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Comment on AMD's legacy Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips now sell for up to $800, more than a new 9800X3D — AM4 chip costs twice as much as MSRP, as enthusiasts flock to old DDR4 memory

Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I really dodged the bullet by upgrading my aging 2600X with an 5950X and filling the memory banks to 64GB on my AM4 platform half a year ago, I really hope that the current price level entices a few new players to enter the market.

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Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Unfortunately, RAM production is not something you start up on a whim. There are only a few players and adding new capacity is a very long process. They won’t do that unless they’re convinced that the market will still be there in a couple of years.

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- Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  From what I’ve read the additional capacity that’s currently on the way will come 27-28, tho if the bubble keeps growing that won’t be nearly enough. Further capacity will take even longer…
  I just hope that random economist whose name I don’t remember is right and it is just the tp-hoarding-phase. When the panic buying stops and stock can recover somewhat, prices will go down to higher than before but more reasonable level.
  
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ragas@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Hah! You built the same setup as me.

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