 6000. In a desktop motherboard yes.

        This kit. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB F5-6000J3644D64GX4-TZ5NR

        One of if not the only kit that can run with high capacity and at high speeds.

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    • carrylex@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Sounds more like the applications require some serious optimizations to me…

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