When will RAM prices likely fall?

[brigden]

I'm in the market to buy more RAM, but the prices are ridiculously high. Are we likely to see prices fall soon?

 

[metalmania]

Next year.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: metalmania
Next year.

That's what they said last year

I'm stuck with 1.5 Gigs of slow RAM until the prices drop

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: metalmania
Next year.

That's what they said last year

I'm stuck with 1.5 Gigs of slow RAM until the prices drop

What the hell do you need a gig and a half for?

 

[PanzerIV]

RAM prices piss me off as much as gas prices.

 

[warcrow]

RAM prices will plummet on DDR when DDR2 becomes more mainstream. Look towards the end of this year or early next year for some decreases.

 

[aircooled]

RAM seems to fluctuate like gold and silver. Sometimes it's dirt cheap, and sometimes it's outragous...
Fortunatley, I'm hooked up at the moment (I may even have an extra stick) 🙂

 

[PingSpike]

I bought my 2x256 of buffalo winbond pc3200 back in november, right when things started to spike up. I was angry at the time because the price had gone up a couple bucks at newegg right before I purchased.

In retrospect, it was still a good buy. Prices went much farther up after that.

Just wait, it'll come down eventually.

It still pisses me off sdram is more expensive than DDR now though.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
It still pisses me off sdram is more expensive than DDR now though.

Less demand for it. I doubt it comes down much ever again.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Originally posted by: warcrow
RAM prices will plummet on DDR when DDR2 becomes more mainstream. Look towards the end of this year or early next year for some decreases.

I don't know about that have you checked the prices on PC-100 and PC-133. They are still pretty high since they are in low supply. I don't see RAM prices changing at all in the next year or so.

 

[mugs]

Define "ridiculously high."

I remember paying $150 for a 4 MB SIMM... $60 for 512 MB seems good to me. 🙂

 

I thought prices were really low?

If you can't afford $60, don't buy ram.

 

[Carbo]

Originally posted by: SampSon
If you can't afford $60, don't buy ram.

If you can't afford $60, get off the damn PC and go out and get a job.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: Carbo

Originally posted by: SampSon
If you can't afford $60, don't buy ram.

If you can't afford $60, get off the damn PC and go out and get a job.

Amen. Stick to boardgames and coloring books if you don't have a job and complain :thumbsdown:

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Seriously, RAM is insanely cheap. If you can't afford $60-$70 for a 512MB stick of good quality DDR you need to stop crying about it and start collecting more deposit bottles.

 

[gotsmack]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6&ps=ho3

this is what I cosider fairly good quality ram. a good amount more than the $70.

However, it has come down a fair amount compared with a month or two back.

 

[brigden]

A good stick of low latency brand name RAM is not $60.

 

[FoBoT]

2005 if you are lucky, but it might be 2-3 years before we see new lows

 

[Linflas]

Since I still remember paying $300.00 for a stick of 8 MB RAM I am not upset about current prices at all.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: brigden
A good stick of low latency brand name RAM is not $60.

Then lower your standars. 😉

I guess I wouldn't understand, I'm not very concerned with the performance of my PC... I don't play many games, I just know mine runs Battlefield 1942 well enough for me. I don't even know what kind of video card I have.

 

[Imdmn04]

Ram prices will fall when the gas prices fall, which is like...


not any time soon in the near future

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: gotsmack
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6&ps=ho3

this is what I cosider fairly good quality ram. a good amount more than the $70.

However, it has come down a fair amount compared with a month or two back.

whoopdie friggin do. $87 for 512MB of RAM.:roll:

 

[gotsmack]

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: gotsmack
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6&ps=ho3

this is what I cosider fairly good quality ram. a good amount more than the $70.

However, it has come down a fair amount compared with a month or two back.

whoopdie friggin do. $87 for 512MB of RAM.:roll:

I don't understand your comment. I was quoting a price and then commented that it is not really in the 60-70 dollar range but it has already come down in price compared with a month ago.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: metalmania
Next year.

That's what they said last year

I'm stuck with 1.5 Gigs of slow RAM until the prices drop

What the hell do you need a gig and a half for?

2 computers. Most of it is free/cheap after rebate RAM

Will be building a 3rd as well and don't want to drop to 512MB on any of the computers.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Originally posted by: PingSpike
It still pisses me off sdram is more expensive than DDR now though.

Less demand for it. I doubt it comes down much ever again.

Yeah, it'll probably settle a little lower eventual and just sort of stick there like EDO simms have. Its a good excuse to buy a new motherboard though.

Despite ram prices going up a bit recently, we are still in a period of time with really cheap ram.